Ole Miss Recruitment

[hottytoddy]

Originally Posted by Cruise4fun

Is it normal for Old Miss to call the new women pledges?

Ok, I know I haven't posted on here in a long time... but I have wondered this for a while:

Why not call them pledges? "New members" makes it sound like they're already initiated. And also, why is it not PC to call it Rush anymore? "Recruitment" sounds like we're in the military. There may already be a thread about this somewhere, but I have wondered for quite sometime why these terms aren't used anymore? It's not like they're offensive....IMO. Anyone?

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by hottytoddy

Ok, I know I haven't posted on here in a long time... but I have wondered this for a while:

Why not call them pledges? "New members" makes it sound like they're already initiated. And also, why is it not PC to call it Rush anymore? "Recruitment" sounds like we're in the military. There may already be a thread about this somewhere, but I have wondered for quite sometime why these terms aren't used anymore? It's not like they're offensive....IMO. Anyone?

I think they were changed primarily due to public perception. Trying to change the way people view sororities, make them more "up to date" and "professional" with how college women are now, and generally be more politically correct. It also tied in with shortening pledge periods and changing the pledging process.

Personally, I dislike the terms and have decided if I'm typing here at GC and I want to use pledge and rush... I'm just going to do it. The other ones are so incredibly awkward.

And I really dislike PC with a passion.

[Always AlphaGam]

Originally Posted by hottytoddy

Ok, I know I haven't posted on here in a long time... but I have wondered this for a while:

Why not call them pledges? "New members" makes it sound like they're already initiated. And also, why is it not PC to call it Rush anymore? "Recruitment" sounds like we're in the military. There may already be a thread about this somewhere, but I have wondered for quite sometime why these terms aren't used anymore? It's not like they're offensive....IMO. Anyone?

These are questions that have been asked for over a decade already.

I initiated right around the time of this transition. Rush became Recruitment. Rushee became PNM. Pledge became New Member. Frat Ed was now Member Development.

People will continue to call it whatever the hell they want to call it. But like Titchou said, NPC voted to change the terminology. I have no problem with using old vs. new but when working with collegians I feel like it's my responsibility to follow what the NPC says.

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