Fall Formal Recruitment vs. Deferred: Let the Debate Begin

[FuzzieAlum]

What school did you attend?
Case Western Reserve U

How many students?
3000-ish undergrads

How many GLO's? (local and national)?
5 sororities (one local), 17 fraternities. No MCGLOs or NPHC groups (there were citywide chapters).

Chapter total?
50, no limit for the men

Was your recruitment early fall or deferred?
Deferred

If deferred, when was it held?
First week of second semester

Ladies, did you ever serve as a Rho Chi/Rho Gamma?
No, we used alums

If so, did it color your thoughts on when Recruitment was held?

Does your GLO openly support one or the other?
No

Do you think a different style of Recruitment would work better at your school?
They switched to immediate rush right after I graduated and numbers plummeted. Now they're switching back. So, no, I don't think it worked!

Do you think numbers are affected by the timing of Recruitment?
Definitely. Most gals at Case don't come in intending to rush, and they need time to realize sororities aren't what the media portrays them as. In fact, I think most all the chapters get at least 1/3 of their members through informal rush.

For those that went through deferred, would you have gone through early fall?
No. My parents said I could not rush first semester - they wanted me to get used to school and make sure I could manage my time.