I don't have any problem with Davis having Latina sororities, etc. But I do think that if the Greek life office wants to properly support Greek life, they ought to make it more clear on their website what the different sororities are about. Most GL sites have a page of brief stats on groups - or allow them to put in their own mission statement. Right there a rushee could see, "OK, these are the Latina sororities, these are what I'm interested in."
I know actual students may not get their info from the website. But with that many groups to choose from, how do they find out about them on campus? If you know nothing about Greeks, how do you even find out that Latina or Asian sororities exist? Most people know about NPC groups and NPHC groups if they know anything (and lots of us didn't going into college).
As it is, I think it would be hard to make an _informed_ decision about which sorority to choose. For example, if I went to UC Davis, I'd probably consider the NPC sororities and the multi-cultural ones. But I'm willing to bet I'd hear all about formal rush long before I found out what the different multi-cultural groups have to offer. It's in the interest of all the Greeks on campus to make expressing an interest in Greek life easy and to let potential members know what their organizations have to offer.
That doesn't mean they all have to do formal rush NPC style, but I sure hope there is some sort of rush/Greek life booklet that tells women what their options are, how to rush each group, etc.!
Like I said, perhaps being on campus all this is clearer, but I get the impression Greek Life isn't well coordinated at Davis, and the groups aren't necessarily working together to benefit them all. That is, if the website is any indication, and it may not be.
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