Consequences for Recruitment Infractions

[APhiAnna]

One idea I've always thought might work is limit what they can do for recruitment next year, especially for campuses with "frillier" recruitment. Maybe there's a day when all the chapters do a door stack and the offending chapter will not be allowed to do it. Maybe limit songs in the entrances and exits, or forbid them from wearing letters on campus the week of recruitment. Enough of these things may make a chapter look "lazy" to PNMs. The devil's advocate to this situation is that it may make them want to dirty rush more to overcome these setbacks.

[breathesgelatin]

I love what W&L's Panhellenic did. There was one group at my school that had recruitment violations 2 years in a row. Both times, Panhellenic took away their right to do songs or chants during entrances on Skit Night. It was very noticeable and a negative for PNMs. The other chapters were instructed NOT to discuss or answer questions about it from PNMs (we had to respond with "Oh, I don't know" or something, I can't remember exactly what the given response was), but the Rho Chis could explain the situation to the PNMs. Of course this would only work at a school where door chants are a significant thing, but I think it was fairly effective with this group... or maybe not, since they had violations 2 years in a row. hm. Well, anyway, all the other groups were very satisfied with the resolution - I guess we were sadists. LOL.

ETA: Ah yeah. What APhiAnna said!

[GeekyPenguin]

I think removing the songs/stack is a great idea. PNMs will definitely notice this if it's something every other chapter is doing. For campuses that have less frilly rush, maybe limit the amount of sisters who are allowed to table, or limit the advertising for that group.

The problem I see with the suggestion of not allowing the sisters who dirty rushed to participate in a round the next year is that chapters who dirty rush would just have their seniors or girls who were studying abroad do all the dirty rushing since they would be "losing" them the next year anyway...at least that's what I'd do if I was in such a chapter.

[MSKKG]

One of the Kappas at S. Carolina lives in a dorm (she's an RA) and saw 2 flower arrangements being delivered to a PNM from 2 different GLOs! I hope she reported the infraction. Can y'all believe how brazen this was?!? The cards must not have been in envelopes, because she (and anyone else who looked) saw what was written. I think the message was something to the effect of "good luck" from each group, but that is totally inappropriate and unfair.

How sad that they feel like they can't compete with the other GLOs on an even playing field and how sad for their NMs to be tricked into joining.

[StargazerLily]

Originally Posted by MSKKG

How sad that they feel like they can't compete with the other GLOs on an even playing field and how sad for their NMs to be tricked into joining.

Oh my god - can I quote you with this in my signature? It totally describes my campus situation.....

[MandyPepperidge]

Originally Posted by MSKKG

One of the Kappas at S. Carolina lives in a dorm (she's an RA) and saw 2 flower arrangements being delivered to a PNM from 2 different GLOs! I hope she reported the infraction. Can y'all believe how brazen this was?!? The cards must not have been in envelopes, because she (and anyone else who looked) saw what was written. I think the message was something to the effect of "good luck" from each group, but that is totally inappropriate and unfair.

Two years(?) ago, a number of our eventual pledges received roses, a bottle of wine, and a celebratory note prior to pref night from one particular house.

ETA: IIRC, it wasn't the house, per se, but an errant group of overzealous sisters who did this.

[MSKKG]

StargazerLily, I'm flattered! Quote away!