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The concepts I was talking about got too intertwined...
U of M wants to force deferred recruitment on all GLOs because of the hazing incident in September there. (Although the man who was hospitalized in that incident had gone through recruitment last Spring). They defined the groups who would have to do referred recruitment as those with "pledge processes". Since we don't have pledges, then we have no plegde process, right? That's part of the argument against it.
As far as the financial impact.. yes, to get an apartment in Ann Arbor for September, you sign a lease in January or February because it's very difficult to get housing. This is true at Eastern Michigan just down the street from them too. If people have to sign leases by January or February, then yes, deferred recruitment will prevent them from filling their houses. There really isn't a way to stop landlords from doing this as they are independent business owners who can do what they want.
My comment about "instant Initiation" is just speculation that sometime in the future, it will be that way. (Maybe decades from now even). I can see NPC and GLOs going that direction as the increasing costs of liability insurance impact them more and more. With instant Initiation, there can be no hazing, reducing Risk Management costs significantly. Like I said, that would be a whole new thread to discuss the pros and cons of it.
Dee
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