[33girl]

ummm, this is the way the women have been doing it for forever.

1. I doubt that a $10 entrance fee will keep anyone from participating - that's 3 drinks.

2. Being in a rush group has nothing to do with who you pledge. They don't stay in these groups all through rush...some may go back to 2 houses, some may go back to 30. You don't have to pledge all the people in a rush group.

3. I think you are taking this far too literally - they are just letting them know not to spread rumours, etc. Some guys don't know anything outside their house.

4. It's easier for men who have no clue to meet some of the guys from all the houses. It's easier for the fraternities to check on return rates.

5. The smaller fraternities, of course. They need the extra help on a huge campus like IU.

6. This is to keep ineligible students from wasting the members' time just randomly showing up at parties.

From the sounds of it, this is just an introductory thing and after it's over men's rush goes on as usual. I would wager the low pledge rates were due to rushees targeting houses too narrowly and not getting bids. This is to try and open their eyes to several options and prevent that.