Indiana University 2014 Recruitment

[pinksequins]

As for housing, it does seem attractive. When I joined, the NPC groups were not housed but became so midway through my collegiate term. Having been in both, there are big pluses and minuses to both: Not having a house meant the sisters went to extra lengths to ensure they hung out together, and that made for enduring friends. Same with a house! BUT one often felt that one was both the recipient of TMI and had little privacy. Pros and cons both ways.

[pinksequins]

Question to the Hoosiers: If more groups allowed seniors and (I know it's a long shot) others to liv e out, the"gotta be in a housed chapter" sentiment might diminish a bit?

[pinksequins]

Since there could be bad weather again next year, I hope they develop a better contingency plan.

Right now, Ole Miss recruitment seems like a puppy dog by comparison! : )

[Mom64]

Daughter has pulled herself together and has decided to finish the process. I don't know if her mind will change but am proud of her for not quitting.

[IUHoosiergirl88]

Originally Posted by Sigmapsimom

My daughter is finishing too. She is leaning towards no preffing, but maybe the party will change her mind. She actually likes one of the unhoused sororities, but felt no house was a deal breaker. Maybe they will change her mind, but I don't think she can handle the thought of more rejection.

I actually feel sorry for the sisters of the unhoused sororities. Many girls are dropping rather than go to their parties and that's not fair to them. I was a Rush Chair and I know how much hard work us put into rush and in a way by girls dropping today, the sisters are being rejected. These chapters need houses to fairly compete. Does the university have any houses they can rent to them?

No, they don't. Fraternities compete for the available fraternity houses, and a sorority would not want to rent a house and then have to give it back in 2 years when that fraternity returns to campus.

ETA: They really don't need a house to 'fairly compete'--there will always be girls who will drop them because an unhoused chapter doesn't provide the true sorority experience (in their eyes), and there will always be girls who want to pledge them because they like the idea of no house OR because they truly connect with those women.

[pinksequins]

And you should be proud! : ). There is nothing to lose -- and possibly lots to gain -- by attending Pref parties.

[pinksequins]

Yep! Living in a house can be a combo of fun, friendships and the Real Housewives. ; )

[pinksequins]

The houses at IU are lovely, but this thread almost makes you wish for suites a la Penn State.

I wish everyone the best at Prefs!

[HQWest]

I really feel for all the PNMs out there today. Can we just add this to the list of reasons why deferred recruitment is not such a great idea?

Maybe an October recruitment would give the girls a chance to meet people and not tempt fate with weather?

[IUHoosiergirl88]

Originally Posted by HQWest

I really feel for all the PNMs out there today. Can we just add this to the list of reasons why deferred recruitment is not such a great idea?

Maybe an October recruitment would give the girls a chance to meet people and not tempt fate with weather?

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

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Sigmapsimom

Can someone tell me if it's true that if girls don't preference or rank after pref parties, they are not allowed to informal rush for a full year?

If a woman does not sign an MRABA after preference, she is eligible for informal rush. That said, though I'm not terrible familiar with the campus, I think most of the chapters with houses will make quota and be over total, so informal rush is an unlikely way to get a bid to a housed chapter.

[pinksequins]

I agree that disposing of bed rush would resolve the issue, but my understanding is that pretty much would take an act of Congress (and we know how well that works these days!), hence my musings.

[MaggieXi]

Last year there was a pnm at IU who ended up joining one of the unhoused sororities after some reluctance. I can't locate the thread since I'm on my phone, but it is out there if someone does a search.
And fwiw, I don't think this is a deferred recruitment problem. Many campuses have deferred recruitment and do just fine. I think this grueling schedule, quick reduction in the number of parties and bed quota is an Indiana problem.

[pinksequins]

There are a number of schools -- particularly with the recent explosion of expansions -- where there are housed and unhoused and "underhoused" chapters. There are chapters with dorm floors and chapters on the same campus without. There are chapters where the pathway to competitive housing is pretty striaghtforward and where it is not. Almost every -- if not all -- NPC groups have chapters where the housing situation is not optimal, but all of them work hard to ensure a vibrant, quality experience for their members. It's hard, but if 18 year-olds can just look past the physical housing ...

[pinksequins]

IUH88 -- why can't 21 be moved back to October? I can see the challenge of Nov/Dec parties. Or -- and I am opening Pandora's box -- is there a reason IU can't move to August recruitment ?