Univ.of Illinois Recruitment FALL 2012

[DG Illinois]

So happy to hear all the good news for all our pnms!
I am wishing each and everyone of them the very best!

[lovespink88]

Yay for good news all around!! Wishing the best for all the PNMs (and selfishly hoping to hear if any of these women are joining my chapter )

[AngelMom76]

Now THIS is the type of conversation I consider fun and positive!!! yeah!!!! Daughter actually called in between parties and said the girls at the houses are so incredibly warm and nice. She is having a very wonderful day so far. I do think she will have a hard time at pref time, though….she is always wary of hurting others' feelings…ha! Heartofsec: I want to 'celebrate' on YOUR campus! HQWest: those are BEAUTIFUL gifts!! arrowlady: I think I'll be sending something more along what you did, so as not to give the hubby a $$ stroke! BEST OF LUCK to all!

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by AngelMom76

Now THIS is the type of conversation I consider fun and positive!!! yeah!!!! Daughter actually called in between parties and said the girls at the houses are so incredibly warm and nice. She is having a very wonderful day so far. I do think she will have a hard time at pref time, though….she is always wary of hurting others' feelings…ha! Heartofsec: I want to 'celebrate' on YOUR campus! HQWest: those are BEAUTIFUL gifts!! arrowlady: I think I'll be sending something more along what you did, so as not to give the hubby a $$ stroke! BEST OF LUCK to all!

Oh its a legacy thing. : )
I remember seeing this one too AngelMom

[arrowlady]

Originally Posted by HQWest

Oh its a legacy thing. : )
I remember seeing this one too AngelMom

How pretty!

[AngelMom76]

You were so sweet to find this ! Love it! Thanks!

[Titchou]

Not to mention back in my day you got a favor at pref. I still have my gold anchor (on my Convention charm bracelet) and silver lyre (on my silver charm bracelet).

[UofISigKap]

Tomorrow is my favorite day as an alumna, and I'm hoping we have lots of good news to read in this thread soon!!

[IL Anchor Girl]

Wow, I step away for a few hours for a family event, and I apparently missed a whole lot.

Anyway, glad to see this thread is still open, and super happy to read all the happy updates for daughters, sisters, and rec girls! Wishing everyone the best for Bid Day and a lifetime of great friendships and traditions!

I, too, had to smile at the idea of moms at Bid Day - just doesn't happen. My mom was an ADPi at a southern school, and made sure I had all kinds of recs (also a little unusual at the time I rushed in the early 80s). Given the opportunity, she probably would've shown up for Bid Day!

And to the mom from out of state who was worried about everyone being from Illinois: we used to joke that as far as geographic diversity at Illinois went, students came from 2 places: "Chicago" and "downstate". But in the Greek system it was "Chicago SUBURBS" and "downstate". I was one of only 3 girls in my pledge class from the actual city of Chicago. But- it didn't matter at all! Once we were a pledge class, we bonded. If anything, girls from outside Illinois were like a prize because they were such an exotic rarity!

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by IL Anchor Girl

And to the mom from out of state who was worried about everyone being from Illinois: we used to joke that as far as geographic diversity at Illinois went, students came from 2 places: "Chicago" and "downstate". But in the Greek system it was "Chicago SUBURBS" and "downstate". I was one of only 3 girls in my pledge class from the actual city of Chicago. But- it didn't matter at all! Once we were a pledge class, we bonded. If anything, girls from outside Illinois were like a prize because they were such an exotic rarity!

WOO! High five for an actual-city-of-Chicagoan!

Always loved that conversation with new people I met:

Stranger: "Where are you from?"

Me: "Chicago".

Stranger: "Oh, what suburb?"

Me: *Sigh*

[AngelMom76]

I LOVE the excitement I am feeling with this thread! and I agree..I think our PNM's will be super happy tomorrow night!!!

[pearlalum]

Just heard from my daughter's best friend who finished her prefs at Illinois today. She has had a very positive experience like my daughter did. She went into prefs with her 3 top choices, pretty sure about which one was her favorite, and came out of it ranking another one in the #1 spot! Can't wait for tomorrow to see where she ends up. I am so excited for her!

[HQWest]

I dont have five years of numbers but from the powerpoint shiwn to parents at Camp War Eagle that is online, the AU numbers are comparable to Bama. Less than 2 percent are released from recruitment. The number of withdrawals after round one is higher at Auburn - I have been told this is because of girls tht sign up so they can move in early or who are overwhelmed by the crowds.

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by HQWest

I dont have five years of numbers but from the powerpoint shiwn to parents at Camp War Eagle that is online, the AU numbers are comparable to Bama. Less than 2 percent are released from recruitment. The number of withdrawals after round one is higher at Auburn - I have been told this is because of girls tht sign up so they can move in early or who are overwhelmed by the crowds.

You’re right – looked up some Auburn numbers from a presentation (probably the powerpoint you are referring to):
https://fp.auburn.edu/greek/Files/2012cweforweb.pdf

Auburn stats from years 2008-2011 combined, along with comments that accompany stats:

Withdrew from recruitment: 9.74% (most over not receiving a desired invitation)
Released during week (in process): 3.13%
Released Bid Day: 2.2% (all neglected to maximize pref options)
Placed in chapters: 84.94%

I tried to find some numbers for a variety of other schools reputed to have very competitive recruitments (UGA, USC, and SMU), but was not able to find comparable numbers.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

You’re right – looked up some Auburn numbers from a presentation (probably the powerpoint you are referring to):
https://fp.auburn.edu/greek/Files/2012cweforweb.pdf

Auburn stats from years 2008-2011 combined, along with comments that accompany stats:

Withdrew from recruitment: 9.74% (most over not receiving a desired invitation)
Released during week (in process): 3.13%
Released Bid Day: 2.2% (all neglected to maximize pref options)
Placed in chapters: 84.94%

I tried to find some numbers for a variety of other schools reputed to have very competitive recruitments (UGA, USC, and SMU), but was not able to find comparable numbers.

Okay, but while the numbers of totally released women are small, they are still much higher at Auburn and Bama than at Illinois. 3% of 1000+ women is 30+ women, which is 15 times higher. Of course, I wouldn't draw any conclusions based on one year of statistics, though.