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Originally posted by 33girl
I doubt they will get the houses on campus that other private colleges in PA like Lehigh, Bucknell, W&J have, so that part IS kinda like "what's in it for us?" That is, other similar schools have that and they won't (DWAlphaGam or someone else, please correct me if I'm wrong).
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I don't know about F&M's Greek community, but those other schools you listed (and Lafayette, where I went) all have Greek houses. At Lafayette, most of the houses are now school-owned, too, which means that the college has very stringent controls over them. If that happens at F&M, they're going to have a similar situation.
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Originally posted by pinkyphimu
i think it is just the admins. way of regulating the greek system. the school is willing to recognize them...if they move to sophomore deferment. f & m is trying to move to a system that is place at bucknell, muhlenberg and other schools in the area. sophomore deferment is not working at those schools...and probably won't at f & m. my friend used to work there. i will see if she has any insight.
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You're totally right about sophomore deferment not working. Lafayette, Bucknell, Muhlenberg, and Dickinson (that I know of) all have sophomore recruitment. It seems to be a trend with small private schools in PA, and it's leading to decreasing numbers everywhere, which is probably why so many administrations are pushing for it. For example, at Lafayette, chapter average is now in the low 60s, whereas before sophomore deferment, it was in the high 80s (at least). When I started school 7 years ago, 65% of students were Greek, and now it's hovering around 40%. But that's a different thread subject...
ETA: Here's a link to F&M's documents regarding re-recognition:
http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/stu...eekdiscussion/