Oklahoma State University- Aug. 4-10

[DubaiSis]

If you're not completely current on the ins and outs of RFM, it can be very confusing. Also, the chapters can't say "we don't want to increase total. Let's just set it at X." If they're following RFM, they're supposed to adjust total after each formal rush period and it's set to chapter average, which means at even the most solid Greek schools there would be approximately half of the chapters doing some sort of COB, even if it's for just 1 or 2 girls. It doesn't appear, however, that most schools are following that aspect of RFM.

[MSKKG]

The granddaughter of a Kappa friend pledged Kappa! She is a double legacy through her grandmother and mom (who both served as chapter presidents at OK State!).

[Katmandu]

How wonderful!!

[Just interested]

How exciting for your friend. It is extra special when your house is a perfect fit for your daughter/granddaughter!

[ChioLu]

Two girls from my VERY SMALL hometown in Oklahoma pledged KD and Theta!

[Katmandu]

Yea for a KD ending!! they are a great chapter and are very involved on campus. She will love it!

Cowboy KDs are a real mix of large city and small, small towns. In my pledge class we had girls from the huge Tulsa and OKC high schools and girls from the panhandle whose high schools were so small they had to change from cheerleader uniforms to band uniforms at halftime, then back again.

(love thetas too, but OSU KDs are my chapter!)

[MaryPoppins]

So excited for all the PNMs!

[Tulip86]

My dear friend's little sister rushed and ended up pledging Zeta!

[DubaiSis]

For you numbers geeks out there, I spent some quality time with the data.
846 girls registered
705 girls received bids (that's 83.3%, to save you the effort)
Every chapter got between 57-59 pledges (remarkably balanced!)
There were 17 states and 1 foreign country represented
While we might as well consider Texas as in-state (so I am here), every chapter took girls from "out of state" (meaning other than OK or TX).

I have a spreadsheet on googledrive. If you want to see it, let me know via private. I've deleted names, so that's not a problem, I just don't want any joe blow getting access to my google drive from here until eternity.

For those of you looking at the 141 girls who were not placed, remember there is a long list of reasons this can be true. For instance (in what I think is order of likelihood)
grades
didn't like their outcome during the week
was overwhelmed by the process
decided sorority life just wasn't for them
had an emergency that required them to drop out
And finally:
was cut completely from rush

[Lovethesand]

I love numbers so I love your post.

Yes, I agree, for OSU purposes, TX might as well be in-state. What were the TX/OK numbers?

I agree with the reasons you outlined for the 141 girls, 16.7% not placed. Is it me or does that seem high? Didn't expect to see those numbers that high for OSU.

[DubaiSis]

I don't know the school, but at a state school that is not especially tough to get into (not bashing OSU, just saying there is a difference between an OSU and a Michigan for acceptance rates, for instance), there are going to be a lot of girls who don't have the grades, but don't realize it's a deal breaker.
442 girls from OK. 198 from TX. 26 from Kansas.

[Katmandu]

Grades are big. The sororities at OSU have very high grade requirements, but many students entering the school in general may not have those grades, and everyone thinks they are the exception.

[irishpipes]

Also, OSU has a great greek system, but it isn't a deal-breaker to be independent. That can make dropping when you don't like your options a more realistic option.

[Lovethesand]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Also, OSU has a great greek system, but it isn't a deal-breaker to be independent. That can make dropping when you don't like your options a more realistic option.

My daughter's roommate was an independent - she signed up for recruitment and then didn't go through recruitment. She has a very active life at OSU and had a close set of friends based on major and from high school. That's something also at OSU - there are a lot of OK and TX kids there and there's a lot of ready made social circles to fit into.

[Lovethesand]

Very true - OSU's minimum GPA required to participate is 3.0. This is a 3.0 core GPA (unweighted). Add to that some houses list a minimum .2 or .25 higher. Rumor mill/tent talk last year had the GPA cuts for some houses at 3.5 or higher. Somebody said a few were even at 3.8. GPA matters very much at OSU. I forgot and some girls probably had no clue. Probably a harsh wake up call for a few.