Indiana University Recruitment - Page 8

KSUViolet06 · #1 10-12-2010, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by hoosiergirl

hi there!

I was just curious if you had any tips for going through recruitment as a sohpmomore.

My freshmen year some things were going on, and I wasnt able to make it to 19 party. I just registered and am super excited but at the same time super nervous that the girls are going to be a bit skeptical becuase I am not a freshman.

I understand that recruitment is very competetive, but I really feel like greek life is for me

please let me know if you have any tips!

thanks <3

Helpful thread:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...t=IU+sophomore

hoosiergirl · #2 10-12-2010, 12:16 AM

Thank you, that really does help me!

I am also slightly nervous about the grades- it sounds like your grades need to be at the top for them to really take you seriously.

As of right now I have a 3.34. So far all my classes are going really well this semester, so it could potentially increase by January. I know a 3.3 isnt bad, but is it good enough?

DubaiSis · #3 10-12-2010, 01:19 AM

I think you're over worrying. You should be able to get the grade requirements for each chapter from the Greek Life office to set yourself at ease.

Hoosierxgirl · #4 10-12-2010, 09:05 AM

hoosiergirl - wait until you get you Rho Gamma in early November. She will answer all of your questions! In the mean time, plan on attending Greek Means October 28th at 7pm in the IMU. It will be a fun night to learn more about the IU Greek System.

Hoosierxgirl · #5 10-14-2010, 06:24 PM

I sure hope they open up land! From how it looks on North Jordan, there is space for other houses. Obviously, I'm not sure if the land has a future purpose or not but I could invision quite a few more houses down on the ADPi/AXiD side of the extension and across from Skulls and AGD. *fingers crossed*

kmb · #6 10-16-2010, 06:45 PM

Does anyone know of any informal rush processes at IU? I'm really interested in Sigma Delta Tau, in particular.

The whole rush process sounds a bit terrifying to me; I already know that it's important to me to me that, if I receive bids, I end up in one of the historically Jewish or secular sororities. However, I am fairly open to the possibility of finding one that may not be but is still a good fit.

I'm just not sure if it would be right for me to go through the whole formal recruitment process if it's not necessary and I already have an idea of where I belong.

Any advice/insight is appreciated! Thanks ladies!

KSUViolet06 · #7 10-16-2010, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kmb

Does anyone know of any informal rush processes at IU? I'm really interested in Sigma Delta Tau, in particular.

The whole rush process sounds a bit terrifying to me; I already know that it's important to me to me that, if I receive bids, I end up in one of the historically Jewish or secular sororities. However, I am fairly open to the possibility of finding one that may not be but is still a good fit.

I'm just not sure if it would be right for me to go through the whole formal recruitment process if it's not necessary and I already have an idea of where I belong.

Any advice/insight is appreciated! Thanks ladies!

A thread about informal at IU:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...hlight=Indiana

Also, plenty of people think they know "where they belong" prior to recruitment.

While formal is very time consuming, it DOES give you the unique opportunity to meet people in ALL of the sororities. With informal, a limited number of chapters participate.

You'd be surprised at how many people think they want to join a certain group, but end up changing their minds.

Just as an FYI (in case you don't know) in formal recruitment, you can only receive ONE bid. Not bids, plural.

33girl · #8 10-16-2010, 11:06 PM

You might want to ask at Hillel or a similar organization on the IU campus. They also might be able to tell you if there are organizations for Jewish women that are sorority-like but that aren't a sorority. This might be especially good for you if you end up securing an RA position.

IUGreekGirl · #9 10-18-2010, 10:20 AM

There really isn't any informal recruitment process during the fall for houses that already make their quota (which SDT does). However if you get cut from formal recruitment you can sign up for informal recruitment afterwards- this is where houses still have one or two bids open and they try to fill those spots. You have to have gone through formal recruitment to do this though.

One of the biggest trends I've seen in IU's rush is that girls who don't go into recruitment with an open mind are the ones that will end up hurt the most. I was dead set on being in one house before rush began but during formal recruitment I ended up finding a much better fit for my personality in the chapter that I received a bid from.

You might think you belong in one house-- but the chapter knows itself better than you do. It has to be a mutual selection process to find out which houses are better suited for you and which houses you are suited for.

hoosiergirl · #10 11-02-2010, 07:21 PM

Hello,

So i've registered for recruitment and everything, but I had an exam on Thursday evening at the same time as the Greek Means meeting. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what I probably missed.

<3

Hoosierxgirl · #11 11-03-2010, 10:39 AM

hoosierxgirl--
Greek Means was just another way to educate PNM's about community involvement, scholarship, leadership, and sisterhood. It was basically a series of panel sessions where PNM's could ask questions about these issues. You didn't "miss" anything as it does not affect your recruitment process and only serves to educate you more. You should be getting your Rho Gamma in the next two weeks so if you have questions, she will be more than happy to answer all of them! Get excited!

kmb--
The informal recruitment events in the fall are just for PNM's to learn more about the houses and do not impact your formal recruitment process. Houses do not give out bids during this time. As IUGreekGirl said, there is an informal process immediately following formal recruitment, but the possibilities of getting a bid during this time are slim, especially with the new party structure (19-14-8-3 instead of 19-12-6-3). Most houses will just snap bid and do not hold informal events because they may only have one or two spots to fill. Hope this helps! Also, please don't focus on one chapter and make that your sole goal. You owe it to yourself and to the sorority women to be as open-minded as possible (I learned this lesson the hard way)!

DeltaBetaBaby · #12 11-03-2010, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoosierxgirl

the new party structure (19-14-8-3 instead of 19-12-6-3)

Whoa, why'd they change this? This sounds horrible!

33girl · #13 11-03-2010, 11:58 AM

Yeah, the 19 to 14 is better, but the 8 to 3 is HOLYFRIGGINCRAP.

I just checked Penn State's, and they also go 20-14-8-3.

Hoosierxgirl · #14 11-03-2010, 12:27 PM

They changed it to give women the opportunity to see more houses before they have to cut to 3 for pref round. It's a change that's good and bad. I think this system actually helps the "middle and lower tier" chapters more because PNM's get to see these houses more and maybe develop different opinions than they had going into 19 party. Overall though, it doesn't address the real problem at IU which is the lack of quality women getting bids. I think this system was an effort to get every chapter on campus stabilized and ready to prepare for extension *hopefully*.

DeltaBetaBaby · #15 11-03-2010, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoosierxgirl

They changed it to give women the opportunity to see more houses before they have to cut to 3 for pref round. It's a change that's good and bad. I think this system actually helps the "middle and lower tier" chapters more because PNM's get to see these houses more and maybe develop different opinions than they had going into 19 party. Overall though, it doesn't address the real problem at IU which is the lack of quality women getting bids. I think this system was an effort to get every chapter on campus stabilized and ready to prepare for extension *hopefully*.

I know they don't use quota/total, but are there any sort of release figures? Or can chapters invite as many women as they want to each round?