Sophomore Recruitment LSU

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by ladybug12

But you replied to her like there was an upperclassman quota at LSU...which they have never had.

At LSU, Ole Miss, and Auburn there are no upperclass quotas. As a sophomore, this PNM will need to have stellar grades and college activities to compete with all of the freshmen who have stellar grades and high school activities (and connections with sorority women on that campus will also help no matter a women's classification).

Alabama has an upperclass quota but some chapters choose not to take advantage of it.

Believe me, I am in favor of upperclass quotas, even if it is only 2-3 spots. Especially for campuses that have large numbers of students transferring from community colleges.

Ole Miss has a tiered quota now so they are an entirely different animal.

[ladybug12]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Ole Miss has a tiered quota now so they are an entirely different animal.

You are correct. Ole Miss used to have an upperclass quota but eliminated it a few years ago. Fall 2016 was the first year to use the variable quota system. I am not sure if it will be used again this fall.

Mississippi State also used the variable quota system this year.

I know that Arkansas has used this system for 3-4 years.

All of these campuses have recently added 2-3 NPC chapters on campuses that have 250-400+ women in each chapter and have large sorority houses. I think that the variable quota has been well used to help some chapters build their membership numbers. I am pretty sure that it has to be voted on year-to-year by the College Panhellenic Counsel, so it is not a permanent system on any campus.