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the way we do things in my chapter is we have a dry rush. we tell the guys that drinking and parties is not one of the foundations of our fraternity, brotherhod is. we tell them that we're doing too many good things and making too much progress to let a bluto wannabe mess it all up. we also point out that were all betwen the ages of 17 and 23 so parties and drinking and girls come with the package but its not our sole ambition.
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I agree. Drinking is not one of the principles of Beta. However, I do not see how a wet rush equates to a Bluto like mentality, promotes drinking as the reason to join a fraternity, and halts progress.
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there's no reason to not bid a guy just cuz he doesnt know how to drink. thats one of the lessons you learn in college.
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It's not knowing how to drink or not, but knowing how to govern yourself in those situations. Some places would certainly use alcohol as their sole means of rushing-and those places would fail. Drinking acceptable in social settings and I just don't think that banning from rush (only) is going to bring in these 'ideal' guys.
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besides if a freshman is really too dumb to understand that a chapter with a wet house is holding a dry rush cuz we want to get to know them, then forget'em they're obviously not the type of guy i need to call bother.
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Freshman are dumb. Plus, many don't go in rush knowing the ideals that nationals is trying to mandate to chapters. If you know a rushee that is one thing, but to a total random guy looking into rush everything influences his decisions.