Advise Needed! - Page 2

Sciencewoman · #16 09-19-2013, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieXi

Without directly outing the OP, and maybe y'all are way ahead of me, but this sounds like the ONE school that has guaranteed placement. So there is no way that 90 PNMs were left bidless.

I looked up that school in IrishPipes' thread and the numbers/scenario are not matching up (to me, at least, with my current knowledge) with what the OP said.

sigmagirl2000 · #17 09-19-2013, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieXi

Without directly outing the OP, and maybe y'all are way ahead of me, but this sounds like the ONE school that has guaranteed placement. So there is no way that 90 PNMs were left bidless.

I know one school in New England which currently is under a task force review and was looking into expanding from 3 NPC chapters to 4 before the task force, however other details don't quite match up with that either.

ree-Xi · #18 09-19-2013, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieXi

Without directly outing the OP, and maybe y'all are way ahead of me, but this sounds like the ONE school that has guaranteed placement. So there is no way that 90 PNMs were left bidless.

That was easy, lol.

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Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

I looked up that school in IrishPipes' thread and the numbers/scenario are not matching up (to me, at least, with my current knowledge) with what the OP said.

None of the numbers seem off with me, but I cannot find the info about a chapter closing and kicking out new members.

Sciencewoman · #19 09-19-2013, 08:32 PM

I'm not getting the "4th was expelled last spring part" -- that's where the number seems off. The school we're talking about has had 3 chapters for quite a while.

Also, the sorority that was scheduled to colonize this week did in fact colonize...there are FB pictures. I think this must be another campus.

pinksequins · #20 09-19-2013, 08:49 PM

I don't know the OP's school. I am wondering if the former fourth ("expelled") chapter perhaps was a local.

pinksequins · #21 09-19-2013, 08:59 PM

Lightbulb. In IrishPipe's thread, there is a school with a really big clue in asterisks. I haven't compared the numbers to see if they synch The chapters are NPC though, so the claim that there were "not enough chapters" for the rushees doesn't jive. I just checked the number of chapters -- no to this guess.

Smile_Awhile · #22 09-19-2013, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sigmagirl2000

At least some do. The school I advise at has 3 chapters and we used RFM for the first time last year.

I attended a school with 3 sororities (during my time- they've since expanded). We used RFM every formal recruitment while I was an collegiate member.

Also, in terms of special snowflake schools for recruitment- don't forget that Arkansas has joined their ranks (different quotas per chapter).

/end hijack

DubaiSis · #23 09-19-2013, 10:46 PM

Now see you're gonna make me dig through the states....

ASTalumna06 · #24 09-19-2013, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Now see you're gonna make me dig through the states....

Well the good news is that you only have to dig through 6 of them, and none of them have a lot of schools with Greek life.

And yet, after looking through all of them, I still don't know what school(s) everyone's talking about

I'm so not good at this game.

33girl · #25 09-19-2013, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieXi

Without directly outing the OP, and maybe y'all are way ahead of me, but this sounds like the ONE school that has guaranteed placement. So there is no way that 90 PNMs were left bidless.

It's not that school, as they have already decided to add sororities and as the Greek life advisor is a female.

A chapter that closed doesn't "kick out" new members. They are released from their bonds to the sorority per unanimous NPC agreement.

Also pinksequins - I thought of that one too while I was looking, and if that is the answer, there must have been an underground sorority hanging fire for a long time.

WCsweet<3 · #26 09-19-2013, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Well the good news is that you only have to dig through 6 of them, and none of them have a lot of schools with Greek life.

And yet, after looking through all of them, I still don't know what school(s) everyone's talking about

I'm so not good at this game.

I went through some and had a guess, but I don't think it is the ones others are talking about. I still don't know where this task force comes into play.

DubaiSis · #27 09-20-2013, 12:06 AM

Aha. The confusion seems to be that the school is likely not TECHNICALLY in New England. In looking just at the numbers, it would seem like expansion is a reasonable idea. Now, going from good idea to getting it done is a whole different thing. And if your Greek life director is dragging his feet, I don't know what you can do about that besides say pretty please. Being fully professional, polite and succinct, try to meet with him to find out what his concerns are so that you might work toward alleviating those concerns. The problem could be that the other sororities don't WANT expansion, and without that, you're going nowhere. It could be a concern about hazing, drinking, exclusionary tactics, laziness (it's a lot of work to bring on a colony!), etc. All but the last one can be worked through with a little research on your part. With laziness, you're screwed.

33girl · #28 09-20-2013, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Aha. The confusion seems to be that the school is likely not TECHNICALLY in New England. In looking just at the numbers, it would seem like expansion is a reasonable idea. Now, going from good idea to getting it done is a whole different thing. And if your Greek life director is dragging his feet, I don't know what you can do about that besides say pretty please. Being fully professional, polite and succinct, try to meet with him to find out what his concerns are so that you might work toward alleviating those concerns. The problem could be that the other sororities don't WANT expansion, and without that, you're going nowhere. It could be a concern about hazing, drinking, exclusionary tactics, laziness (it's a lot of work to bring on a colony!), etc. All but the last one can be worked through with a little research on your part. With laziness, you're screwed.

What? No one in the nearby to New England states ever says they are in New England.

ASTalumna06 · #29 09-20-2013, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

What? No one in the nearby to New England states ever says they are in New England.

This. People who aren't near the area will assume that NY (especially) or PA or Jersey are part of New England, but people who live in those states know that they're not.

sigmagirl2000 · #30 09-20-2013, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

This. People who aren't near the area will assume that NY (especially) or PA or Jersey are part of New England, but people who live in those states know that they're not.

As a New Englander, the thought of mistaking PA as being in New England is just silly.