Supersize recruitment!!

[pbear19]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

The first bold section you posted is a tad misleading. There are girls who maximize their options all the way through preference who do not get placed. And this number is shrinking each year due to extension. The majority of girls who do not finish the process, drop out voluntarily. They believe they are too good for the chapters they have remaining on their schedules. The women spend the entire first semester finding out which chapters are considered "top" and which ones are considered less desirable. Their egos come into play more so on this campus than any other in the Big 10. The ridiculous "tier" structure is ingrained and moves at a glacial pace. Yes, there is some movement, but it is slight. Also, figured into this statistic are the women who start the process in December and then do not make grades to continue in January. This should be alleviated some because all of recruitment has been moved to January.

Out of curiosity, though, would it really matter if those women who voluntarily dropped stuck it out? In a campus with flexible quota, quota would just be a whole lot higher if all the voluntary-droppers didn't drop. But at IU, wouldn't that mean there would be just that many more women who didn't get matched in the end?

Last year, the numbers each chapter picked for quota add up to 56% of the open house pool. If I understand it correctly, don't they choose quota before recruitment starts? So, one way or another, almost half those who registered wouldn't be placed, right? (I do know that some houses took over their quota number, but I'm guessing that is at the individual house's discretion.)

I don't mean to be argumentative!! It just seems like the way this system is, we really can't fault the girls who drop out early, because ultimately quota wouldn't be any bigger than it is.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by pbear19

Out of curiosity, though, would it really matter if those women who voluntarily dropped stuck it out? In a campus with flexible quota, quota would just be a whole lot higher if all the voluntary-droppers didn't drop. But at IU, wouldn't that mean there would be just that many more women who didn't get matched in the end?

Last year, the numbers each chapter picked for quota add up to 56% of the open house pool. If I understand it correctly, don't they choose quota before recruitment starts? So, one way or another, almost half those who registered wouldn't be placed, right? (I do know that some houses took over their quota number, but I'm guessing that is at the individual house's discretion.)

I don't mean to be argumentative!! It just seems like the way this system is, we really can't fault the girls who drop out early, because ultimately quota wouldn't be any bigger than it is.

Yes, I believe it would make a difference. We all know so many things change during preference, if these women would stick it out I think they would grow to like one or more of those chapter they think they are too good for at the time. IU does use quota additions. So more women can be placed in the system with quota additions. They chapters who allow live outs can take QAs.

I was tailgating and we are near the infamous tailgating field. I can tell you as an adult, that some of the cutest girls I saw yesterday were from those "less desirable" chapters. And yes, the sorority women wear letters for tailgates (either tanks, fanny packs, hats, etc) don't get me started on that.

There will be another new chapter colonizing in January. I think DPhiE will provide a great opportunity to place more women in the system.