Sorority Recruitment Will Be Deferred at U. of Colorado

[AnchorAlum]

I can see both sides of it. I've been a volunteer alum at SMU in Dallas, which has deferred rush. PNM's have made their grades, have checked out the houses and understand Greek Life and the attendant commitment.
That said, SMU is heavily Greek anyway, so there is no falloff of numbers.

Deferred rush should be something the campus Panhellenic decides on after discussion and input from NPC, not the University. I have a problem with the university issuing some edict or proclamation saying when rush can or will take place. It appears to me to be a transparent attempt to cut down the number of college students who become members of GLO's.

Did you know that over 60% of college graduates who regularly donate to their Alma Maters are also GLO members?
I think that translates into a power base of sorts, would you not agree?

[TSteven]

Chapters of the Interfraternity Council split from CU, saying the deferred rush was a deal breaker. Fraternities have since been able to increase their membership numbers, despite hurdles such as not having access to mailing lists or being able to rent on-campus rooms at discounted rates.

CU sororities, on the other hand, entered the agreement in 2005, despite financial concerns that delayed rush would mean fewer dues-paying members.

After their first experiment with deferred rush, the number of new members sororities could accept dropped. In spring 2006, based on the number of participants, the school's sororities were each allowed to take in 35 new members. By comparison, sororities each could accept 65 new members in fall 2002.

Wow!

[33girl]

Are all the sororities allowed to mix and associate with the fraternities? Some sororities don't allow their members to have mixers, do homecoming etc if the fraternities aren't recognized by the school.

If I was going through sorority rush and they told me there would be no mixers or homecoming pairings, I might be inclined to say "forget it." Not that mixing is the be all & end all, but when you're paying as much as they probably are at a large school like U of C...it's a hell of a chunk of change to hang out and do philanthropy with a bunch of girls.