Dirty Rushing and Consequences

[fantASTic]

Dirty rush isn't a big deal on our campus, as far as I know. It is handled by a small fine.

However, as I posted in the other thread about dirty rushing, a school nearby promised an excessive amount of PNMs a bid and then bid less than half of them. They were restricted to only pledging five NMs a year for [I think] five years, or something crazy like that. Long enough to hurt them. I don't remember exactly how long.

It was crazy.

[Ivygirl8985]

Panhellenic can limit the number of women a chapter can pledge as punishment? I've never heard of that....!!

[kathykd2005]

Neither have I!!! I'm surprised their National Headquarters didn't throw down about this.

[fantASTic]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

Neither have I!!! I'm surprised their National Headquarters didn't throw down about this.

This school only has locals, no national sororities. That may have had something to do with it. I believe they were on probation by the school at the time, too, for hazing that included:

1). Giving NMs a frozen hot dog and giving them 2 minutes to 'warm it up'.

2). Circle the fat, in a football field, by a fraternity. Then, they would have the NMs lay down on the ground, put raw meat on the circled parts, and bring out dogs to eat it off their bodies.

Sounds like an exaggeration, I know, but I know this because my best friend's little sister pledged there and ended up dropping because she couldn't take it.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

This school only has locals, no national sororities. That may have had something to do with it. I believe they were on probation by the school at the time, too, for hazing that included:

1). Giving NMs a frozen hot dog and giving them 2 minutes to 'warm it up'.

I'm assuming they weren't allowed to use a microwave? LOL

Yeah, if it's a locals only school, limiting pledges is what is usually used for fraternities and sororities as far as discipline for anything is concerned.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by fantASTic

1). Giving NMs a frozen hot dog and giving them 2 minutes to 'warm it up'.

Wow. I think I'd tell them where they could stick that hotdog to warm it up. And it would be even less comfortable than what they were planning on...

[chitownxo]

As AlphaFrog can attest, Western Illinois back in the day, did not have the best idea of "panhellenic unity", so it never surprised me when we heard about rush infractions. There was one incident that sticks in my mind, both for what was said, and the group's punishment.

When I was an undergrad, there were 6 sororities; 3 always made quota, 2 made quota every couple of years, and 1 never did. During my junior year, the house that never made (DEF) quota had their national come down and help them with recruitment. According to the story I heard from their recruitment chair (who was a very good friend of mine), their return rates for 2nd round were amazing - literally all but 5 they invited came back. Their returns for pref were horrible. A couple of the girls who did come back mentioned that the ABCs told everyone that the DEF's would be closing at the end of the year, and not to waste their time going back to that house. They offered up the fact that their nationals were in town as proof. Part of our new member class confirmed the story.

So, DEF complains to Panhellenic, and ABC eventually acknowledges it. Their punishment? Panhellenic had them become parade marshalls at the homecoming parade. Yup. They were able to wear letters and march in the parade promoting the sorority while waving to the crowd. Justice wasn't exactly served here.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by chitownxo

As AlphaFrog can attest, Western Illinois back in the day, did not have the best idea of "panhellenic unity", so it never surprised me when we heard about rush infractions. There was one incident that sticks in my mind, both for what was said, and the group's punishment.

There are certain chapters that can't get in their head that when one group drops off, the next group down the line becomes the weakest link, and they end up with a target on their back. Pretty soon, the group putting the target on the weak group's back is going to end up as the weakest group.

[acuisla]

Originally Posted by chitownxo

So, DEF complains to Panhellenic, and ABC eventually acknowledges it. Their punishment? Panhellenic had them become parade marshalls at the homecoming parade. Yup. They were able to wear letters and march in the parade promoting the sorority while waving to the crowd. Justice wasn't exactly served here.

Wow. Unbelievable.

Not trying to one-up here, yet this punishment (or lack of) sounds like something that happened at a school I currently advise. Except at this school, the GA was recommending the dirty rush techniques!!! Get this: organization XYZ came to the GA with small things to hand out to PNMs during the time right before recruitment would start that said "Rush XYZ!!" on them. Getting beyond the whole concept that they spent money to have stuff printed that says "rush" on it in this day and age, the fact that the GA talked to the other groups on campus recommending this practice to them just appalled me!!! Of course there was nothing done about this.

So what do you do when the GA is even letting stuff happen???