Analysis of sororities

Honestly I think both houses are fabulous and it probably comes down to preference most of the time. The past few years Kd has had a slightly more difficult time recruiting top notch girls and this year needed to do snap bids to make quota. I think it’s more of a reflection of the leadership within the house than the general membership.

Oh but you do!! Like I said they are highly motivated. For a newer house in the highly competitive FSU sorority scene you’d be foolish to dismiss them.

There is zero sucking up to aphi in my post lol. I’m sorry if you choose to ignore the fact that aphi is absolutely motivated to be a successful sorority. I give them due credit for being so committed and if you are in one of the houses I mentioned you would be foolish to dismiss their drive and potential. Forewarned is fairwarned

Alpha Ohi is DESPERATELY tier climbing. What’s so bad about that? It’s a house built of cards. There is no substance and soon PNMs will notice that. They don’t need to be out rushed, they will cut their own necks.

Not sure you fully understand the concept of “birds of a feather tend to flock together”
You should be thanking your lucky stars that pnms are REQUIRED to visits ALL chapters because frankly many would not survive

Senior, I think I do understand your birds analogy. If you have a flock of ragged and relatively unattractive birds, and a few of them want to enhance the overall standing of the flock by adding a few or more of the Prettiest birds and they are allowed to seek out some of those pretty birds invite them to join the flock, then on their initiative the flock will improve. But if birds had formal recruitment the way Panhellenic organizes it, the more beautiful flocks MUST eliminate all prospects except the prettiest birds. If you doubt the mechanics then you have not read the Panhellenic recruitment rules. In practice, under the rules, the more beautiful flocks are prohibited from inviting ALL the potential new birds back. The less beautiful flocks can invite all the participating birds back, but the prettiest birds by design, are skimmed off the top long before recruitment ends. Yes, I’m a free enterprise system like the fraternities, some flocks would disband because they don’t have the initiative to attract new birds. On the other hand, some of the mo ore self-impressed flocks might get lazy if pretty birds were not brought to them by Panhellenic. Laziness might be their downfall.

What makes you think that pnms are going to choose certain houses if recruitment rules change? The same or more disparity would ensue and result in a weaker system. There is far more equity in the current system because it provides opportunity by shear volume for success.

Lets pretend that Panhellenic recruitment was like IFC in that any fraternity can rush and bid anytime, but there is still 'formal' rush where every PNM gets to see every house. The Sig Eps and others had as many as 20 PNMs already signed before 'formal' rush because they went out and hustled. A woman might choose, say, Alpha Phi instead of Zeta if the A-Phis got to her ahead of rush. Yes, the current Panhellenic restrictions means that every sorority gets a PNM class, but it also means that the bottom five will never move up to the middle, and the top five will never drop down to the middle. Not pushing Alpha hi but they are the only one that has made any move to get off the bottom, and they have had success.

Theta is a great house but it hasn’t always been top of the mid tier. They’ve had their share of weak recruitment years like all houses so yes, 100% it’s highly possible in 2-3 years for aphi to do. Houses within the same tier can and do change.

For example:

Back in 2007/8 dg and ddd were the top houses. 2009 happens and boom zta and Kd flip that for the next ten years.

This is so obvi an alpha phi self rank. You sure are correct when you say how motivated they are!! Lol

I can 100% promise YOU I have no affiliation or ties to Alpha Phi...what I do have are eyes... I can see the results... denying their trajectory is not rational thinking.

Using IFC as a model would not really benefit lower mid or lower tier houses very much. The success of the top 5-10 or so houses has more to do with networking amongst potential candidates that will fit their house profile from their hometowns and a tremendous amount of effort in planning and building their reputations for excellence in the areas they deem important. Making excuses is just not acceptable particularly since ALL are given the same opportunity to recruit.

I’m not an Alpha Phi.

I think theta axo and pi phi are in denial. The OP only said what is true. Aphi is annoying AF but they are gunning for you😂

The alpha phi comment is an observation not advocation for them. For a relatively new sorority they have moved quickly. Whether they can maintain that trajectory remains to be seen. I thought it was notable and should be mentioned. Calm down..