rush 24 as a transfer student
by: hii’m a sophomore transferring from another university and i’m going through recruitment this fall. will being a sophomore transfer student hurt my chances of getting a bid at a good sorority?
#1 by: Ginny
Unless you have connections in xo, dg, or kd then it's slim to none. Houses have an upperclassmen cap and if theirs is low, then all of their bids go out to known friends.
Don't get me wrong, all the other houses are much more open because they have a higher upperclassmen bid limit.
You will be fine if you have at least a 3.0 (preferably 3.5+) college GPA, are personable, don't have a clean and cute social media presence, and present yourself well.
Commentby: @wrongJun 18, 2024 10:27:53 PM
They didn't mention variable quota. Quota and total are calculated based on pref numbers. Look at last year when XO, DG, and KD handed out 75-83 bids compared to PBP and ZTA who handed out over 100. Those who give out more bids have a larger upperclassmen quota as a part of it versus houses who can hand out less bids. Using or not using variable quota doesn't matter because the top 3 always end up with significantly less pledges than the bottom houses due to house totals. If a house has poor retention then they have to offer more bids to reach quota. That's why ZTA offers 110-130 every year, including 20 or so to upperclassmen.
- 3
- 3
by: @wrongJun 18, 2024 10:28:04 PM
They didn't mention variable quota. Quota and total are calculated based on pref numbers. Look at last year when XO, DG, and KD handed out 75-83 bids compared to PBP and ZTA who handed out over 100. Those who give out more bids have a larger upperclassmen quota as a part of it versus houses who can hand out less bids. Using or not using variable quota doesn't matter because the top 3 always end up with significantly less pledges than the bottom houses due to house totals. If a house has poor retention then they have to offer more bids to reach quota. That's why ZTA offers 110-130 every year, including 20 or so to upperclassmen.
- 3
- 3
by: wrong againJun 19, 2024 8:28:28 AM
You are very confused, that's not how it works at all. Quota, both freshmen and upperclassmen, is the same for every house and is based on the number of PNM's signing cards after prefs. The reason some houses offer more bids is because of Quota Additions. Quota Additions guarantee that every PNM ranking both her pref houses gets a bid from one of them, even when it puts a house over Quota.
Chapter Total has nothing whatsoever to do with Quota during recruitment. Total for fall is not even set until after recruitment, and affects COB, never Quota.
With all that being said, a sophomore transfer student will not be competing with freshmen for a bid. This is a good thing for the OP.
- 4
- 0
Post Reply
Before you type: Remember, do not post names, initials, or any derogatory content.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Didn't find your school?Request for your school to be featured on GreekRank.
by: wrongJun 18, 2024 7:45:40 AM
That's not true, there is no variable quota now. There will be a separate quota for upperclassmen that is the same for all houses and will not be set until after pref, just like freshmen quota. No sorority will have a lower cap than another.
- 2
- 3
Report