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Sadly, carnation, I am not floored. Too many experiences with special snowflakes (both adults AND young women) who blithely act w/o regard to rules. They're Special, you know.
IMO the ridiculously short, truncated four to six week new member programs (w/ the exception of Chi Omega, to my knowledge) are one of the factors. Have you sat in on any of those new member meetings, especially in the mega-sized new member classes? It's very illuminating.
Let these new members have a good 18 weeks to learn about the sorority, membership, finances, etc. And make their grades (oh, yeah, there's that). That's plenty of time to make a decision about initiating FOR LIFE MEMBERSHIP.
Still don't see any evidence-based rationale (or data) for shortening the new member period.
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"One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision." Bertrand Russell, The Triumph of Stupidity
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