Which Greek system would you want to join?

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by limegreen

I think experiencing an SEC rush or UT (I live in the south now) would be interesting. Personality-wise, I probably would have failed because I'm shy and insecure (which being in a GLO helped), but it would just be such an interesting experience to see the systems on those campuses. We had four NPC orgs when I was an active. I just can't imagine the logistics that it takes for 20+ chapters. Although, the organizing nut in me would really love to be part of it!

Just because I am a number cruncher, I think there are only 3 schools with 20+ chapters, and none is in the SEC or the south. (If you're talking NPC.) But, I get what you're saying.

[limegreen]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Just because I am a number cruncher, I think there are only 3 schools with 20+ chapters, and none is in the SEC or the south. (If you're talking NPC.) But, I get what you're saying.

Thank you for understanding. Just a random number I typed up.

[BraveMaroon]

I guess I'd pick the school I didn't go to - College of Charleston. I rushed at UGA back in 1993 - presumably before RFM - and got cut hard every round, but ended up at the perfect house for me (which happened to also be one of my top choices every round).

I wouldn't mind trying rush at UGA knowing now what I didn't know then - with the 18 y/o body, the 38 y/o brain and budget. And this time, recs. I mean, I didn't have a clue.

But my sister went to CofC, and it was my second choice - would I have ended up a Theta like her, some other house, or not Greek at all?

[aephi alum]

Having skimmed through this thread ...

I think it would have been interesting to go through an SEC or otherwise heavily competitive rush - knowing what I know now. Knowing what I knew as a 17-year-old freshman, with an anti-greek father and a mother who went to school overseas and knew zero about greek life, I probably would have fallen flat on my face. Knowing what I know now, I'd have lined up recs, chosen appropriate outfits, makeup, and jewelry, put Vaseline on my teeth, and gone in all guns blazing.

As for the religion issue ... It was dicey when I was a collegian. Recruitment was held during the last weekend in August. My chapter had a rule in our bylaws that no mandatory events were to be held during the holy days of any religion of any member, and this included Shabbat. Guess when recruitment started? Friday night. :-/ Our workaround was that, since Panhel had dictated the dates and times of FR, anyone with a religious issue could be excused. Anyone who was Shomer Shabbos was excused from Friday night and Saturday daytime parties. During my sophomore year, I was still a practicing Catholic, and I had to excuse myself from one party during the weekend because I had to attend Mass. People did what they had to do to meet their religious obligations.

The High Holy Days were never an issue recruitment-wise, but there was a nice little incident one year where the head of Greek Life (who was himself Jewish) decided to schedule an all-GLO president's meeting ON YOM KIPPUR. When the presidents of my chapter and of AEPi called him out on it, he refused to reschedule, claiming he "didn't notice" it was Yom Kippur because he had a sticky note on his calendar over the date. The presidents of AEPhi and AEPi boycotted the meeting, and IIRC, several other GLOs with Jewish presidents sent their VPs in their stead.

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[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Just because I am a number cruncher, I think there are only 3 schools with 20+ chapters, and none is in the SEC or the south. (If you're talking NPC.) But, I get what you're saying.

Just curious...where are the other two schools with 20+ chapters. I know Indiana is one of them. Illinois used to be 20+, aren't they at 18 or 19 now?

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

Just curious...where are the other two schools with 20+ chapters. I know Indiana is one of them. Illinois used to be 20+, aren't they at 18 or 19 now?

Yep - the only ones that ever flirt with 20 or have had 20 at some point fairly recently are Illinois (currently 18 plus one colony in the fall), Indiana (currently 21 plus a colony next year), and Penn State (currently 19).

The chapter membership totals might put Alabama or Oklahoma ahead of these schools, but in terms of number of chapters, these 3 always lead the pack.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Yep - the only ones that ever flirt with 20 or have had 20 at some point fairly recently are Illinois (currently 18 plus one colony in the fall), Indiana (currently 21 plus a colony next year), and Penn State (currently 19).

The chapter membership totals might put Alabama or Oklahoma ahead of these schools, but in terms of number of chapters, these 3 always lead the pack.

After formal recruitment in January, Indiana might come close to those schools' totals. Even the smallest chapter is around 150 while the largest goes up to 250+. Most are between 180 and 210.

[HQWest]

For the record - Alabama has 18 Panhellenic chapters - current total is 285. They were looking at expansion still. Georgia and Auburn each have 17 NPC groups.

ETA- ADX is not a member of NPC but of the CPC

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by HQWest

For the record - Alabama has 18 NPC chapters - current total is 285. They were looking at expansion still. Georgia and Auburn each have 17 NPC groups.

So Delta Phi Epsilon is colonizing as the 18th Alabama group?!?

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

So Delta Phi Epsilon is colonizing as the 18th Alabama group?!?

No, there are 18 groups but Sigma Delta Tau does not recruit with all the others. So during recruitment there are 17 groups participating.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by HQWest

For the record - Alabama has 18 NPC chapters - current total is 285. They were looking at expansion still. Georgia and Auburn each have 17 NPC groups.

I thought Bama had 17. Alpha Delta Chi is not NPC and don't they have an NPC that doesn't go through formal recruitment and is bit smaller than the other chapters by choice?