Penn State has record turn-out for recruitment

[psusue]

Phi Mu took 23 new Phis!
ADPi took 21 new Alphas!
Theta took 27 new members!

Over 600 women completed the process this year, and about 1000 started it. This may sound like a large drop out rate but last year 800 started and only about 400 finished. So more women are getting placed! It's a good day for Penn State Greek life.

More details to come. LionTamer I love your recollections of bid day.

[als463]

Originally Posted by psusue

Phi Mu took 23 new Phis!
ADPi took 21 new Alphas!
Theta took 27 new members!

Over 600 women completed the process this year, and about 1000 started it. This may sound like a large drop out rate but last year 800 started and only about 400 finished. So more women are getting placed! It's a good day for Penn State Greek life.

More details to come. LionTamer I love your recollections of bid day.

Awesome psusue! Thanks for updating us! You just really made my day! So excited we got 23 new Phis!!! Congrats to Tri-Sigma! for a successful bid day with new members who are excited to get involved! You girls worked so hard! Yay for Penn State!

[pearlalum]

The sororities sent out groups to sing and collect girls at their doors, and you had no idea who was coming for you (unless you suicided, like I did, and hadn't received The Call, so you knew exactly who was coming). You never saw your Rush Counselor again, and only found out through the grape vine what sorority she was in.

This was how it was back in my day too, when I lived and was greek in Pennsylvania 3 decades ago! Now I live in the Midwest, and a number of universities have all the girls on the quad open their bids together and they have a ceremony to reveal their rush counselor's sorority. I think I like the Midwest way now - it seems more festive.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by pearlalum

This was how it was back in my day too, when I lived and was greek in Pennsylvania 3 decades ago! Now I live in the Midwest, and a number of universities have all the girls on the quad open their bids together and they have a ceremony to reveal their rush counselor's sorority. I think I like the Midwest way now - it seems more festive.

It is more festive in general, but if you don't get the bid you thought/hoped you were getting, it is not quite as festive for you, or for the sorority that has to hide their hysterically crying new member from the rest of the quad.

I'll take good old fashioned pledge pick-up any day.

[groovypq]

Haven't heard from my sis yet, but according to T_witter, ZTA got 41 new members!

(Admittedly, I know nothing about Penn State recruitment, but it seems like such an odd range of numbers. Anyone in the know want to enlighten the small-school gal? :-) )

[33girl]

Unless ZTA had a LOT of people graduate and/or transfer to the point that they were well under total going into rush, that number sounds off.

[groovypq]

Maybe tweeting too fast on a smartphone? :-)

[gaangel5]

I counted 30 in their Bid Day pic on Zeta's Facebook page.

[psusue]

No that is accurate, ZTA took 41 new members! From what I've heard they had a LOT of seniors graduate and between quota being high, having upperclassman quota, and giving out COB bids before formal recruitment, they had a great year this year! Congratulations to them too, there were SO many fantastic women going through recruitment this year so I'm sure every one of them was truly amazing.

Also updates:

AXO took 39 new members.
Gamma Phi took 42 new members (!), same reasoning as ZTA, congratulations to them.
DG took 32 new members (made both quotas)
Alpha Phi took 36 new members.

I'm going to keep looking for more totals. Congratulations to everyone involved, again!

[33girl]

So when they do the COB before formal - they can bid up to total? And then go into formal at total and take quota?

This is a really good idea to prevent having to have two structured rushes - especially with THON in the spring. (I have no doubt that had a lot to do with the birth of this concept.)

[violetpretty]

Is the upperclassman quota in addition to or included in the quota of 27?

[psusue]

Originally Posted by 33girl

So when they do the COB before formal - they can bid up to total? And then go into formal at total and take quota?

This is a really good idea to prevent having to have two structured rushes - especially with THON in the spring. (I have no doubt that had a lot to do with the birth of this concept.)

Yep, chapters may COB up to total prior to formal recruitment and then take quota as well. It worked great this year, as you can tell.

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Is the upperclassman quota in addition to or included in the quota of 27?

Yes, regular quota was 27 and upperclassman quota was 5, and many groups either did COB beforehand or got quota additions or did snap bids. In other words, a very successful recruitment!

Also remember that total was just upped in spring 2010 from 85 to 90, so many chapters are adjusting to that change as well. I will post more results as I can come by them.

[carnation]

I've heard that Pi Phi took 32!

[KillarneyRose]

Any word on DZ?

[psusue]

Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

Any word on DZ?

Working on it! Here are some more:

Chi Omega welcomed 33 new members.