Indiana University 2014 Recruitment

[Mom64]

Originally Posted by sigmagirl2000

Well, there must be something in place for students who must miss a party for classes or athletics. I would question the already having bids.

Well there wasn't for IU dance majors who had a performance on Saturday and were told they could not rush.

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by Mom64

Well there wasn't for IU dance majors who had a performance on Saturday and were told they could not rush.

I am very suspicious of this being the gospel truth. Rumors fly like crazy during recruitment. If you didn't hear this directly from someone in charge, I'd take it with a boatload of salt.

[sigmagirl2000]

Originally Posted by Mom64

Well there wasn't for IU dance majors who had a performance on Saturday and were told they could not rush.

I would look further into that, especially if it affected you or your daughter directly. Obviously the first priority for any academic institution should be academics. If this (being told that they couldn't participate in rectuitment because of a mandatory event for their course of study) is indeed the case, I would grieve that with the school's panhellenic directly.

[pinkmama]

The IU cheerleaders who are on the competitive squad were just in Orlando this weekend for the National Cheer competition. Most have friends on the squad in different houses so they would probably receive the same bids if they were present or not so doesn't really effect anyone else.

[DubaiSis]

Good bad or indifferent, the reality is there is a prestige factor with having cheerleaders in your chapter. The fact that they were competing in the national championships only increases that. They would absolutely already be known by the chapter. Consider it unfair if you want, but now is a good time to start accepting that sometimes you're going to lose out to people who you think cut corners.

[DubaiSis]

There are chapters who take quota additions.

[suzy88]

AOII Angel- My daughter was told in a email by Panhell that everyone made their quota. There were no unfilled spots. I tend to take them at their word. Maybe you should check with them. I am shocked by your statement "Having more spots open won't suddenly change your desirability." So you think that the women who aren't getting bids are less desirable? Everyone would end up where they are now, even if all the sororities had more spots? Using the word victim was probably a bad choice. However, I dare you to go through an experience with your child like I have with mine and not feel terrible about it. Things aren't right with this rush. Again, NPC has a place for parents to complain on their website. They must feel things are not right at IU.

[DubaiSis]

If each chapter took 5 more girls, that would get us to approximately 100 more girls getting placed. That would help but it still wouldn't get all girls placed or guarantee the girl who is adamant that she is MEANT to be an ABC will be one. Who we think we are and who the world sees us as are sometimes nowhere near the same thing. The fact is at normal schools, girls complain and/or cry and/or drop out of rush because ABC cut them and it was the only chapter "they felt comfortable in." If IU threw out bed quota there would still be 5 or 6 most competitive chapters and girls would be screaming about getting stuck with "that" chapter. Then IU would fall inline with Alabama and Texas for crazy competitive, but not straight up mean.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

If each chapter took 5 more girls, that would get us to approximately 100 more girls getting placed. That would help but it still wouldn't get all girls placed or guarantee the girl who is adamant that she is MEANT to be an ABC will be one. Who we think we are and who the world sees us as are sometimes nowhere near the same thing. The fact is at normal schools, girls complain and/or cry and/or drop out of rush because ABC cut them and it was the only chapter "they felt comfortable in." If IU threw out bed quota there would still be 5 or 6 most competitive chapters and girls would be screaming about getting stuck with "that" chapter. Then IU would fall inline with Alabama and Texas for crazy competitive, but not straight up mean.

This. And what people don't take into consideration is that the more women who sign their bid cards AND maximize their options, the more women are placed as quota additions...even at IU.

[suzy88]

[IF IU threw out bed quota there would still be 5 or 6 most competitive chapters and girls would be screaming about getting stuck with "that" chapter. Then IU would fall inline with Alabama and Texas for crazy competitive, but not straight up mean.[/QUOTE]

Yes, I think you are totally right. Let's get rid of the mean! We can't get rid of the competitive.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by suzy88

[IF IU threw out bed quota there would still be 5 or 6 most competitive chapters and girls would be screaming about getting stuck with "that" chapter. Then IU would fall inline with Alabama and Texas for crazy competitive, but not straight up mean.

Yes, I think you are totally right. Let's get rid of the mean! We can't get rid of the competitive.[/QUOTE]

We all pray that happens but are doubtful it will.

[suzy88]

I don't get it. There must be something I don't understand. If quota is based on how many women can be housed (at the sororities with houses at IU) where do women who are quota additions live?

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by suzy88

I don't get it. There must be something I don't understand. If quota is based on how many women can be housed (at the sororities with houses at IU) where do women who are quota additions live?

There are a few chapters at IU that allow live-outs, so those could accept QAs because they aren't adhering to a strict bed rush. The unhoused chapters could also take QAs.

[DubaiSis]

At a normal school? In the dorms or in apartments. At IU, that is just VERY slowly starting to occur, but more than likely girls will get apartments together in a building so that they can be with their friends but not under the restrictions of the chapter house. Like drinking and boys

[AZTheta]

Where are the statistics on QAs at Indiana, please?