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Actually, the comment about all the money spent making sororoities "too elitist" was very interesting. It made me start thinking of if there was even anything we could do to change it with more panhellenic rules and such, but I really don't think it's possible. The girls going through rush expect it of us, and if one house was to say "that's silly--we're not going to do it like the other houses anymore" I can guaruntee you that their numbers would go down so dramatically--let's just say, I wouldn't think they would have many more rushes to worry about.
At certain schools, the recruitment attitudes are so based in tradition and the idea of "keeping up with the joneses" that there really isn't much you can do.
But as both myself and other girls like IheartAXO have stated, sometimes the money spent is not such a killjoy because we really love what we get out of it--either a really good new wardrobe to start off school with or a really cool room for the entire rest of the year. I guess the point I am trying to make is--the clothes, and the bedspreads, and the money aren't really important in the long run. But because it's fun, and they have become staples of a successful rush, they are things that probably will not change anytime soon.
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