AAARRGHHH! I was about to post this when my computer locked up and crashed!
Anyway ...
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Re Alison Davis again, if she was that involved in her religion and the Jewish community, isn't there a way that she could
have found out through those connections which organizations had a strong Christian base?
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No, not really, which has to do with the differences between NPC/NPHC rush and how many of each orgs there are.
A potential NPHC memher has her entire frosh year to learn about the orgs (and she is expected to). Then too she never has to worry about figuring out more than four groups.
An NPC rushee might have rush even before classes start, and has up to 18 chapters to learn about (out of 26 nationals - and then there are locals). Many rushees come from non-greek fams and know NADA about the orgs. Even if you have Greek family members, you only know about a few GLOs. And those might not even be on your campus. So in a week you go from having heard of Tri-Delt, thanks to SNL, to three pref parties where you finally hear about what three chapters believe. You choose, as 33girl said, the chapter, not the national org.
True, a Jewish rushee might know AEPhi and SDT are historically Jewish, or a Catholic one that Theta Phi Alpha was founded Catholic, but that's a best case scenario.
I know I said a rushee ought to make sure that's a groups beliefs are compatible with her own before she initiates - but I can tell you that during rush I was thinking, hm, I like the A Chi O house, the APhis have big hair. You're eliminating groups before you even get to the point of knowing what they believe. You find that out at the pref party to some extent, but by then you've already cut groups.
And yes, we do have alum initiation, but it is pretty rare. Certainly not like it is for NPHC groups.
Now I'm gonna post this before my 'puter freaks out again.