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Originally Posted by naraht
The Fraternities rush capitalistically, the Sororities rush socialistically.
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I wouldn't say that sorority recruitment is socialist.
XYZ is small and works really hard at preparing for recruitment, but they have a bad reputation and take only a few members.
ABC is huge and doesn't really prepare and coasts along on a good reputation and take quota plus.
Even though XYZ works hard and needs more members it's not going to get them.
Granted over time XYZ's work would eventually pay off but that would require them to survive until that happens.
ABC's lack of work would eventually have a negative effect but if they are popular and consistently attract the popular types it would be easy to just coast.
Sororities have a say on who to take and pnms have a say on who they want to join (if at all).
It's been said before somewhere on here that women think that sorority makes them and men think that they make their fraternity. The systems have to be different to work with this.
A strong sorority has the Walmart effect. Some small business will make it, lots will fail and it's much harder for them to start and grow. For the pnms, even if you don't love Walmart it can end up being the only place to shop and even if it's not, it's just easier to go there since it's where everyone else goes. There's always going to be a higher price at the smaller/less popular sorority.
A strong fraternity is like a large boutique. If you don't like the stuff you are going to shop elsewhere. Some boutiques are larger than others but there isn't a change in cost. There isn't the criticism and rejection from the peer group. It isn't that big of a deal to prefer a less popular chapter.
I was in the least popular sorority and my fiance was in the least popular fraternity. My sisters and I were constantly working on how to fix ourselves, improve our social calendar etc to be on par with the other sororities. The guys didn't do anything or have anything less than the largest fraternity.
/moderately disappointed in my gender/