When to do rush

[Yami_Cassie]

My concern is that our local is one of the few local greek organizations that actually are recognized by the school, and we have fought very hard to gain this status. There are TONS of national and local sororities and fraternities that we are competing with at this school and it seems rather unfair that these societies get first dibs on members when we too are registered. I blame the rush week being afterwards for being partially responsible for the fact that locals grow slower than national organizations.

[OmegaPDPrez]

Originally Posted by Yami_Cassie

I blame the rush week being afterwards for being partially responsible for the fact that locals grow slower than national organizations.

I personally think that a smaller organization is better. and that its one of the positives to being a local group. Im not saying that smaller is always the way to go, but sometimes people come to campus looking for something small, not everybody feels comfortable with taking on 40 new sisters, rather than taking say, 20?
I know my interests group has a unified opinion that smaller also means more personal and you dont feel as lost as you might would in a larger group. i'd like to think of my sorority as more of an exclusive thing, since we dont have to fight for numbers... (COB's and Snap's)

[BlueEyedButrfly]

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MaryAmanda]

Our Collegiate Panhellenic designates a week in which the Associate/Local chapters are allowed to recruit, and we can COB after that. The week is always after formal recruitment for the NPC chapters. One benefit of this is that any girls who may have been cut from NPC recruitment still have options.

Also, our 6 NPC sororities on campus only have fall recruitment, whereas the Associates & Local (and OPhiA too--which doesn't affiliate with CPC on our campus) also have spring recruitment. That helps.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MaryAmanda

One benefit of this is that any girls who may have been cut from NPC recruitment still have options.

I don't understand why a local would think that getting NPC leftovers was a benefit. I would hate to think of my sorority as a "backup" or "second" option if I didn't get into a "real" sorority. (Note: I'm not one that thinks that locals aren't "real" sororities - but this kind of thing perpetuates that kind of thinking).

[MaryAmanda]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I don't understand why a local would think that getting NPC leftovers was a benefit. I would hate to think of my sorority as a "backup" or "second" option if I didn't get into a "real" sorority. (Note: I'm not one that thinks that locals aren't "real" sororities - but this kind of thing perpetuates that kind of thinking).

Leftovers is such a nasty term. I've seen plenty of fantastic women not make it through NPC recruitment. On our campus, the fact is, we only have 6 NPC chapters, and it's plenty likely that none of the personalities of any of those chapters are right for a particular woman. Also, we're small, so it's possible that they simply might not have heard of us. We can publicize our hearts out, but at the end of the day, there's 30 of us, while all of the NPC chapters have 100+.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

At my campus we are working hard to promote the (non-local) but Panhellenic Associates (not members of NPC) during our regular recruitment. That way, people will know that there are other options.

They aren't required to recruit with us, but people will understand that NPC groups aren't there only options from day one and be able to meet the women.

If you are a concept in their heads from day one, then even if they still go through PC rush for the experience, they may still be focusing on the other groups and not finding anything they desire in PC Reccruitment, or being unsure about PC Recruitment, will return to the other groups for another look. That way, you aren't "leftovers" there was simply a "detour" in the process before they find their home.

Perhaps, if you are members of the PC (if you're not then I guess you don't have this option) then you can require the same promotion as you do pay the same dues!

[OmegaPDPrez]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I don't understand why a local would think that getting NPC leftovers was a benefit. I would hate to think of my sorority as a "backup" or "second" option if I didn't get into a "real" sorority. (Note: I'm not one that thinks that locals aren't "real" sororities - but this kind of thing perpetuates that kind of thinking).

Perhaps they aren't LEftovers....
Perhaps, these women, ACTUALLY want a 'real' sorority-- one thats ACTUALLY based on Sisterhood!
Not every NPC is what a girl is looking for...
That second option, is just sometimes the ONLY option for someone who actually wants to make a difference on her campus!!!
NOT every girl wants to plegde to a 'real' sorority, and end up paying $200 member dues, for three t-shirts, and the ability to say "Hi, im so and so, and I'm in XYZ..." AND that's it??
Sometime those "backup" sororities are the ones that dont charge anything and allow you to say things like "Hi, i'm so and so, and i'm in ABC and as a member i'v done numerous events for my community, i'm head of so and so in this group, in that group, and i've only been a member for one semester....
SOMEtimes~ second place ain't so bad
I can only speak for my campus, and my local here...
As i'm sure you were..
Your comment is amusing

[lauralaylin]

OmegaPZPreZ, are you trying to say that NPC sororities aren't real sororities? That we don't have actual sisterhood? That's sure what it sounds like. If so, you really don't know much about NPC. I got a lot more than a few t-shirts from my organization, as has every sister I've ever known of any sorority, local or otherwise. You may think AlphaFrog's post is amusing, but I think yours is rather uneducated.

[OmegaPDPrez]

Originally Posted by OmegaPDPrez

Perhaps they aren't LEftovers....

I can only speak for my campus, and my local here...
As i'm sure you were..
Your comment is amusing

As stated before, i speak only on behalf of NPC here at my campus.... Congrats to you, if your group actually accomplishes things like they should!
But my comment to ALphaPhrog is that sometimes Locals are created in a response to NPC groups that do not *seem* to fulfill the need of sorority~
And i am using a general definition of sorority that i hope we can agree on:
Sorority- An organization based for people of the female gender to come together with shared idea, morals, and interests, for social or service purposes, ( and that can be expanded into what ever you want) along with a life long bond of sisterhood acquired through each organizations education process.
Honestly, I have respect for every GLO that does what it was created to do. whether it is social or service. I just like the idea of a sorority being more than just saying that your in a sorority, as many girls on my campus do.
PLEASE, don't take offense to my comment, espcially if you know that you a part of a GLO that actually means something and actually does something.
And to say my comment is uneducated is a bit unfair- since you dont really know where i'm coming from~

[OmegaPDPrez]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I don't understand why a local would think that getting NPC leftovers was a benefit. I would hate to think of my sorority as a "backup" or "second" option if I didn't get into a "real" sorority. (Note: I'm not one that thinks that locals aren't "real" sororities - but this kind of thing perpetuates that kind of thinking).

I read this and was a little insulted by the way it was written. My response and intention was to make a point that doing recruitment after NPC does not necessarily mean that local groups get members that view locals as a last alternative.
I feel that its unfair to make that type of assumption. My response included ideas based on NPC groups that I know of personally. And I dont mean to insult people who are of NPC membership but I am trying to make a point that for anyone to make a comment like this is un called for. We all have different reasons for wanting to be a part of Greek life.
And no type of group should be subjected as 'the reject group' My response in no way is uneducated based on the fact you all do not know how all groups are organized and operated. AND my response can very well be related to any local group that fits the description. But for now, I will apologize if any one feels like i personally insulted their organization. I did not mean to but my personal opinion still stands.

[AlphaFrog]

OmegaPDPrez - I was not making the assumption that the only girls who rush locals are the ones that couldn't get into an NPC. I was simply responding to what MaryAmanda said, which I quoted. She had said that rushing after the NPCs, they could pick up the girls that had gotten cut, and that was a benefit. Like I said before, I don't see locals as a "fake" sorority or "only an option if you don't make it into an NPC". There are plenty of valid reasons for joining a local as opposed to an NPC.