Why Sorority Recruitment is Horrible and Needs to Change

[nyapbp]

The reason NPC was formed was to formulate an organized recruiting season. It was a free for all in the very old days (pre 1900s) - giving bids to high schoolers who hadn't yet arrived on campus, hot-boxing (badgering is more like), etc. Because there were no rules, it could get very obnoxious.

One thing that I have wanted to mention on one of the threads is the way that PNM opinions of the groups can be shaped by what the fraternity men say. If the men can understand that the more women who are placed in the system will indirectly benefit the men's groups, I think the situation would improve. Instead of telling women that they should pref onlu xyz or abc, they need to be encouraging them to join the chapter where they feel the most at home. We all know that the experiences these PNMs will get are basically the same. The men often do not realize that they are also indirectly harmed by the woman who drops out of recruitment. The stronger we all are, the better for all of us. I do not think the men do it maliciously, I just think they haven't thought it through.