Mizzou 2010!

[annabella]

I'm hearing 78 for quota?

[SWTXBelle]

Anyone hear about Gamma Phi?

[MUSK81]

It was 30 years ago for me at Marshall University ... my son is there now, starting his freshman year tomorrow!

[lovespink88]

Oh wow, I knew Mizzou was pretty competitive, but I didn't realize how many PNMs there were.

My future cousin in law just went Alpha Phi!

[Texas APhi]

Alpha Phi has 82 new members. Congratulations to all groups..

[Benzgirl]

Pi Chi Reveals

[nittanygirl]

Cute video!!

[annabella]

Congratulations, equinerider!

Here are some bid day shots from the local/school paper: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/st...ls-await-bids/

[Low C Sharp]

Wow, check out the sarongs and bare feet DG wore for pref!

http://mizzoudg.blogspot.com/2010/08/get-recruited.html (scroll down)

I've never seen anything like that, but they look beautiful, and I'm sure they stood out. As Michael Kors might say on Project Runway, the DGs are working the *#&$ out of that look.
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[gee_ess]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Wow, check out the sarongs and bare feet DG wore for pref!

http://mizzoudg.blogspot.com/2010/08/get-recruited.html (scroll down)

I've never seen anything like that, but they look beautiful, and I'm sure they stood out. As Michael Kors might say on Project Runway, the DGs are working the *#&$ out of that look.

I have to believe those bare feet and flip flops are for between parties and that they slip on heels for the actual party. I have seen other houses do that to save their feet!

[exlurker]

http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2...ester-recruit/

The recent editorial ^^ in Mizzou's paper begins with this assertion:
“This year, 352 women were denied bids during the Panhellenic Association's Formal Recruitment for sorority chapters.”

I doubt that all 352 were “denied” bids. From nearly everything I've seen, heard and read over the years, I'll bet an insignificant sum* that most of the 352 dropped out for a variety of reasons (unhappy with their invitations, sticker shock when cost estimates sink in, unforeseen events like serious illness / family emergency, etc.) I have a difficult time believing that 352 young women were released by all the chapters.

The editorial suggests moving to deferred recruitment, which would almost certainly bring its own set of problems and complaints. Incidentally, the editorial gives the University of Virginia, Northwestern University and Tulane University as examples of deferred recruitment campuses. Indeed they are, but they aren't especially comparable to Mizzou in size or student body composition. A better, somewhat more comparable, example might be The Ohio State University.

At any rate, a call for examining Mizzou's current system and possible alternatives probably makes some sense. I just don't expect that deferred recruitment would prove to be a panacea.
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* Specifically, 25 cents.

[GammaBelle]

Originally Posted by exlurker

http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2...ester-recruit/

The recent editorial ^^ in Mizzou's paper begins with this assertion:
“This year, 352 women were denied bids during the Panhellenic Association's Formal Recruitment for sorority chapters.”

The editorial suggests moving to deferred recruitment, which would almost certainly bring its own set of problems and complaints. Incidentally, the editorial gives the University of Virginia, Northwestern University and Tulane University as examples of deferred recruitment campuses. Indeed they are, but they aren't especially comparable to Mizzou in size or student body composition. A better, somewhat more comparable, example might be The Ohio State University.

At any rate, a call for examining Mizzou's current system and possible alternatives probably makes some sense. I just don't expect that deferred recruitment would prove to be a panacea.
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* Specifically, 25 cents.

FWIW, I work with our chapter at UVA, and they have about a 25% dropout rate there every year. So that definitely doesn't support his point!

[annabella]

Originally Posted by gee_ess

I have to believe those bare feet and flip flops are for between parties and that they slip on heels for the actual party. I have seen other houses do that to save their feet!

Double post, but.... DG goes barefoot for pref. It really does stand out!

[gee_ess]

Originally Posted by annabella

Double post, but.... DG goes barefoot for pref. It really does stand out!

That is really odd! I guess the importance of a good pedicure cannot be underestimated for the Mizzou DG's!

[pbear19]

Since there is a Mizzou-specific thread, I'll cross post here. I was told that quota was 75 and Gamma Phi took 77.