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Originally posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Apparently the res halls said it was too disruptive. I think that is ridiculous.
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I LOVED going to the dorms to get our new girls. Yes, we'd make a fuss, chant, and go nuts. For crying out loud though; it was Sunday afternoon for like ten minutes total! We'd cheer, get our NM, jump up and down, YAY, put the the decoration with letters on the door, and then leave.
So I thought and tried to figure out where the "disruption" was. I can see it being upsetting for the women who didn't get bids because they hear all the excitement and that Susie Sunshine down the hall got a bid to the house they hoped to be a member of. Of course no one likes to be cut or not be part of the group that was their "first choice." The doors will be plastered with letters, and they'll see who became a member of what house for the rest of the year. Disrupting though? Is ten minutes on a Sunday afternoon really going to mess up everyone's schedule? I'm all for empathy and being aware of how others are feeling, but where do we draw the line? Greeting on the quad causes Panhellenic issues. Sororities and members feel badly because they didn't get the numbers or get their "rush crushes". It's like a professor saying everyone's grade out loud. "I know you tried, but sorry...some of your answers wanted to be on other student tests instead. You get a C-." NMs also see how their new class stacks up against other houses. It causes houses to feel more elite because "oooh, at least we got quota/total and we're not like ABC who got two members and we got 50."
::big sigh:: You can't please everyone, but oh I so liked surprising our new members and bringing them all their fun gifts.