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Putting all the "PC" talk aside.
What do sororities REALLY want in their membership?
Young women who have-
Looks for the image
Brains for the standing
Money for the dues AND extension of the image
Personality for cohesiveness
Work ethic for volunteerism, visibility and chapter operations.
Take 1000 women with quota at 75 and you cover 10 chapters. Allowing for drop out and bidless you START with 250 girls who will not find a house. OK-I'm not using quota plus- not relevant to this post.
Let's say the Greek system is strong and like some of the campuses mentioned on GC, one or two houses are not as desirable as others.(For whatever reason.) On paper these 2 houses are competing with 8 other houses. However, in reality, these houses are not competing with the farthest end of the spectrum. They must work their way up the ladder. If there are 2 top houses, they in essence are only competing with half or maybe even less.
Working with a number of 750 PNMs, what percentage would fit the original criteria? (Brains beauty money...) I would venture a guess that it would be well below half. Remember all you sociology majors, in every social group, there exists a "pecking order". Working with half, 375 PNMs, means 5 sororities could hypothetically pull in the "dream" pledge class. That also would seem to differentiate the top from the bottom tier sororities. (IMO)
Now, if you are just skimming the 50% mark as a PNM OR as a sorority, you are going to fight tooth and nail to pull yourself up.
I think when we hear of HUNDREDS of PNMS going through rush, it is important to remember that just as some girls turn their noses up at certain sororities....well you can finish the thought.
This example excludes the "human" element, but
the fact is, when you consider what a sorority DREAMS of when they think of their NM class, there just aren't that many girls who have it all NOR sororities that have it "all". Hence-cut throat!
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