NPC's vs. university policy Re: COB

[blackngoldengrl]

Hey everyone. Can someone who is well-versed in the agreements of the NPC let me know something?

I know that colleges/universities permit sororities on their campuses, but does that mean they can also dictate the type of recruitment? Can a university say: no you may not have informal recruitment (COB), only formal?

Either way, my school is kind of confused OR they are posting old policies online.

Thanks!

[KSUViolet06]

I don't think anyone can tell you NOT to have COB unless you have reached total.

[AlphaFrog]

I know universities can mandate whether you can have Fall or Spring recruitment, so I'd imagine they could control whether you are able to COB.

[NutBrnHair]

public or private school?

[33girl]

One of our chapters had a serious problem with this and I don't know that it has ever been resolved. The uni's rationale was "it would be too disruptive with people pledging all the time." They didn't understand that just because someone signs a bid means she begins pledging that minute...and that our pledge program differed from that of the other groups on campus.

Then there was the dumbass at Clarion who said you had to start pledging 48 hours after signing a bid "to prevent hazing." Not in the green book and very unfair to the chapters who needed to COB.

Since COB isn't an "event" or coordinated by Panhel, preventing it sounds like a freedom of association issue to me.

[Denise_DPhiE]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Then there was the dumbass at Clarion who said you had to start pledging 48 hours after signing a bid "to prevent hazing."
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Sounds logicial to me

[lyrica9]

Originally Posted by Denise_DPhiE

Sounds logicial to me

i think she's meaning that it's illogical in COB because sometimes you don't give bids all at once, and you might have to wait a few weeks to get a pledge class together before starting the pledging process.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by lyrica9

i think she's meaning that it's illogical in COB because sometimes you don't give bids all at once, and you might have to wait a few weeks to get a pledge class together before starting the pledging process.

Denise is agreeing with me, hence the sarcastic rolly eyes smileys.

[FSUZeta]

i found this in the green book:

"each college panhellenic establishes its own constitution, bylaws, code of ethics and membership recruitment regulations, working out the details within the framework provided by NPC for all college panhellenics."

i am assuming that membership recruitment regulations would include determining whether to hold informal recruitment or not.

your best bet would be to have your collegiate panhellenic officers contact the area npc delegate and ask her to intercede on your behalf.

[Denise_DPhiE]

Originally Posted by blackngoldengrl

Hey everyone. Can someone who is well-versed in the agreements of the NPC let me know something?

I know that colleges/universities permit sororities on their campuses, but does that mean they can also dictate the type of recruitment? Can a university say: no you may not have informal recruitment (COB), only formal?

Either way, my school is kind of confused OR they are posting old policies online.

Thanks!

Get on the horn to your regional Theta folks. They should be able to sort through the mess and get an answer either way.