[33girl]

While I think the idea of trying to prevent burnout w/ seniors is good, sometimes I wonder if it isn't a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy...I mean if you assume the seniors will be "burnt out" won't there be some people who use that as an excuse? Not only that, I think that it just reinforces the stereotype of rushing and pledging first semester freshman year. For many chapters junior and even senior pledges are common.

In our alum panhel meetings, we've discussed fraternity education and trying to get seniors to stay involved. The consensus was that it would be better to communicate to newly graduated women who have graduated and gotten somewhat settled, rather than the seniors who are trying to pass their last classes, deal with internships, get jobs and possibly find first apartments and such before the school year is out. Once you are out of school and find that the "real world" really isn't that thrilling, you're more likely to want to get involved.