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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
Ok, I'm not looking for a big debate about what recruitment needs to be at larger schools or whether deferred recruitment would work, or any of those other arguments we usually have (I'm looking at you, NPCers  ), but I wanted to post this article that made me think a bit... what if we tried to stop the problems before they even begin?
Is Fraternity/Sorority an Outdated Idea?
http://blog.phiredup.com/?p=3267 |
Some things she is on point with - like Greek life ISN'T for everyone, at every school - but some things she completely misses the mark, like we should treat rush like a job interview. That's the same mindset that says "rush is the same as marketing a product. " No. It's not.
I also hate how people seem to believe that (especially at big schools) rush is being run this way because the groups prefer it. I bet if you asked any Ole Miss sorority member, she'd say she'd rather have time to sit and talk with women and get to know them, rather than having bump groups, skits and the same conversation 100 times. The fact is that the sheer amount of rushees doesn't allow for this unless the sorority members don't go to class for 2 months. What's the remedy there? Limiting the amount of women who can rush? If you think we get yelled at for discrimination now, that would amp it up to stratospheric levels.