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Originally Posted by MizzouMom
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I agree with so much of what you are saying!!!! Mizzou needs to expand its greek system to accommodate more of these wonderful, highly qualified women. The fact that there are only 14 chapters and 1600+ PMs is very frustrating. When I went through recruitment at Mizzou waaaaay back in the 80s, there were 17 chapters and well under 1,000 PMs. Of course, RFM wasn't being used then and some chapters were much larger than others. I remember being nervous and excited during my own recruitment, but nothing like the level of stress that the PMs (or their mothers  ) seem to be experiencing these days! I really hate to hear about girls dropping out of the process completely. I admire your daughter for sticking with it. I hope she ends up in a chapter she loves - it sounds like any group would be so lucky to get her!!! |
I understand the number of PNMs must be overwhelming, but I don't really see how adding some more chapters will really change that. PNMs would still be competing with the same number of women. It's not as if the chapters at Mizzou currently "cap" the pledge classes at a certain number - quota is not determined until preference, basically, and it is set at a number that would allow every woman to be placed in a chapter. So really, the only difference a couple new chapters would make is that the pledge classes would be smaller - but that only becomes relevant after recruitment is over.
For the vast majority of women who withdraw from recruitment altogether, it's because they're pouty and emotional and their pride won't allow them to join a chapter they *think* is beneath them. Though it sounds like the campus could acommodate more chapters, it's not as if the PNMs don't already have many options. Some of them just choose to only accept a handful of them.
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