WaterChild's Fall 2007 Recruitment

[WaterChild]

I payed plenty of attention when I registered for recruitment and when I arrived on campus. I, not my parents, was told that my parents were not supposed to contact me during the week but if an emergency came up they could call the Dean of Students office. Nothing said that we would lose access to our cell phones. We were not told until after we had moved in and taken a tour of the campus and done several activities that we couldn't have them. There was a barbecue, but at this point, it was just a rumor. I actually had to call my mom after she had left campus to tell her that I wouldn't have my phone. It was really ridiculous. I don't know if PNMs used to be informed ahead of time, but I certainly wasn't and I am a very aware person. If it had been mentioned in an email, I would have read it. And VandalSquirrel, the boys are required to move into the fraternity houses at the end of their recruitment with the exception of one or two of the houses.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by WaterChild

I payed plenty of attention when I registered for recruitment and when I arrived on campus. I, not my parents, was told that my parents were not supposed to contact me during the week but if an emergency came up they could call the Dean of Students office. Nothing said that we would lose access to our cell phones. We were not told until after we had moved in and taken a tour of the campus and done several activities that we couldn't have them. There was a barbecue, but at this point, it was just a rumor. I actually had to call my mom after she had left campus to tell her that I wouldn't have my phone. It was really ridiculous. I don't know if PNMs used to be informed ahead of time, but I certainly wasn't and I am a very aware person. If it had been mentioned in an email, I would have read it. And VandalSquirrel, the boys are required to move into the fraternity houses at the end of their recruitment with the exception of one or two of the houses.

With the boys it varies year to year depending on how full the houses are, but it is not required like it is for sorority women. The men don't have to deal with the overflow issue and living in the dorms nearly as much as the women do, but we've also had chapters close between when I came here and you did, which affects occupancy, as well as all the remodels.

I'm only going off what my sisters told me re: cellphones, as I didn't even know it was a new policy. There's obviously a communication issue to PNMs and families so maybe we should let our Rho Chis and Panhel reps. know so it can be addressed for the next recruitment. If I'm writing recs or have a woman ask me about Greek Life, I'll be sure to direct her to the Greek Life Office for clarification. There's a different system being used for recruitment registration now too, so maybe that's part of it, paperwork isn't being sent home and it is all being sent via VandalMail and not getting passed on to parentals. When I registered for recruitment years ago, my family got a phonecall from the Greek Advisor at that time, but perhaps it was because I was from out of state and they didn't realize I had come for summer session and was on campus already.