Which sorority was your Rho Chi in?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DGTess

Why should I base my opinion on someone else's experiences? I've stated my opinions. I've stated what I believe. No one else has to believe it, nor need anyone else agree.

FWIW, I have no clue how many ever went through Rush, because we didn't have to report. That's changed now, even at my school. I believe that has lent a "mother may I" system that I have no interest in perpetuating. I was a student assistant to the Dean of Women, to the Dean of Men, and to the Dean of Student Life during my undergraduate career; Greek life came under their purview. There was no greek life office. I don't apologize for that; it was what it was.

For what it's worth, I went to Clarion (which means my rush was a lot like yours) and I'm the biggest deferred rush cheerleader on this whole damn board. I don't think women should join their first semester either; however, I also don't agree with not looking at all the chapters in a more formalized environment at least once. It fosters closed-mindedness and contributes to the Greek system not being unified. With Greeks under fire at so many colleges nowadays, we have to find a common bond - hang together, or all hang separately. Plus, just because you love Suzie and Bobbi from XYZ, they might be the exceptions to the rule.

I went through as a sophomore and I had a pretty good idea which group I liked - however, I'd seen enough girls be disappointed in rush that I wasn't about to put all my eggs in one basket. I'd heard all the reps and stories and gotten to know women from all the sororities, but I'm glad that I went everywhere I could during rush. I learned things that I wouldn't have learned otherwise (i.e., XYZ was too gung-ho for me and ABC was nice but I didn't feel comfortable there). It meant I could write ASA at the top of my bid card and KNOW that was where I wanted to be.

We had girls who didn't go through rush at all and they were more likely to have "what if" issues whenever things got tough in the chapter.

Originally Posted by DGTess

Yes, I expect administratively, 1000 women is difficult to deal with. I can see other ways to handle the issue. Perhaps others can't; that's not my issue.

If you still call yourself a sorority alumna, and you believe the current system of rush is harming your sorority on either a local or a national level, which it sounds like you do, then yes it is very much your issue, and I'd like to hear what you think would be a better way for those schools to run rush.