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Originally posted by Firehouse
You say the freshmen girls judge sororities based on which fraternities they hang out with, "and that's not what they should be looking at." I'm sorry, I just don't understand the mindset. You're trying to tell them what they SHOULD be looking at instead of basing a solid sales appeal on what they ARE looking at. They're telling you they're not interested in what you're offering, but you insist on offering the thing they're not buying and you wonder what's wrong.
Young women, especially on a commuter campus where the atmosphere is not the same as a traditional residential campus, want to have fun. Often, the opportunities for fun are different on a communter campus.
Look, this can be turned around and fairly easily, if you will just shape your appeal to the market instead of being bound by sets of rules more geared to traditional campuses and already established structures. Greeks may have taken a downturn in the 1990s, but they are making a stong comeback today. There is no reason why your sorority system can't flourish there. In my opinion, you don't need to run off a fine, prosperous local sorority who might be able to teach you something about rush. Sororities are wonderful organizations with a powerful appeal. There's no reason to think that the young women on your campus would not want to join.
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Firehouse,
The problem with attracting girls who only care about what fraternity the sorority hangs out with is so huge I don't understand why I even have to explain it to you! For one thing, this can change from year to year....we had one year where we hung out with Delta Chi pretty much exclusively, 2 years later we barely spoke to them. If girls had only joined to hang out w/ Delta Chi they would have probably quit, and who needs that?
Also, you saying that there's nothing wrong with encouraging that just furthers the "pu$$y and beer" mindset that some fraternities use to get members. How long do those guys stick around, and do they do anything for the fraternity at all?
Yes, a sorority on a commuter campus can be great for socializing and finding that outlet...I don't think they are telling the girls that all they do is study and do philanthropy. But if all these rushees are going to contribute is partying and won't be there for anything else, what's the point?
And I didn't see anything about a "fine prosperous local sorority." I saw a bunch of wannabes who are deliberately misrepresenting themselves.