sorority comments

Just to clarify: IU has strong national chapters and for that we should be pleased. Now, the hard part is finding the fit within the houses. There are going to be some we all LOVE and some we don't, unfortunately.

supports the belief that more women should have the opportunity to have a wonderful Greek experience. There was an abysmal placement rate this year. IU still uses "bed quota" and the result is the toughest recruitment in the nation-and not something to be satisfied with. For PNM's out there: not receiving a bid is in NO way a reflection of who you are;what it does reveal is that this is a system that needs to change. New chapters will help simply because there will be more slots for interested women, and solutions are continually discussed at both the national and local level. This is a tough process--keep an open mind about ALL the chapters, andb know that most of us are pulling for you...

Won't be long before we start going to the sorority parties in the fall!

My favorite houses are---------
Pi Phi, Alpha Phi, Delta Delta Delta, ZTA, and Chi Omega. I know someone in each house!

I'm keeping an open mind about DZ, Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Xi Delta and AXO. I know I would fit in any of those houses. Not sure about the others but I'll try to get an invite to most of the houses for pre rush. All my friends told me that's so important because they get to know you better and you get to know them. My sister was able to sort through the houses she liked best in the fall and it made it so much easier for her in January. I don't appreciate the person below trying to scare us. I know it's not that way at all. Most of us WILL pledge a house next year.

It will be the second time for me. Legacy, recs friends, girls pulling for me, the whole nine yards--it still did not work out--and believe me, I was shocked! Many times girls are just unlucky in the numbers game. I received 14 invites, then 8, then 3, then...nothing. It happened A LOT last year--the Rho Gams were as devastated as the PNMs. Do not kid yourself--it is brutal. I leaned you absolutely have to have an open mind--I am hoping for a better outcome this year--but as a sophomore, my odds are not good. Best of luck to everyone!!!!!

Can you please explain how you came up with the points? How did Alpha Phi get 23 points and Pi Phi, DG get 21 points? And Kappa? How did they get 20? DG and Kappa surprise me.

I had a similar situation. I was released after 14 party from my legacy house and I was crushed. I had only 1 house for pref and did not get a bid. I went through as a soh and they took me the second tome but I know I would have been happy in multiple houses. Our pledge class last year actually had quite a few sophomores, so hang in there. Also Alpha Sigs are colonizing and it might be cool to be a charter member. Unfortunately IU is not allowing Greek housing expansion right now, but many schools have Greeks who have dorm housing. It is an option for sophmores to consider. Good Luck!!

As a sophomore would it be better to try rushing again or trying to join the new colonizing chapter? Thoughts?

You can go on ASA 's natl website and get info, speak with someone, and then make your decision. Just depends on what your looking for. ASA will not be housed, but that works for a lot of people, and founding members have a unique sisterhood. Going through Recruitment as a soph and receiving a bid is tough, but not impossible- just depends on the numbers.

I think it's worth going through recruitment again. Worst comes to worst I'm sure that getting a bid to one of the unhoused chapters won't be any more difficult than joining ASA's colony. (I'm not trying to be catty toward TPA/ASA, it's just a fact). It really depends though on how much being a founding member of ASA means to you. If you really are keen on this opportunity, then go for it. But if you want to give recruitment another shot and see if you end up somewhere else, then there's nothing wrong with that either. Just remember to keep an open mind. There's a big difference between seeing recruitment all the way through the process and not getting a bid versus dropping out during recruitment because you didn't get the houses you wanted back.

Advice. Get the info on ASA, but definitely go through recruitment again. If it doesn't work out for you, and you are still interested in being a founding member, pursue it then. Good Luck!