Prohibiting 1st Semester Freshmen From Pledging

[skylark]

I agree with a lot of 33girl's points.

I thought I'd throw this out there, though, as we're all weighing pros and cons: One drawback of later pledging is that you lose the benefit of having those long-term seniors who are very comfortable with the organization and with leadership within it. Those seniors that have been with the org since they came to college are often some of the chapter's best assets because (at least in smaller chapters) they have held a couple of lesser-important offices before taking on the big ones (Prez, Recruitment, Standards, etc.)

[33girl]

Originally Posted by skylark

I agree with a lot of 33girl's points. I thought I'd throw this out there as we're all weighing pros and cons. One drawback of later pledging is that you lose the benefit of having those very wise seniors that have been with the org since they came to college and (at least in smaller chapters) have held a couple of lesser-important offices before taking on the big ones (Prez, Recruitment, Standards, etc.)

I had to read this a few times before I understood what you were saying.

I think it can go both ways, though - you can have seniors who have "tunnel vision" to the point that all they've ever known is XYZ and XYZ is wonderful and never ever needs to change.

[skylark]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I had to read this a few times before I understood what you were saying.

I think it can go both ways, though - you can have seniors who have "tunnel vision" to the point that all they've ever known is XYZ and XYZ is wonderful and never ever needs to change.

I'll edit for clarity...

[NutBrnHair]

I am against any school administration limiting the right of association. Do these universities allow 1st semester freshmen to join the ski club? the Baptist Student Union?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I am against any school administration limiting the right of association. Do these universities allow 1st semester freshmen to join the ski club? the Baptist Student Union?

Do you find your sorority to be comparable to "sign-up type" organizations like the ski club and BSU?

That may be an issue.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Do you find your sorority to be comparable to "sign-up type" organizations like the ski club and BSU?

That may be an issue.

In this discussion I do!

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

In this discussion I do!

Some universities restrict the type and number of organizations freshmen join, period. They want freshmen to focus on getting acclimated and academics.

Beyond that, I don't want freshmen pursuing NPHC organizations as freshmen just because they can also go to the organizational fair and sign up for a bunch of clubs.

Come to us when you can understand and respect why NPHC organizations aren't like the ski club or the InterFaith Coalition. And are qualified to pursue membership.

[PhiTheta337]

My school the university of north carolina at greensboro doesnt allow the guys to recruit first semester freshmen, I both hate it and understand it. There are a few IFC fraternities that academically give the rest of us a bad name and so a long while back the university decided to restrict recruitment until the IFC GPAs went back up to higher than the all-mens average. We are in the process of getting rid of the bad apples and working on some plans to boost the other fraternites gpas up that little bit needed.