What is causing recruitment numbers to be down at some places?

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

Honeychile, your linked article isn't working for me, and when I tried to quote it the link grew in listed size times seven. It's also listed as an https, does that mean it's behind a paywall?

WIFLS: Some schools, small private as well as so-called state schools, have experienced at least a decade of lowered sorority recruitment numbers. Reasons for the decrease can include Covid-19, general student disinterest in greek life, student perception of greek's inclusivity, and economic factors.

Chapters on these campuses have sometimes remained open despite the lower numbers. Among the reasons small sorority chapters might be staying open are lack of expensive greek housing, strong national sorority help and guidance to keep their smaller chapters thriving without closing, and/or a strong campus greek support system.

When and where all factors work together for a positive small sorority chapter outcome, the benefits will affect the students, campus, and the national sorority.

I, for one, am happy my sorority hasn't closed it's smaller and reduced-in-size chapters too hastily during the past ten years.

Does this work? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/is...qZp0oDtUUw_WQg
FWIW, it's an MSN article, copies from Yahoo. If I find the Yahoo link, I'll post it.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Does this work? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/is...qZp0oDtUUw_WQg
FWIW, it's an MSN article, copies from Yahoo. If I find the Yahoo link, I'll post it.

No, this link doesn't work either but thanks for the attempt.

Have to bring politics into the mix: the factor of current, lowered foreign student enrollment, especially at schools where it had become a common annual thing for many years, could be affecting recruitment at that limited number of campuses.

In the past ten years here, more students are choosing to attend Big Southern Schools. The schools I note most of our area's students attend are enjoying record breaking large recruitment numbers: South Carolina, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Alabama.

Our nearby Big In-State Schools have lost much local population and have experienced lowering recruitment numbers, too.

[Cookiez17]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

No, this link doesn't work either but thanks for the attempt.

Have to bring politics into the mix: the factor of current, lowered foreign student enrollment, especially at schools where it had become a common annual thing for many years, could be affecting recruitment at that limited number of campuses.

In the past ten years here, more students are choosing to attend Big Southern Schools. The schools I note most of our area's students attend are enjoying record breaking large recruitment numbers: South Carolina, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Alabama.

Our nearby Big In-State Schools have lost much local population and have experienced lowering recruitment numbers, too.

I’d say it’s a mix of that and social media. Online watching bama rush people see the big houses, the massive game days, all that and they want it. The small liberal arts college could have a great greek system but doesn’t have all the flash and “fun” of these huge schools, which could be affecting student’s decisions on where to attend.