was rush this year really that bad?

it was the same as it has been every year

It was just as tough last year. Girls are just surprised because a lot of them think they are too good for many houses and only deserve "top" houses. Then when they are dropped by those houses they drop out of rush and don't give any other houses a shot.

Not at all. In fact the numbers are looking like this year was a little better than last year. The only reason people don’t get bids is because entitled cry babies drop when they’d rather be a GEED with no friends than join lower tier houses. If this is you have fun sitting in the dorms thinking you’re special! Your friends in houses will forget about you within the week

Not really any different than the past few years. The only wild card in this years was the Chi O drama removing 1 house from the potential list of those who still had them. IU rush is just brutal in general and always has been. Be glad they still don't use the bed quota system, this is a walk in the park compared to those days.

The "tier" mindset is ridiculous. Joining a certain house doesn't make you a lower level human being, or affirm your personal superiority. They're just social clubs, not castes. If you dropped because of "rankings" you are pathetic.

Every year this question gets brought up. Here's how it used to be.

Back before even the seniors time, there was a bed quota system, which allowed some houses to be super selective and some not so much. For instance, houses like Theta Phi Alpha took 70-80 girls, while houses like Alpha Phi took 30.

In fact, the year I rushed, way back in 2014, rush lost a whole round of recruitment due to IU closing because of a snowstorm. That meant 21 houses went to 12, 12 to 3 (Pref used to be 3 rounds) and 3 to 1. Philanthropy and Sisterhood round were combined that year. The cuts were awful, and over 1,000+ women were without a bid or an opportunity to join a sorority at all. Most were not voluntary dropping either. Half of my floor didn't get a bid.

Now, it's all 50 minimum or more per house, and a pref round of 2, and more time at the houses, and you have a much higher chance of getting the houses you bid for after pref, and an easier rush overall. So when you see your friends dropping because they don't want the houses that they got back - let them. They are losing out and could have it so much worse than you all do. And not only that.... they're losing out on the best experience they could ever have at IU.

Be thankful you got what you did this year. And have fun tomorrow at Bid Night!

trust the process ... if you didn't get the bid for the house you wanted it's because the girls didn't think you are the right fit. it's not just one girl determining this. any chapter at IU is a winner. you'll make friends and enjoy your experience as long as you have an open mind. side bar - rush is brutal every year only difference this year chi o is out of the running.