Alabama Recruitment

[Griffins&Quills]

Originally Posted by ChioLu

Looking forward to seeing the new AXD house at UCLA. I saw the renderings during the Extention Presentations and it looked gorgeous!

I haven't seen the renderings , but that's exciting!

[jolene]

Originally Posted by Griffins&Quills

I haven't seen the renderings , but that's exciting!

I so want to see those!! Yippee!

[IndianaSigKap]

[QUOTE=Sciencewoman;2326453 If anything, this could make Indiana move away from bed quota...the live-out parlor fees really do help the budget and support the upgrades.[/QUOTE]

Many tried to use this exact rationale when advocating a move from bed quota, it fell on deaf ears. Indiana is making baby steps, not there yet, but the initial steps are encouraging.

[Bamarox]

Tri Delta actually took 130, not sure where you got 140

[Football Fan]

You are correct. It is 130.

[magnoliacurious]

In the Crimson White student newspaper today, it was reported that every sorority took at least 120+7 upperclassmen new members this year. I think that Alpha Gamma Delta, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta, and Kappa Kappa Gamma are the only sororities where the new member class numbers haven't been reported here on greekchat yet. Maybe someone out there might have them and wouldn't mind sharing them here. Definitely looks like all Alabama sororities really have NM class sizes to be proud of!!

[Hartofsec]

I can't say that the exact number of PNMs in each pledge class has been a topic of much interest/conversation among various Bama alums that I know. Just about everyone comments on how HUGE these classes are, however.

A long time ago I remember some bid day alum chatter about who made quota and who didn't, but that was long before RFM, and long before recruitments of this size.

Almost every chapter at Bama makes primary quota every year, and even if one didn't, it would probably wind up with a NM equivalent to quota plus some.

At this point with such enormous recruitments, the numbers don't really tell us anything -- larger numbers are not indicative of more successful recruitments than smaller numbers, for instance. All the numbers tell us is that EVERY pledge class is huge, and with a 93% placement rate, all chapters' cups runneth over!

[magnoliacurious]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

I can't say that the exact number of PNMs in each pledge class has been a topic of much interest/conversation among various Bama alums that I know. Just about everyone comments on how HUGE these classes are, however.

A long time ago I remember some bid day alum chatter about who made quota and who didn't, but that was long before RFM, and long before recruitments of this size.

Almost every chapter at Bama makes primary quota every year, and even if one didn't, it would probably wind up with a NM equivalent to quota plus some.

At this point with such enormous recruitments, the numbers don't really tell us anything -- larger numbers are not indicative of more successful recruitments than smaller numbers, for instance. All the numbers tell us is that EVERY pledge class is huge, and with a 93% placement rate, all chapters' cups runneth over!

That all makes perfect sense, the NM classes for each sorority are indeed ALL huge and when the sizes vary at most from just twenty something over a hundred to sixty something over a hundred with often very little difference (maybe a hair split) between so many sororities, why would many bother with the exact numbers for so many? In short, as you put it, all (sixteen) chapters' cups runneth over! It was really just a personal curiosity point of reference question I guess.

[Bamarox]

AGD 131
XO 126
KD 137
KKG 139

[magnoliacurious]

Originally Posted by Bamarox

AGD 131
XO 126
KD 137
KKG 139

Appreciate it a lot Bamarox, with the Delta Zeta numbers at 160 and the Tri Delta numbers at 130 all the chapter ones given now add up perfectly to 2261! Thanks so much again!!

[Bamarox]

And Yes, Tri Delta is 130

[DGTess]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Bama quota 120+7

Originally Posted by Titchou

DG- 140 + 7 upperclass

Originally Posted by strangisj

A friend of mine's daughter went through recruitment at Alabama and just joined Delta Zeta. According to her mom, 160 New Members for DZ!

Originally Posted by aphiadvisor

Alpha Phi 143

Originally Posted by Football Fan

Here are some numbers Irish Pipes or others have posted. Quota is 120 + 7.

In no order....

APhi--------143
ZTA--------140
DDD--------140
GPhi--------166
AOPi-------148
DZ---------161
ACO-------129
DG--------147
PhiM------134

Please add any new numbers.

Originally Posted by ladybug12

Phi Mu 134.

Originally Posted by Amy Kates

164 Theta

Originally Posted by Bamamom16

ADPi took 130.

Please, someone, help this old brain out.

If quota is set by the number of women attending pref divided by the number of chapters, and quota is 120(+7), how is it all the chapters are showing numbers so far OVER quota? That should be mathematically impossible, shouldn't it?

[DubaiSis]

Because every girl who attends a preference party and maximizes her options gets placed, even if it takes a chapter over quota.

[Loyally Kappa]

Originally Posted by DGTess

Please, someone, help this old brain out.

If quota is set by the number of women attending pref divided by the number of chapters, and quota is 120(+7), how is it all the chapters are showing numbers so far OVER quota? That should be mathematically impossible, shouldn't it?

I was wondering about these large numbers also. I think yesterday, someone posted a link to an article which seemingly said that invitations were extended so that "everyone" who stayed in recruitment received a bid ... or something like that.

[DubaiSis]

The computer works so that it figures out if you have X number for quota and Y number for quota additions you will get Z number of total girls placed. It tries a variety of numbers to make sure the largest number of girls get placed while attempting to give every chapter quota. It is not consistent because each chapter has a different number of girls at their preference parties and the "leftover" girls will have attended different, inconsistent chapters. So if a chapter invited a lot of girls to preference they could theoretically end up with a lot more girls pledging. And then next year their numbers will probably be tighter so that it's more balanced out over time. This is how parity can happen over 2 or 3 years. Of course, at Alabama, none of the chapters are struggling so the numbers just blow up since girls don't drop out of rush when they don't get their first choice. Oh, if we could get the rest of the Greek world to work this way.