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Originally Posted by barnard1897
Precisely! Not one sorority alum I ever knew from U of I ever complained that they got to move out of their houses at some point. They had great sorority experiences in new member classes of 50-60 women, too.
When you consider the fact that some small Greek systems (say, 100 or fewer PNMs) across the country have quotas of 30, it is a travesty that some of the IU chapters take that same small number for their PNM classes, turning away hundreds of great women in the process.
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The thing is the Greek System at IU likes the Bed Quota. That is why it has not changed yet. The alumnae love their memories of the house and living in every year. Both the actives and the alumnae love the fact that their entire chapter is a single house. It's what makes the Greek experience at IU what it is.
My friend always mentioned that she felt bad for the few seniors who didn't live in the house because they always seemed left out. They missed so much by not living in. I think not going by Bed Quota would just increase this problem, especially in this particular style of Greek Life. (Whereas not living in house was actually a plus at my alma mater. That was simply the style of sorority life we had.)
While I don't necessarily think I would like the style of Greek Life IU has, that's what works for their campus. Who are we (those of us who are not attending/have not attended IU) to tell them what to do?
Yes, it is a shame that women are cut every year. Wonderful, beautiful, eligible women are cut at every school every year. However, another style of Greek Life--especially one such as that do found at Illinois--would probably not fly at IU. Just because it's a Big 10 school does not mean the campus feel is the same....
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