Waaaaaay above my university - we've almost hit 0.1% this year.

Well, I beg to differ, but part of what is written here is strange to me. I wonder if it was reported accurately.

That can't be right.

Sounds sorta right... the guys here at UofT don't go only to the chapter to become members, but to IHQ through the chapter - the formal recruitment process is handled not by the chapter, but by IHQ with the chapter. <Someone more knowledgable - or eloquent please explain further>

Again different but not all that strange once the process was explained - it has it's pros and cons, but ultimately it works more or less the way they want it to.

Nothing strange about the recruitment process.

Re: U AL Black greek organizations recruit differently (and strangely)
 

If this was applied only to A Phi A, then okay. But the article refers to the NPHC in general, and within Delta, I have never heard of the above. So to me it is different and strange--a definition of which is: not before known, heard, or seen: new, unfamiliar.

And I won't even comment further about "the girls call theirs rushes." :rolleyes:

Re: U AL Black greek organizations recruit differently (and strangely)
 

I don't know how it is at U AL, but at all the other schools I've been to for football games (and I've been to many), it's the sorority and fraternity members who are dressed up for the games -- not potential pledges.

Re: Re: U AL Black greek organizations recruit differently (and strangely)
 

Who knows where this is from. The writer is a contributing writer to what? Is there a link?

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The Crimson White
http://www.cw.ua.edu/vnews/display.v.../43533c46bd112

137 is a good number. I'm used to small to medium size campuses with small BGLO chapters. Large "pledge classes" are a bust.

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I agree.

LOL...good grief.

I'm going to assume that Delta Xi Phi is a non-NPHC BGLO? Sorry, forgive my ignorance on this ...

Anyway, what's wrong with six groups having 3 pledges between them? Large pledge classes can be overwhelming, especially if you have a small chapter. (Our chapter just doubled in size with our pledge class - it's so hard to get to know everyone!)

Delta Xi Phi is a national multicultural sorority; the UA chapter was founded in 2003.

ETA: I can't spell "multicultural" this morning ... :)

I wish people wouldn't assume that just because the Divine Nine are the Divine Nine that their intake process is the same throughout all 9 orgs.

And as far as other organizations besides the 9 doing it, I know Latino Greeks and Asian Greeks do similar things.

For PDPsi, we have a Rush, but it is not part of some large orchestrated thing like Panhel and IFC do (where different orgs have events on different days, etc.) And as for writing letters to people, I didn't know that was even allowed.

As for large pledge classes...the larger you are, the less you know everyone well. I know some people like the larger orgs, but one of the things that bothered me was that I might be part of a huge pledge class, and that I wouldn't really get to bond with them during that time period.

And how is it strange that people do things differently??? I'm gonna ignore that one. :rolleyes: