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Originally posted by Kasis-anon
If this new system is going to work and not end up alienating more women that it ultimately places, NPC needs to provide campuses with a way of describing FR that manages the expectations of PNMs. If somehow PNMs are educated that day 1 is a "showcase" and that their choices are mostly likely going to be narrowed immediately afterwards it might help some of the shock and hurt (well, at least the shock). And I wholeheartedly agree, any descriptions like "10 party day" would have to go right away.
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I think that this would be helpful as well. I think they should come up with a uniforrm name for each round. Right now there are Open House/Welcome Night or Day/IceWaterTeas etc all to descripe the same round. Now while I will say I think that at least Open House implies that it is a "showcase" type of thing, I can see how having all of these names could be confusing.
Of course if the PNM's would really read the recruitment info that the CPH sends out it would be helpful as well. Most of those say that the first round you get to visit all the chapters to see what greek life is like. Which is also why this round the chapters are asked to promote greek life as much or more than their chapters.
exlurker - I think that you are correct about the both the PNM and the chapter's being realistic in their selections.
This begs for two questions. How do you tell an 18 year old PNM (and this coming from a 19-21 yr old Rho Gam) that she's a great girl but just not quite good enough to get into XYZ, ABD or MNF. But if she would be realistic she could get a bid from the other 6 groups. And on the flip how do you tell an average chapter or a chapter that is struggling that they need to lower their standards (and I don't want to hear and quality vs quantity from anyone on this) and be realistic that they aren't going to get the really "good" girls.
Since the new RFM came out (and the explinations behind it) I have wondered how we can educate the women it effects - the PNM's. So my questions aren't meant to be snippy. I have tried to think of good (and tactful) answers for them but haven't come up with anything I thing would suffice.