Indiana University Recruitment 2020

[GreekOne]

Originally Posted by Rod D

The IU system doesn't have a lot of single paired events like that. IU pairs are primarily social -- homecoming, little 500, and weekend parties.

Just because they don't have these types of events now does not mean they couldn't start them. There are lots of ways to build better relationships within IU's Greek community. Acknowledging the status quo isn't ideal is the first step to moving new ideas forward.

[pinkmama]

Adpi took 62. Quota was 56

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by GreekOne

Just because they don't have these types of events now does not mean they couldn't start them. There are lots of ways to build better relationships within IU's Greek community. Acknowledging the status quo isn't ideal is the first step to moving new ideas forward.

AMEN!!!

[Rod D]

Originally Posted by GreekOne

Just because they don't have these types of events now does not mean they couldn't start them. There are lots of ways to build better relationships within IU's Greek community. Acknowledging the status quo isn't ideal is the first step to moving new ideas forward.

But now you all are talking about adding an additional step -- new events, so random pairs can be made. That's fine. But it isn't as easy, just because it works somewhere else.

[Cookiez17]

From the Indiana Panhellenic Website regarding informal recruitment/ COB:

Open Invite

Alpha Sigma Alpha
Delta Phi Epsilon

Invite Only
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Phi
Chi Omega
Delta Gamma
Sigma Delta Tau
Sigma Kappa
Theta Phi Alpha

[33girl]

Okay, I really don’t dig the way they have that on the website.

If they’re going to publicize that a group is holding an invite only event, they should put the date of the event as well, so the PNMs aren’t waiting for an invite that never comes.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Cookiez17

From the Indiana Panhellenic Website regarding informal recruitment/ COB:

Open Invite

Alpha Sigma Alpha
Delta Phi Epsilon

Invite Only
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Phi
Chi Omega
Delta Gamma
Sigma Delta Tau
Sigma Kappa
Theta Phi Alpha

Originally Posted by 33girl

Okay, I really don’t dig the way they have that on the website.

If they’re going to publicize that a group is holding an invite only event, they should put the date of the event as well, so the PNMs aren’t waiting for an invite that never comes.

33, do you hold your opinion because publicizing that some groups are holding Invite Only events leads pnms who await an invite to feel bad about not getting one? If IU didn't publicize which chapters are holding Invite Only events, the social internet boards would go crazy with speculation on which groups are/aren't holding them based upon rumor. Having actual dates and times listed for Invite Only events on the IU site could lead to people protesting that specific type of event, during the actual event, outside the houses.

[honeychile]

So roughly half of the sororities didn't make quota? Even with snap bids?

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by honeychile

So roughly half of the sororities didn't make quota? Even with snap bids?

It's not that chapters didn't make quota. IU does not have campus total, so chapters can decide for themselves how many members they want to have.

[pinkmama]

Originally Posted by honeychile

So roughly half of the sororities didn't make quota? Even with snap bids?

I am pretty sure only a few made didn’t make quota which could be the ones having the more open informal. This is the time that people start deciding to live out for fall so I imagine several chapters want to capture a few more kids for those purposes. I know Adpi made quota and it’s listed on invite only.

[pinkmama]

Alpha Chi Omega looks like they made quota per the pic on instagram as well.

[BUDelta4Life]

Originally Posted by navane

From what I have read about IU recruitment, those results sound like quite a feat! Well done to your goddaughter!

Thanks! She's a total sweetheart - seriously one of the kindest humans I know. She was very excited to be a rho gam this year and genuinely loved meeting all the rho gams from other houses and making friends with them. She kept telling me over and over how happy she was for her group, and she kept all but a couple of them from dropping out. Even the ones she convinced to stay in at sisterhood round stuck with it and ended up with a bid they liked.

[BUDelta4Life]

Originally Posted by GreekOne

Just because they don't have these types of events now does not mean they couldn't start them. There are lots of ways to build better relationships within IU's Greek community. Acknowledging the status quo isn't ideal is the first step to moving new ideas forward.

Random pairing for homecoming works on many other campuses, big and small. I've talked to friends and colleagues from all different sizes of universities where it is done that way.

[GoldenAnchor]

Originally Posted by Rod D

But now you all are talking about adding an additional step -- new events, so random pairs can be made. That's fine. But it isn't as easy, just because it works somewhere else.

Change is never easy. The difficulty of the change should never be the deciding factor. IU Greek Life needs to be willing to change and grow with the landscape of the student body (as all Greek systems should) and Gen Z hasn’t been trending towards exclusivity and hierarchy.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

33, do you hold your opinion because publicizing that some groups are holding Invite Only events leads pnms who await an invite to feel bad about not getting one? If IU didn't publicize which chapters are holding Invite Only events, the social internet boards would go crazy with speculation on which groups are/aren't holding them based upon rumor. Having actual dates and times listed for Invite Only events on the IU site could lead to people protesting that specific type of event, during the actual event, outside the houses.

No, I hold that opinion because I think PNMs should know if they have, in effect, been “cut.” If they know ABC is holding one event on February 1 and they haven’t gotten an invite, they can stop saying “well maybe ABC will have some more events and I’ll get invited then.” It would be one thing if this was a few days, but the time frame is until MARCH. You know there are going to be girls who keep holding out hope that never comes. It would be a lot more considerate to let them know that chance has come and gone. During formal rush, they know if ABC cuts them they should look elsewhere for a Greek affiliation. Why can the women participating in COB not be given that same consideration?

And no, why on earth would you say what time? As far as “protesting that type of event” - WHAT? Couldn’t that happen ANY day during rush?

All they have to say is:
ABC - invite only, Feb 1 and 3
DEF - invite only, Jan 24
Please bring your student ID so you can be verified on the sorority’s invitation list. Women who are not on the list will not be admitted.

Panhellenic should either be transparent or just stay out of COB completely.