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Originally posted by BetteDavisEyes
They voted last year to change rush but the members of Panhellenic voted against it. It would have made rush not favor the larger houses. The premise was that Rush would be held on campus instead of the houses. Each house would each have a limited # of girls representing her house. They would be set up in individual rooms. That way, girls would not base any decisions based on what the sorority houses look like or how many actual members there are (I know this sound stupid but you've all been there so you know how it can be). The girls would then tour the houses on Day 2. The day after is Pref.
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This sounds like a good idea in theory but I can understand why members voted against it. Having rush on campus and limiting the number of actives participating would (hopefully) faciliate growth across the board and encourage smaller chapters. (No PNMs choosing a chapter based on the biggest house and cutting groups solely because they were smaller.) But on the other hand, I can see there being a lot of backlash from larger chapters. (Why should
they have to change the way they recruit members just because it's not working for
other chapters?) And how do you determine which women get to recruit? Do all members vote when only a limited number of members are interacting with the PNMs? Are they not allowed to tell PNMs what their total is?