I agree with Barbara. I was a consultant for a while, and all the campuses I saw, the IFC had a much bigger problem with their groups thatn did Panhel and I believe this stems from rush. Fraternities colonize without thought to what is the carrying capacity at their school. They rush without regard to how many pledges each group gets, which then causes some groups to get very large and some groups to get very small. This does happen in the sorority world, but not as extreme. And all the rules are one way of saving some of those groups that are challenged. Okay, some of the rules are going to far, and it is getting like the government: too big and too hard for the average joe (or jane, rather) to understand. However, the overall structure is a great way to compare houses, compare prospective members and ensure as much as possible that the chapters and the rushees are all treated with compassion and protected for the future.
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