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Originally posted by shadokat:
Seminole,
Who's the Delta Phi Epsilon rep you speak of? I'm a D Phi E, so I wonder who it was you spoke with. You can email it to me if you're more comfortable doing that 
Thanks!
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It is you, of course. Your initial message at the top of the thread compelled me to write. Women are looking for the same things today that they looked for 100 years ago. Human Nature has not changed, neither has the attraction of sororities. Friendship, intimacy with people like yourself,a mutual network to nurture and support. Please believe me when I tell you that the surest and fastest course to disaster is to listen to those who tell you that you much "change" your product. Diversity is a word that, like the moon, has a dark side and a bright side. A sorority that embraces a diversity of strengths will succeed. Any fraternal group that embraces a diversity that disregards weakness, that seeks variety simply for the sake of variety without regard for quality simply to make an offering to the diversity god, will fail. if the number of women going through rush is declining even though more women are in school,it is because sororities do not place an emphasis on open rush. Indeed, in most systems, open rush is the mark of a sorority that couldn't make quota. Doesn't have to be that way. Any sorority that is aggressive, and confident, and is allowed to rush and pledge any time will be successful and frighten the competition. Maybe that's the problem: soroities don't think in terms of competition. They create rush rules layered upon rush rules...and then when the process drives away modern women, they ask if they are offering the right product! YES, you are offering the right product. They are not offering it often enough, long enough, and freely enough. I admire your willingness to volunteer for an organization you love. They will benefit from your loyalty and passion. Thanks