I'm fascinated by sorority recruitment process

racquetdad
Thu, 08 Jan 2015 12:58:48 +0000

My D begins the sorority recruitment process today. She is very interested in joining a sorority, However if she does not get into one she will not be crushed. I have read many things about sorority recruitment at IU ( e.g. on greekchat, etc.). Some girls who don’t get in are so hurt that they end up transferring to another college. I’ve seen posts by women who years later are still bitter that they were not selected. Yeah it would be nice if my D was accepted, but to me it is not the end of the world. She knows she is at IU Kelley (OOS) to get a great education and a job after 4 years. If the sorority social thing works, then great. If not, she will find a different social circle.

Assuming she gets into a house with 100 girls living in it, I’m curious how that works logistically. How do they all manage the bathrooms in the morning? Do they all eat dinner together each night? Is it ever quiet at night for studying? All her clothes and stuff barely fit into her small dorm room- will it all fit in a room in a sorority?

Any insights into this process and logistics of sorority living would be appreciated. Any other pro or con opinions of the whole process are welcomed as well.