ADqtPiMel's sister's recruitment at Ohio U

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

Yup- recruitment cuts usually don't really happen until 2nd parties- and then lots of cuts right before pref.

I do hope you are right about pnms numbers being up- pledge classes used to be 40-50 and now are more in the 25ish range.

And I know that all but one house regularly took juniors during rush even during the more competitive years...

As for recs- I think we recieved about 5 a year in the early/mid 1990s (with about 500 girls rushing)

She said a lot of girls in her Rho Gamma group didn't get to go back to 7 parties this round -- lots of girls had 5-3 groups left. She said that about 400 PNMs registered this year.

[gphiangel624]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

She said a lot of girls in her Rho Gamma group didn't get to go back to 7 parties this round -- lots of girls had 5-3 groups left. She said that about 400 PNMs registered this year.

She's right - 400 PNMs registered (though lots withdraw before Welcome Day, mostly because recruitment itself is a big time commitment) and numbers are up from last year. From fall 2004 through 2007, registrations dropped each year, but 2008 was an increase from 07, and this year is another increase. Hopefully that continues.

Quotas since 2004:
2004: 32
2005: 28
2006: 22
2007: 21
2008: 23

[ADqtPiMel]

My sister just texted me with her invites for tonight -- she wasn't released by any of the groups, so she will be returning to Blue, White, Black, Yellow and Green this evening.

[Benzgirl]

I think its pouring in Athens right now. When does she get her Pref invites?

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

I think its pouring in Athens right now. When does she get her Pref invites?

Yeah, they have a flash flood warning I think. Awesome weather to be tromping around from house to house.

I'm not 100% sure when they get their invites. It seems that most of the time they've gotten their invites right before the round starts, because she hasn't been able to tell me where she got asked back until she got home from the parties. But yesterday she found out a little earlier and was able to text me before heading to events. I want to say pref starts at 3pm?

[texas*princess]

Good luck to her!

[ADqtPiMel]

She just texted me to let me know that she wasn't released by any groups, so she'll be attending pref at Blue, Black and White in a torrential downpour.

[honeychile]

Here's hoping that her hair won't friz, her makeup doesn't run, and that she keeps her great attitude throughout the deluge!

[Benzgirl]

When she is through, PM the codes to me. Even though your descriptions are very vague, I think I know which chapters a few are.

[ADqtPiMel]

I will PM out the code to those who want it.

[ADqtPiMel]

Here's the scoop on Pref:

Black -- She really enjoyed their pref up until the very end, and got the impression that they really wanted her. Unfortunately, her rusher asked her where else she was preffing and proceeded to bash her other two choices (saying Blue is really tomboyish and White is "just kind of boring"), which really upset her. She also feels that she would never be able to truly be herself in this chapter (going back to the Barbie stereotypes, I think).

White -- She didn't have much to say about this pref, except that it wasn't as emotional as the other two.

Blue -- This chapter has been her favorite throughout all of recruitment, and tonight was no different. She was paired with the same girl she's talked to all week. She said their music was amazing (they apparently have a very talented singer-songwriter in the chapter) and their ceremony was awesome. She said that she could tell that they really wanted her.

So her rankings were a no-brainer:
1. Blue
2. White
3. Black

Bid day is today! Hopefully the rain lets up.

[Benzgirl]

What time do bids go out. Hoping for a Blue day.

[FSUZeta]

skies are blue in my neck of the woods-hope blue skies are smiling at your sister, mel!

[ADqtPiMel]

My sister just called me to say that she received her bid to Blue, otherwise known as.....


Alpha Delta Pi!

The other two chapters she preffed were Sigma Kappa (White) and Chi Omega (Black).

[lovespink88]

Congrats to your sis (and you!! that must be so exciting!)