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Originally posted by lifesaver
I guess the parts I don't understand is like, how the sororities (all this is only what I have seen at my campus) have to turn in all reciepts after rush, and can only spend X amount on rush, but you just get around it by saying "Oh, well, that is something the chapter owns." rtight, like your house really owns a gazebo that yall keep in your living room." Or that if the Panhel wants to set up a table at summer orientation, they have to have a rep from each org there, or none at all. Like if the AAA's don't care to show up, why should the BBB's not be able to attend the orientation, and possibly miss the opportunity to sell going greek to 200 new female students, because they couldn't have a table out there. I am not trying to stir up trouble, but I really dont understand why an org that works really hard to be the best it can be is only allowed to do as much as the meekest org can do? I mean if the BBB's can't or won't fufill their panhel obligatons, why not say oh well, and bring someone else who will.
or like the discussions here about suicuideing and then not being able to join for a year if they dis affilliate. (I have read the discussions, so I am not attempting to re-start them here). Why do some campus make references mandatory, when obviously it is SO stressful for some potential new members. Or why rush app fees? Our IFC had to make money but we called it a grade release fee. so after they had decided to join they paid IFC the tarriff. But in a day and age when all GLO's are facing declining memberships, maybe we should focus on removing the barriers between potential new members and ourselves. Just from a marketing standpoint I would think that would make sense. Are the local panhels allowed much flerxability in enforcing the rules, or adaptingg them to fit their campuses?
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The receipts and stuff are turned in because there is a budget, and it's one way to make sure it's being stuck to (Yes there are ways around it, but it's one way to check)
NPC actually WANTS rush to become less "frilly" (IE decorations everywhere, turing the house/room into a floral shop on pref etc) They want it to be more conversation based like most fraternity rush events. I"m sure they'd have a dance if they knew of a campus where potentials came to the house and just had a BBQ with the sisters and just kinda relaxed instead of being ushered into the house with cheering and hundereds of balloons and sisters in matching outfits. However, as we all know greek life is based on tradition, and most chapters run their rush like they have for years and years.
I don't really think it's a fact of the meekest NOT "being able" to keep up, but sororities don't really discuss their rush plans ahead of time, so if there were no rules (or starting point) your chapter could end up doing something very different during rush and it could set you apart from the PNMs in a bad way.
It's the same for things over summer (or anytime leading up to rush) all recruitment has to be panhellenic because at that point we just want girls to go through rush period and if all Panhell groups are represented then none can say that the group was recruiting for themselves, it's to watch your own back really.
If it was a perfect world, every girl going through NPC rush would get a bid and every chapter would have roughly the same amount of girls... but even with all this "equalization" there tends to be a few groups every potential wants and some won't join if they don't get them, and the sisters have a right to choose who they feel fits their ideals and chapter best, so if there was no equalization through the rules, then the big would get even BIGGER and the small would cease to exist. (it happens anyway, so the way we do it at least gives smaller chapters time to recruit mroe ladies)
It is hard to comprehend and not have your head spin hearing about all the rules, but I think it's a system that (pretty much) works. There are lots of changes being made this upcoming year with a bunch of new NPC resolutions on rush so we'll see what that brings, but it all comes down to trying to be fair and trying to get everyone interested in sorority to be in SOME NPC group on campus, when it's done right it works my school went from having a quota of about 10 around 4 years ago (and no group being at and having about 1 group reach it, and no groups at total for 10 years or so to having a quota of 27 and having two groups (out of three) take quota and one group take 21 with COB after and having one group with about 15 women above total.