Consequences for Recruitment Infractions

[AZ-AlphaXi]

I like the idea of panhellenic programs .. and up the ante .. first infraction 1 program, 2nd infraction (cumulative from previous years) 2 programs, etc. ..

how about restrictions on the number of times the group can use university meeting facilities?

fines can be punitive if high enough and cumulative, but are, by the unanimous agreements (assuming these are NPC groups you're referencing), reserved for objective types of infractions, such as $50 for each ten minutes late with formal recruitment invitation lists.

[ComradesTrue]

I agree with the social probation.

Maybe it's just the cultures of schools that I am personally familiar with, but your idea of parading the guilty chapter around with new members (in the hopes that it would humiliate the NMs, have them drop, keep them from same infractions, etc) would never work. Ever.

My experience with chapters that dirty rush is that they are already chapters that PNMs come into Recruitment wanting to be a part of. These are typically chapters that can be very selective in who they choose, and therefore the PNMs who get bids are proud to be a part of the organization because of the name/status and really don't give a flying crap about rules having been followed in the process of getting them there.

Again, I recognize that chapters are different everywhere, so your campus culture may be different. But I still stand by the social probation... that would be much more punitive and thus ideally more likely to prevent the infractions.

[KSUViolet06]

I'm sorry, the apology thing is a bad idea. I mean, everyone would know it was fake and mandated by Panhellenic, and I don't agree with punishing the NMs for something they didn't even know was going on (if they wre dirty rushed I don't think it's their fault).

Fines have always worked here because the chapters aren't much bigger than 70 or 80 girls and that doesn't make for a huge chapter budget. No one got infractions, because no one wanted to be the one to cause their chapter to spend money that they may not have had.

If fines don't work for you,then prohibiting Greek Week/Powder Puff participation would be a good idea.