University of Southern California Recruitment Begins

[Football Fan]

USC is a private research university located in Los Angeles, just three miles from the downtown civic center. The campus is noted for the many fountains and courtyards with landscaped green spaces shaded by tropical flowering trees, Moreton Figs and eucalyptus. Roses and flower beds dot the pathways.

SC has more international students than any other private university in the U.S. The student body is extremely diverse and over 1,300 high schools were represented in the 2010 entering class from over 100 countries. Many students come from abroad to enroll in the top notch art schools: School of Theatre, School of Architecture, Thornton School of Music and the School of Cinematic Arts.

Pledge classes, in my opinion, are diverse. The question was asked about quota. For some time all the chapters made quota with the exception of one chapter which was near quota. In 2007 a new chapter was added and there are now ten NPC chapters.

It is my understanding quota was 48 for this August. Tri Delta took 50. I looked up quotas for the past four years when pnm numbers were higher. This is just an example how quotas have changed in the last four years: 2008 Q 60-- 2009 Q 51--2010 Q 66 --2011 Q 48.

[DTD Alum]

I have heard the weirdest numbers this year. Tri-Delt 50 and ADPi 64 (ADPi from their national Facebook group), and then an unconfirmed Gamma Phi at 68, with the quota anywhere from 46-48 and at least one group (I know which, just not saying) that didn't make quota, not to mention a couple national groups that seem to have posted the pledge class numbers from every school but USC.

These numbers literally make no sense to me. Tri-Delt's number makes sense if quota was around there, but if the ADPi (nationally verified) and Gamma Phi (not verified) numbers are correct that's not only absurdly high above quota, but also a huge discrepancy between those groups (and those three sororities are almost always around the same size, it's not that Tri Delt is exponentially bigger/smaller than the other two). If anybody knows why these numbers are so ridiculous this year, or they know of numbers from other pledge classes that would help illuminate this situation, I'd be interested to know.

[Football Fan]

DTD alum,
This year there was much more of a range of new member classes. These are the numbers for Tri Delta for the last four years according to my records.

2008 Q 60 DDD 64

2009 Q 51 DDD 62

2010 Q 66 DDD 68 That year there was a record number of pnms.

2011 Q 48 DDD 50

As far as I know Tri Delta is at or above total. I have not spoken to our alumnae advisor this month, so I do not know why there was a range of numbers for chapters. Last year Tri Delta at SC was on the honor list for recruitment from national headquarters. Sorority chapters at SC are long established and many of them consistently receive national recognition from their respective organizations.

Perhaps DukeDG or AZTheta could find out numbers for their chapters.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by Football Fan

DTD alum,

Perhaps DukeDG or AZTheta could find out numbers for their chapters.

Just saw this will send out an email to see what I can learn. Not going to get to it until later in the week, have ongoing stuff ongoing. And going. And going.