[FuzzieAlum]

Amanda, mandatory cut rates don't necessarily prevent women from becoming Greek. Let's say all sororities have to cut 20 women each; what makes the system work is that the sororities will not cut the same 20 women. It's true that some women are more sought after than others, but sororities are looking for different traits in their members. And generally they won't all have to cut 20; there is often a sorority that doesn't have to make cuts because its return rate in previous years was low. (That doesn't mean they won't elect to voluntarily make cuts.)

That said, I don't think it's a bad thing to cut the possibilities of some girls who want to become Greek! Being a GLO is supposed to be an honor; it is supposed to recognize good character and scholarship. If a rushee does not have those traits, they do not meet membership requirements. We stand for more than just earnest desire to be a sister. What we hope is that the membership process eliminates the right people (er, the wrong people?) - that the women who will make good sisters get the bids and those who will not don't. Despite what we say on here sometimes, I don't think there is or should be a Greek home for everyone.

In super-large systems sometimes excellent women do fall through the cracks. But this isn't true most places. If there is deferred recruitment, or if it's a small campus, sisters and rushees tend to know something of each other going in.

Sorry we're hijacking here, TC. Thanks for posting this thread! I love reading about recruitment from the advisor's and chapter's perspective.