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Originally Posted by jadis96
Actually I had one mother who works with me come and see me a few months ago because her daughter had just accepted a bid at another school in Indiana and she was worried that maybe she should counsel her daughter to de-pledge because of this. She knew I was in a sorority and wanted my opinion. While I said I thought it was no big deal in the long run and I was sure her daughter would be fine, I found it sad that the mother's first national exposure to her daughter's sorority was this. That is where I can see this effecting DZ's numbers... if parents caution against DZ due to the media.
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I totally agree that it could affect PNMs, especially ones without Greek networks they can turn to for guidance. My mother and I were both Greek, so we know enough to help my sister see that every chapter is different and she should be looking for the best fit at HER school. But I have definitely already had two senior students ask me questions about whether they should rush at all because of articles their parents read in the papers about this whole situation (neither mentioned DZ; they were concerned that this was general practice for all sororities). I wonder if we will see a decline in rushers overall because girls will get a bad taste of NPC orgs from the DePauw incident and from all of the media coverage... I hope not.