Changes take frills out of sorority recruitment
Funding decrease, costume restrictions implemented
by Jourdan Rassas
published on 2005-02-02
Full article at -
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/issues/20...02/news/691643
Excerpts below:
The glitz and glamour associated with sorority recruitment will diminish as a result of several new restrictions placed on fall recruitment at ASU. The Panhellenic Council, the governing body of the 12 sororities at ASU, has decided to implement several changes in the fall recruitment process.
Changes to recruitment will include a $500 decrease for chapter recruitment budgets to $1,500. Props or backdrops from each chapter's assigned room in the Memorial Union during recruitment will be eliminated. Only Panhellenic-approved bid-day shirts can be worn on the day girls find out which sorority has accepted them.
In addition, any slideshows presented by a chapter must be informational and can include national history, local history, foundation, scholarships, awards, events, leadership, finance, famous alumnae and new member education. Slideshows may no longer be tied to a theme. Also, chapters cannot ask members to all wear matching outfits, but they can suggest that all members wear a similar item of clothing.
Uniforms or costuming will no longer be allowed. This rule is in place so that members will be able to feel comfortable in the outfits they wear while recruiting new members, Owen said.