To answer your question, Penguin, yes, I have participated in both the formal and informal rush. I have gotten to know some members of all three sororities and have friends in them. However, after many, many in depth conversations with several people, in particular my friend who happens to be a Rho Chi, I have decided that I wouldn't be able to truly contribute as much as I would like to any of our three.
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions about trying to expand to a fourth. Not being a sorority member, I am not certain as to the number of unplaced rushees, etc. But from what I've heard, two of the three are near if not at their ceiling. Pretty much every girl who makes it to pref night receives a bid, but judging from the formal rush period that I went through, many girls choose not to bid because they feel the same way I do-that none of these three are really how we want to spend our money.
There is a fourth house available, but from what I've heard, not only from non-members but members, it's near impossible for another sorority to get it because our three don't want their rush numbers to drop. From what I've been told, several sororities have tried to charter here, but were unsuccessful. So as much as I'd love to have a fourth house on campus, and although I'd give full support and effort to any sorority that would try, I'd have to doubt the possibility of that happening.
I just have one more question: why does the NPC have such a rule? I know that Christian organizations like Kappa Phi allow their chapters to pledge girls from campuses w/out a chapter, as do historically black sororities such as AKA. Just curious.
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