Indiana University 2014 Recruitment

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Mom64

My daughter is also devastated. 2 unhoused and a house she claims she is not interested in at all. [...] I find it hard to believe that meeting girls for 45 minutes two times is an accurate way to judge whether they're a good fit.

Surely you see the irony here?

[Mom64]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Surely you see the irony here?

While I see the irony, I also see the hurt and disappointment. My daughter is going to finish the process with an open mind and give the three sororities another look. Too bad she doesn't have a chance to give the sororities at the top of a list another look at her.

Originally Posted by pinksequins

It's hard, but if 18 year-olds can just look past the physical housing ...

If housing wasn't what it is at IU perhaps they could, but when you have 19 out of 21 sororities requiring their members to live in their houses for 2 if not 3 years, it's hard not to look past not having a house.

Originally Posted by IUHoosiergirl88

We tried a split recruitment in the past, with then 19 party being around Halloween and then the rest of recruitment after Christmas, and then 19 party moved to just after Thanksgiving. There's just not much of a good solution, unfortunately. They moved 21 party to post-Christmas for academic reasons, and now everyone is up their rears because of this situation. Can't win

Although the weather is no one's fault, the revised schedule was not optimal and did a huge disservice to all involved. Everyone can say it's hard on the actives, but they're already in a house and they're self-esteem isn't taking a hit.