Misleading Information? -- Southen Illinois - Carbondale Recruitment Article

exlurker · #1 08-27-2009, 07:55 PM

Uh-oh. I hope the SIU – Carbondale paper in Illinois can run a correction, and I hope the campus Panhellenic can clear up misconceptions, if any PNMs read and believed some of the material in a recent piece in the paper (specifically, the underlined language in the excerpt below):

http://www.siude.com/news/greek-row-...sing-1.1822076

. . . Amanda Reiff, Greek recruitment director and a senior from Murphysboro studying elementary education, said Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Zeta and Sigma Kappa are expecting more than 150 women to participate in the formal recruitment process that started Wednesday.

The recruitment process consists of four stages and encompasses the better part of five days, said Meg Quinn, Panhellenic president and a senior from Brookfield studying special education. Potential recruits will have a chance to tour each house, learn the history of the sororities and determine their top two choices, Quinn said.

Reiff said the recruitment counselors electronically rate each potential new member and match her to a sorority. The sororities offer students a support system, group housing and nationally funded scholarships, she said. . . .

Recruitment counselors don't, as far as I know, "rate" and "match" potential new members.

KSUViolet06 · #2 08-27-2009, 08:11 PM

Wow, that's an error for sure.

I can see all the PNMs now, trying to figure out how to impress their Rho Chi's and get a higher rating. HA.

gee_ess · #3 08-27-2009, 08:24 PM

Yes, I see that as the first of many recruitment headaches!

UGAalum94 · #4 08-27-2009, 08:29 PM

But wouldn't it be really funny if it were true? Just sign up for recruitment and get matched by your Rho Gamma.

"Hey, you seem like a Kappa."

WCsweet<3 · #5 08-27-2009, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

But wouldn't it be really funny if it were true? Just sign up for recruitment and get matched by your Rho Gamma.

"Hey, you seem like a Kappa."

My rho gammas were the chapters I prefed. If I hadn't known better I would have wondered.

Can you imagine:
"HEY YOU RHO GAMMA! What do you mean I'm not a ABC!"

ick that would not be fun.

Cruise4fun · #6 08-28-2009, 07:43 PM

Recruitment is pretty laid back at SIUC. I doubt PNMs even caught it. They usually allow PNMs to sign up and join recuritment up till the parties before Pref.

That's great they have 150 PNMs going through...hopefully they are getting their marketing issues worked out. We had 150 going through when I was there with 5 chapters. Now there are only three. If quota is around 30, this should put all of the chapters above total which hasn't happened in years. If only the housing issues would be fixed.