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Well I went thru rush at a large school and am now an advisor at a small one. I still believe formal recuitment can work and there does need to be quota. Why? To have a strong Panhellenic, each member group needs to be strong too. If you don't have some restictions on numbers, that can't happen.
But when I went thru at my university, we had the right to refuse to go to any party we didn't want to and not be hassled about it. Sure, the counselors tried to encourage us to go to as any as possible but we were allowed to make up our own mind. Now, this rule about having to go wherever you're invited just makes for bad feelings when you're forced somewhere you don't want to be. Many women have no clue what to do during he process and how to react. Maybe the solution is that first semester freshman can't pledge and formal rush should take place in the Spring. I have helped on a campus where this happens and the women are ready to go thru it all and find the right place for them.
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