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Originally Posted by LaneSig
One negative aspect of fraternity recruitment: A guy will focus on one or two chapters that he doesn't stand a chance of getting. He doesn't get the polite hints and move on and give other chapters a chance. He ends up with no bid, wondering why the chapters "led him on".
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Very true!
And my school does have a formal tour of all the fraternity houses. That being said, half of them don't give a rat's ass about it and don't seriously consider talking to these guys in hopes of adding a few more to their pledge class. They usually have who they want from summer rush. Other fraternities act like they are really interested in guys during formal rush but end up only taking about anywhere from 1-5 through the formal process (again in addition to those they already have locked down through summer rush), and end up leaving a lot of guys feeling like they got ripped off and as LaneSig said "led on". It ends up that no one really likes formal rush, the rushees nor the actives, because it's not taken seriously and the whole process comes across as very fake by some fraternities. Still...it helps a select few find a house, so I guess it's not all bad.
What I've always wondered is why don't fraternities have a quota? They place a cap on how big a sorority gets but different fraternities can range from 15 members to 150 at the same school. I guess fraternities are more capitalistic and sororities are more egalitarian in that way then.
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