Fall sorority recruitment at WKU ended with the same cheering and chants that fill the Hill every year.

But this year, the cheering may have seemed louder.

The number of girls who went through recruitment was up slightly, at 460 compared to 434 last fall. The number of girls who signed a bid was up by 75 from the previous year, according to Recruitment Director Evelyn Cordeiro.

Nashville freshman Holly Reynolds was one of the 360 recruits who rushed a sorority during the fall 2013 formal recruitment.

Reynolds knew from the first night, at “Meet the Greeks,” which sorority she wanted to join, Alpha Omicron Pi.

“Every girl I talked to at AOPi was really fun and energetic and like, as soon as I walked in the room there was so much energy and I already knew I belonged there,” Reynolds said. “And throughout the week, that never changed.”

“My second and third would change, but my first would never change.”

Madisonville junior Morgan Threlkeld, a Chi Omega member and Pi Chi, led groups of potential new members through the recruitment process. Threlkeld was Reynolds’ Pi Chi.

“All of the girls were great,” Threlkeld said. “Holly particularly stood out because she’s so cute and precious. But she loved the whole experience. She was excited from day one.”

Threlkeld said as a Pi Chi she didn’t try to guess which of the sororities the girls would end up joining.

“It’s hard to tell,” she said. “They can surprise you.”