NPC Recruitment Fall 2008-Spring 2009

[southernsugar]

Quota at Baylor is 58 including Juniors. Tomorrow is bid day, and from what I've heard, it looks like every sorority has a good chance at bid matching. They also do quota additions.
Kappa Delta did not participate in formal recruitment, but will be doing their own parties next week.

[phisiglindsey]

Phi Sigma Sigma at Virginia Commonwealth University got 13 new members this past fall!

[southernsugar]

baylor! my aunt called, because apparently my cousin is still busy.
quota was 58, and they use new release figures:

alpha chi omega: 60 ( +2)
alpha delta pi: 70 ( +12)
chi omega: at least 58 (quota)
delta delta delta: 67 (+9)
kappa alpha theta: 58 (quota)
kappa kappa gamma: 62 (+4)
pi beta phi: 63 (+5)
zeta tau alpha: 58 (quota)

those numbers may be off by a few as girls drop over the next two days, but apparently, that's the number of bids initially extended and accepted.

kappa delta, another sorority at baylor, did not participate in formal recruitment, and will be doing their own this coming week.

[AOII Angel]

Why did KD not participate in the NPC recruitment?

[em_adpi]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Why did KD not participate in the NPC recruitment?

I know a few girls at Baylor, including a KD that I went to high school with... let me see what I can find out!

[southernsugar]

Originally Posted by em_adpi

I know a few girls at Baylor, including a KD that I went to high school with... let me see what I can find out!

From what I heard, they just decided it was better for the group to focus on COBing to total, because they are now the only group below, and below by a bit. Last year at formal recruitment, of the girls that bidmatched to them, most declined. Many would SIP any other party, or drop out if kappa delta was their only group. My cousin attends there, and she says that it's not fair to them, but they are the group that happens to currently struggle with membership. Most girls would rather be GDI than Kappa Delta, and with a different informal recruitment, they've found it easier to pick up more girls without the stress of a failing formal recruitment.
By low number, she was stressing that quota her year was 63, and kappa delta only had 11 or 12 bid acceptances, and that many drop out further into the experience. They are less than a third of the average chapter size.
Panhellenic and SOME (although sadly, not all) of the sororities and even some of the fraternities are helping them out now.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by southernsugar

From what I heard, they just decided it was better for the group to focus on COBing to total, because they are now the only group below, and below by a bit. Last year at formal recruitment, of the girls that bidmatched to them, most declined. Many would SIP any other party, or drop out if kappa delta was their only group. My cousin attends there, and she says that it's not fair to them, but they are the group that happens to currently struggle with membership. Most girls would rather be GDI than Kappa Delta, and with a different informal recruitment, they've found it easier to pick up more girls without the stress of a failing formal recruitment.
By low number, she was stressing that quota her year was 63, and kappa delta only had 11 or 12 bid acceptances, and that many drop out further into the experience. They are less than a third of the average chapter size.
Panhellenic and SOME (although sadly, not all) of the sororities and even some of the fraternities are helping them out now.

I wasn't aware that you could really opt out of formal recruitment. I looked at their website which has pictures of really cute girls. I wish them the best of luck getting out of this hole...unfortunately, it never is fair.

[southernsugar]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I wasn't aware that you could really opt out of formal recruitment. I looked at their website which has pictures of really cute girls. I wish them the best of luck getting out of this hole...unfortunately, it never is fair.

I've heard of chapters not doing formal recruitment before, so that didn't surprise me.

Saying that, with some panhellenic help, it's a possibility. Baylor has brought chapters (including hers) back from the brink before.

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by southernsugar

I've heard of chapters not doing formal recruitment before, so that didn't surprise me.

Saying that, with some panhellenic help, it's a possibility. Baylor has brought chapters (including hers) back from the brink before.

I've heard of it before, but almost always before it's been of a "special interest" sorority - a sorority that traditionally caters to a particular group on campus. For example, I know of traditionally Jewish sororities at several schools that don't participate in formal.

On the other hand, I've never heard of a traditionally Christian sorority like KD opting out of formal recruitment. I don't think.

[breathesgelatin]

W&L Recruitment Results:

Bid Day was the 8th.

Quota was 20.

Pi Beta Phi took 22!

Quota was far lower this year because ADPi colonized. They were allowed to take up to total, which - AS FAR AS I KNOW - is still 70. Don't know their actual numbers, or the numbers of any other group besides my own.

I also found out that W&L is now using a quota range, by the way.

[angels&angles]

At W&L, ADPi took 81 (72 through formal recruitment, 9 others). I THINK total is 100.

All chapters made quota.

[rusheelongago]

I read the excellent explanation of quota additions in another thread (used the search, yay!) but I don't understand how so many chapters at Baylor went over quota - all but two? How is that possible? I am familiar with these chapters and I know some of the ones that went way over, like Kappa and Tri Delt, are already huge!!! Anyone have an idea?

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by exlurker

Duke Recruitment Results

All chapters made quota (or quota plus), according to the article (link below). The campus paper reports chapter by chapter in a special "box", gives quota, and mentions the total number of bid extended:

http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/m...-3583602.shtml

If I read and copied the numbers correctly:
Quota: 27
ADPi 30
Alpha Phi 29
Chi O 28
Tri Delta 28
DG 31
Theta 30
Kappa 28
Pi Phi 28
ZTA 29

Wow...it's wonderful that all groups made quota plus at least 1!

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by southernsugar

From what I heard, they just decided it was better for the group to focus on COBing to total, because they are now the only group below, and below by a bit. Last year at formal recruitment, of the girls that bidmatched to them, most declined. Many would SIP any other party, or drop out if kappa delta was their only group. My cousin attends there, and she says that it's not fair to them, but they are the group that happens to currently struggle with membership. Most girls would rather be GDI than Kappa Delta, and with a different informal recruitment, they've found it easier to pick up more girls without the stress of a failing formal recruitment.
By low number, she was stressing that quota her year was 63, and kappa delta only had 11 or 12 bid acceptances, and that many drop out further into the experience. They are less than a third of the average chapter size.
Panhellenic and SOME (although sadly, not all) of the sororities and even some of the fraternities are helping them out now.

It can be dispiriting to be the group that fails at formal recruitment - and it makes it that much harder to be "up" for the new members you do get. I sincerely hope KD is able to COB some wonderful women and get up to total.

[Cutie_Hootie]

Bid day was January 11
Quota was 14
Total is 68
Quota last year was 13

Alpha Delta Pi--14
Chi Omega--19
Kappa Alpha Theta--14
Phi Mu--17

This was the second year in a row that all four houses made quota. Before that, it had probably been ten years since all four made quota. COBs are still coming in, so the numbers will probably change. Phi Mu is the only house on campus at total at this time.