GreekChat.com Forums  

Go Back   GreekChat.com Forums > Recruitment

Recruitment General discussion about recruitment.

» GC Stats
Members: 329,753
Threads: 115,670
Posts: 2,205,192
Welcome to our newest member, acarleslittlez9
» Online Users: 9,401
1 members and 9,400 guests
gatordeltapgh
 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #3  
Old 04-19-2010, 01:02 PM
thetygerlily thetygerlily is offline
GreekChat Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: PNW
Posts: 1,047
My initial thought, as someone who came from a very small system, is yes.

My system had three sororities with around 30 members each, with an average of 20-25 PNMs matching during formal recruitment. It was not competitive, although not everyone got where they wanted or had a perfect recruitment. We saw maybe 1-2 legacies a year max (mostly when an older sister was in the same school), and about as many recs. Legacies and recs were novelties, not requirements or major factors in decisions. But there were not mandatory cuts on either side, nor were chapters known for only taking certain kinds of girls. The personalities of the chapters were different and certain chapters were known for more things than others (e.g. smart, athletes, pretty partiers) but all chapters had a variety of those three stereotypes. Ultimately most people joined where they felt the most comfortable, where they knew the most people, or who impressed them the most in various ways. We also had deferred recruitment, though.

This is probably an argument for deferred recruitment as well, to allow time for PNMs to get to know the chapters better and vice versa. Thus real connections can be made, and the inputs into the decision making process can be based on a variety of interactions rather than literally and figuratively, a "rush".

I will say that had I gone to a larger school with a lot more chapters and a competitive recruitment, I probably would not have gone through. Hard to say in hindsight (we were so brave as 18 year olds, weren't we?) but I barely went through as it was.
__________________
And in the years after, with tears or with laughter, we'll always remember our dear Kappa days.

Last edited by thetygerlily; 04-19-2010 at 01:05 PM.
Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Moral choices TonyB06 Alpha Phi Alpha 7 08-08-2007 09:32 AM
It's about choices... TonyB06 Alpha Kappa Alpha 57 04-20-2007 11:24 AM
Rush Forum - Phi Sig one of the choices phisigduchesscv Phi Sigma Sigma 0 09-02-2002 12:29 PM
Different Needs of "Minority Groups" vs. ""Mainstream Groups" James Greek Life 5 03-03-2001 01:23 AM
making choices in rush carnation Recruitment 2 10-19-2000 09:49 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:21 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.