Indiana University Recruitment 2019 - Page 4

ForeverRoses · #1 01-07-2019, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mkaytay

The section on quota doesn't fully apply to IU since they do the weird hybrid quota/bed quota thing (that hopefully an IU expert can explain since I don't totally understand it myself!), but it's a nice overview of how the RFM invite system works.
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IU No longer uses Bed Rush. IU uses standard quota just like everyone else now. So no hybrid anything.

The only thing IU has not (yet) adopted is a campus total. but BED RUSH IS DEAD.

33girl · #2 01-07-2019, 05:03 PM

Are no chapters setting their quota above the amount per their national HQ?

ForeverRoses · #3 01-08-2019, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Are no chapters setting their quota above the amount per their national HQ?

No they are not. If a chapter would like to take more women than the set by RFM quota (or a QA), then they can hold informal recruitment starting as soon as bid day ends. So if a national HQ wants a chapter to take 80 women and quota is 55, then they will need to informally recruit the difference.

aephi alum · #4 01-07-2019, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

IU No longer uses Bed Rush. IU uses standard quota just like everyone else now. So no hybrid anything.

The only thing IU has not (yet) adopted is a campus total. but BED RUSH IS DEAD.

HURRAH! Bed rush was way too freaking complicated.

But it does raise the question of what happens if there are more new members than beds? I assume some NMs live in the house and the rest live in the dorms until the following year? I imagine that could make it hard for the NM class to come together as a unit - I'd hate to be the only NM from my chapter living in the dorms, and even if there are several NMs living out of house I can see where they would feel left out (like, I was good enough to get a bid but not good enough to live in the house?).

It also raises the question of what if there are empty beds after recruitment, but I suppose that was always an issue - with bed rush, if a chapter didn't meet quota, by definition the house would have empty beds.

33girl · #5 01-07-2019, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by IUMomof2

Also, are the women given the opportunity to attend three chapters on preference night?

If three chapters ask them back, yes. I don’t know why people were trying to make this unnecessarily complicated.

sigmagirl2000 · #6 01-07-2019, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

If three chapters ask them back, yes. I don’t know why people were trying to make this unnecessarily complicated.

I've been told that PNMs can be invited to a maximum of two houses for preference.

The confusion, I believe, is that many houses will be having 3 or 4 party time slots due to RFM and historical return rates.

ForeverRoses · #7 01-07-2019, 11:28 AM

Also, Bed Quota is no longer used during formal recruitment at IU. All chapters are given the same quota.

USCofSEC · #8 01-07-2019, 06:37 PM

Many of the Houses have a Two Year requirements to live in. This Fall she will live in an apartment. Lease is already signed. I think, one house still wants you for 3 years? If you go abroad for a semester, you are still required to pay a fee even if not in House.

IndianaSigKap · #9 01-07-2019, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by USCofSEC

Many of the Houses have a Two Year requirements to live in. This Fall she will live in an apartment. Lease is already signed. I think, one house still wants you for 3 years? If you go abroad for a semester, you are still required to pay a fee even if not in House.

This all depends on the chapter. Houses sleep anywhere from 80-100 women. Some chapters only require members to live in one year and then certain officers. Some chapters have a two-year requirement. And the big one, not all chapters require you to pay any fees if you are study abroad! In my organization, study abroad sisters are considered on leave. Also, in some chapters sisters are allowed to share leases meaning if you are studying abroad fall semester, you can find someone who is studying abroad in the spring and each sign for one semester.

Since pledge classes have been in the 50-55 range and some officers are required to live in, most chapters at IU have no problem at all filling the beds in the house.

FSUZeta · #10 01-07-2019, 07:57 PM

To the best of my knowledge, if a PNM does not attend all the parties to which she has been invited, she will be expelled from rush. It is not an option to pick and choose which invitations to accept.

sigmagirl2000 · #11 01-07-2019, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta

To the best of my knowledge, if a PNM does not attend all the parties to which she has been invited, she will be expelled from rush. It is not an option to pick and choose which invitations to accept.

this is correct. Maximizing options refers to listing every house that a PNM attends a preference invitation to on her MRABA, not just attending all parties she is invited to.

phoenix16 · #12 01-07-2019, 09:27 PM

To settle the pref debate, I contacted one of our Rho Gams. She said that the PHA website is wrong, and that PNMs are still going to up to 2 chapters. Not three. Only 2. There are 3 rounds that day for chapters with an optional fourth round to keep the number of PNMs manageable for the chapter, but a PNM would only go to 1 or 2.

33girl · #13 01-08-2019, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by phoenix16

To settle the pref debate, I contacted one of our Rho Gams. She said that the PHA website is wrong, and that PNMs are still going to up to 2 chapters. Not three. Only 2. There are 3 rounds that day for chapters with an optional fourth round to keep the number of PNMs manageable for the chapter, but a PNM would only go to 1 or 2.

Then they need to fix their website ASAP, because that’s where I (& undoubtedly many many other people) got my info.

phoenix16 · #14 01-08-2019, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Then they need to fix their website ASAP, because that’s where I (& undoubtedly many many other people) got my info.

Definitely! I got the overall schedule from there and because everything else was updated (including the detailed schedule of times for each round), I assumed that the 3 chapter pref was correct. That's what I get for not double checking

shadokat · #15 01-08-2019, 02:59 PM

We've done the same at several chapters I've advised. While chapters may have three events, the PNMs are only going to a max of 2 based off of the CPC's round count (21-16-9-5-2 total guess!)

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Originally Posted by phoenix16

To settle the pref debate, I contacted one of our Rho Gams. She said that the PHA website is wrong, and that PNMs are still going to up to 2 chapters. Not three. Only 2. There are 3 rounds that day for chapters with an optional fourth round to keep the number of PNMs manageable for the chapter, but a PNM would only go to 1 or 2.