Cutting

[33girl]

Originally Posted by luv n tpa

With only 4 NPC organizations and between 50-100 girls coming out for recruitment, we're not allowed to cut until Pref. Last semester there was this group of 3-4 girls who wouldn't leave each other's sides along with about 8 of their friends who didn't even go to our school. So for 3 days, we couldn't wait to get rid of them.

Evidently when they heard "recruitment party 1, party 2, etc" (we don't have skit night or philanthropy night), they took it literally and kept coming back every night expecting club music and booze.

And come to think of it, I'm not really sure why NPC didn't handle the "outsider" issue. Can something be done about that?

I hope what you're saying is you cut before pref, not after pref. And for that matter, the number of girls should have nothing to do with whether or not you cut after the first party - if they don't have grades or are otherwise someone you don't want in your group, you should cut them rather than waste their time and yours. You say you're not "allowed" - according to whom?

And re the 8 nonstudents, forget Panhel - you should have called campus safety or if they didn't do anything, the local police.

[luv n tpa]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I hope what you're saying is you cut before pref, not after pref. And for that matter, the number of girls should have nothing to do with whether or not you cut after the first party - if they don't have grades or are otherwise someone you don't want in your group, you should cut them rather than waste their time and yours. You say you're not "allowed" - according to whom?

Yes, we cut as invitiations to pref.

We don't have registration for recruitment like other schools do. PNMs show up the first night (with the understanding they must have the proper GPA) and we just write down their name on an attendance list. Skipping the first night isn't all that uncommon either. It's completely open to come and go as you please (until pref). We don't have the girls list the organizations until after pref. There just aren't round cuts, and we're not permitted to exclude someone before pref; that's just campus climate I suppose.

In reference to security, the girls weren't rampant, causing damage or being necessarily inappropriate. They were just annoying and clearly there for the wrong reasons. Guests are permitted on campus as long as they have a signed pass. This was probably precedent for non-campus girls attending recruitment, and there was nothing that explicitly stated recruitment was for State University women only.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by luv n tpa

There just aren't round cuts, and we're not permitted to exclude someone before pref; that's just campus climate I suppose.

In reference to security, the girls weren't rampant, causing damage or being necessarily inappropriate. They were just annoying and clearly there for the wrong reasons. Guests are permitted on campus as long as they have a signed pass. This was probably precedent for non-campus girls attending recruitment, and there was nothing that explicitly stated recruitment was for State University women only.

You should probably put bylaws in your Panhel constitution that prevent both of these things. Some sororities might be reluctant to come to campus if they're told they're not allowed to cut before pref.