[FuzzieAlum]

I am sure there are many of the same things we look for - high character, scholastic achievement, friendliness, etc. But, aside from good grades, how the rest of it is expressed is different. 100 years ago, we didn't have cheerleaders or many beauty pageants. Girls who were very athletic probably would have been looked down upon. And I'm sure the clothes we think are cute for rush would have gotten them booted out of school!

All I'm saying is that while tradition is important, society slowly changes. We oughtn't be wedded to the idea of doing formal rush the same old way just because we did it in the past, or we'll render ourselves archaic. I don't think that has to mean giving up standards. I don't think that formal rush gets a sorority "better" members than informal or COB does, and there might be a system out there that gets us even more terrific members. I know a lot of great women who would have been great Greeks, and I ask myself, well, why aren't they Greek? If it was the system that deterred them, I wonder if a different system could bring them in. I'm not saying we should just get more women, no matter who they are, or that anyone who is interested deserves a place.

After all, one of the reasons the NPC was formed was to end bad practices like pledge-stealing and joining more than one sorority. The NPC was designed to make sorority life better and increase inter-Greek cooperation. Likewise, nowadays, it addresses issues such as alcohol-free housing and fair expansion. It still is changing the way we rush - look at the push for no-frills rush. I don't think we should be afraid to tinker with recruitment in places where it doesn't work as well as it ought.