Tufts: Alpha Phi Suspended, on Social Probation (Alleged Hazing & Alcohol Violations)

[33girl]

Originally Posted by PsychTau2

The NPC Manual of Information states that a College Panhellenic cannot restrict or lower a chapter's quota as a penalty (Unanimous Agreement #1), but if the school is giving sanctions instead of the Panhellenic Judicial Board, I'm sure the school can say whatever they want.

However, I'm wondering if we have the right story because unless these women were released from their pledge I don't understand why they are talking about going through recruitment again to join the same chapter (that may or may not exist) or waiting a year to initiate. I'm not sure how that addresses the problem.

PsychTau

I'm sure that if the members want to, they could sue the school for emotional distress (i.e. they will have to go thru rush twice).

Tufts has guaranteed placement (covered elsewhere on here) so if they chose A Phi once I guess they're assuming they'll choose A Phi again. Basically, this school is really effed up in the way it runs Greeks.

[PsychTau2]

33girl,

I was editing while you were posting!

I'm not familiar with how recruitment at Tufts goes...do the chapters stay at/above total after FR or would there be room for these women to simply pick up a COR bid after formal recruitment is over?

On one hand, if they all go through recrutiment again they could help recruit new women by talking up the chapter (well....maybe!), but their presence in the numbers would increase quota for everyone but also might keep the chapter from taking new women if ALL the current NMs rejoin. In other words they'll fill up quota with this year's women before taking any of next year's NMs.

If that makes any sense....

PsychTau