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Hi ladies,
When I made the comment about Panhellenic not being all that healthy I was talking about the constant fighting b/w the two women's groups on campus and the fact that only 8 women went through recruitment this year. When you only get 8 women to sign up for formal recruitment it usually isn't a great time to expand (it can kill the other groups on campus).
Mines doesn't have issues like those set forth below that I've heard of -- their bigger issue, like RPI (aphigal can talk about this at length) and MIT is that there simply are not as many women at tech schools. Many times the only way to break barriers like these is to have every woman in the chapter be involved in one club on campus where they reach out to the other communities and make an effort to get to know people outside the greek system. By reaching out to those communities we help eradicate the negative stereotypes. It takes time though and effort on the part of our members to change these things.
You also said something about a new President at the school. If the new PResident is willing to help Panhellenic reach out to potential students it could help you a lot too. I've seen several University Presidents write letters to new students and unaffiliated returning students that praise the efforts of the greek system and the experiences of the members at their University. Is this new person someone Panhellenic could approach?
Just my $.02 for a Friday evening.
LD
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