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Originally posted by Rain Man
While I hear where you are coming from, it does both propective and members alike a great disservice and creates a lot of needless aggravation and "tension" (Read the "Embarassing Rush Moments" thread).
Learning by "atmosphere" is confusing, frustrating, and extremely unnecessary.
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Rainman,
Learning in *any number of environments* can be confusing or frustrating to some. You watch, you learn, you use your good sense with the pursuit of a sorority or fraternity - as when one is operating in the professional arena or any number of other arenas.
I would go so far as to say that the mistakes that an interested person would make if that person has been raised with a little decorum, common sense, respect for authority, and carriage is different from those who really haven't had much of any home-training. The former will make a mistake or two (as we all have) and probably bounce back; the latter will make such a crazy mistake (such as wearing "club" clothes to a Rush) that she may not be able to bounce back. And that's fine because sororities and fraternities are not for everyone. If the person has not even been raised with enough sense and decorum to not wear "club" clothes to a Rush then well...maybe she's not ready to represent the sorority 24/7 if she were to become a member. My mother and father taught me that first impressions last forever and to err on the side of being too conservative when you just don't know.
SC