University messing up rush

[OleMissGlitter]

The Vice Chancellor Dr. Wallace sets the dates and last spring sorority and fraternity advisers met to try and get those dates changed but we had no luck. The sororities even got our national NPC Delegates to try and work something out with the University but they had no luck either. I honestly think that eventually, perhaps in 5 years or so Recruitment will be in January which would hurt a handful of fraternities and the sororities would be okay without the extra new member income coming into the chapters. (You can also blame the dates of recruitment on our football games this year, which always has something to do with it too.)

Anyway, as far as homecoming goes it is horrible that it is before recruitment because honestly, sororities now have to manage building a float and rush practices the week before recruitment begins! And as RebelPike stated, building the floats with the new members/pledges has always been a way to meet everyone and to bond. I also think it was always a great way to get our new members/pledges involved in our organizations right away.

Hopefully, if more members of Greek orgs. on campus, like RebelPike, take a stand the administration will listen to the Greeks more. When I went through rush it was before school started and it was so much easier on the Potential New Members and the Actives. Now, everyone is stressed, anxious, and worried because recruitment is right near Mid-Terms this year!