Quote:
Originally Posted by Mom64
I am still so confuse as to why the Greek system which promotes the empowering of women would have such an exclusive selection system at IU. To tell women they are "not good enough" to be in their chapter and for many the entire "Greek system" after meeting most of these women for 45 - 175 minutes is atrocious and reminiscent of middle school attitudes and bullying.
The system at IU probably will not change because those who are accepted into it are made to feel special to be admitted into such an exclusive system. While every PNM may not be a perfect fit for every chapter, with 21 chapters there should be a fit for everyone.
|
I think part of your post identifies a limitation of recruitments in general - not just IU, and I fear some of that is getting lost in this IU discussion. At any recruitment, members are making invitation decisions based on very limited time and information about the PNMs. That is why there is heartache in every recruitment - even ones that aren't competitive at all. It may be atrocious in your words, but it is the nature of sorority membership selection. It is not bullying. These members are doing the best they can with the resources they have. That is why GCers repeat over and over that personal relationships with sorority members are so crucial, because these relationships increase the amount of information a chapter has about a PNM. It is like having extra recruitment party time beyond those 45-170 minutes.
I hold IU's PanHellenic responsible for the archaic recruitment practices there, and I think it is high time for significant changes to be made. But there won't be a system (*cough* Tufts *cough*) where there is a fit for everyone. Chapters have the right as private organizations to decline membership. In most systems, there is a place for
most PNMs. I believe that a change to a quota/total system would achieve this at IU as well.
Threaded Mode
