SPRING RECRUITMENT AT UGA

[kiteflyerzl]

Each chapter can have 50 actives present if I remember correctly. It's up to the chapters to figure out how they pick the 50.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by kiteflyerzl

Each chapter can have 50 actives present if I remember correctly. It's up to the chapters to figure out how they pick the 50.

Interesting. So, is this requirement in place for all of the spring recruitment events (no more than 50 actives)? Like, at EVERY event chapters can have no more than 50 members?

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by kiteflyerzl

Each chapter can have 50 actives present if I remember correctly. It's up to the chapters to figure out how they pick the 50.

Isn't that just a bit... odd?

[SWTXBelle]

Odd as in different - yes. But I wish NPC would consider having a quota of rushers - so often smaller chapters struggle in recruitment because as soon as the door opens pnms are confronted with a much smaller group of actives. The question for them is too often "What's wrong with them?", and it leads to problematic tent talk.

If there were a set number (perhaps determined by the number of pnms divided by the number of sororities, factoring in the number of parties per round?) of active recruiters - wow. It would enable all chapters to compete on an even playing field.

[notyouraverage]

I think it sounds like a great thing. I've never understood how actives managed to juggle deferred recruitment with class and labs and homework and other clubs and organizations. This means (potentially) not every girl will have to be present for every event. Maybe some gcers with deferred recruitment can explain how it's supposed to work?.. I just can't imagine my usual workload on top of recruitment - I had a hard enough time with fall bid day!

[33girl]

Originally Posted by notyouraverage

I think it sounds like a great thing. I've never understood how actives managed to juggle deferred recruitment with class and labs and homework and other clubs and organizations. This means (potentially) not every girl will have to be present for every event. Maybe some gcers with deferred recruitment can explain how it's supposed to work?.. I just can't imagine my usual workload on top of recruitment - I had a hard enough time with fall bid day!

Deferred rush usually takes place the 2nd or 3rd week of the semester. It's not during midterms or anything and your other orgs are probably still in the middle of reorganizing. Honestly, if you're used to it, it isn't as much of a hardship as a lot of people make it out to be.

I can see where the limited # of actives would be a good thing, but on the other hand, I can see where it might play havoc with membership selection and girls getting selected that a good number of women don't know or like. Anytime I've heard of limiting the number, it's only for the first round (often because of space constraints as much as trying to equalize things).

[BAMA2]

Vanderbilt has deferred rush. It used to last 2 weeks long so we did not have rush activities every night. In addition, we would come back to school early from Christmas Break so at least the first part of rush took place before school started. It was the beginning of the semester and it was over before you really got loaded down with work. I never really remember it being a problem. Of course, the number of girls going through rush is smaller than at larger schools so the number of parties were limited. This was all about 30 years ago! Don't know if they still do it the same or not.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by BAMA2

Vanderbilt has deferred rush. It used to last 2 weeks long so we did not have rush activities every night. In addition, we would come back to school early from Christmas Break so at least the first part of rush took place before school started. It was the beginning of the semester and it was over before you really got loaded down with work. I never really remember it being a problem. Of course, the number of girls going through rush is smaller than at larger schools so the number of parties were limited. This was all about 30 years ago! Don't know if they still do it the same or not.

Okay, very weird statement: About 4-5 years ago, I met up with a friend in Nashville, and TWO fraternities were having their Winter Weekend at the hotel where we were staying. ALL of the women had to be 5'1" or shorter! My (non-greek) friend made some sort of remark about Vandy sorority girls must only recruit midgets.

So, when I read the one statement about "rush is smaller", the first thing I thought was "how small can they possibly go?!"

[Kansas City]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I can see where the limited # of actives would be a good thing, but on the other hand, I can see where it might play havoc with membership selection and girls getting selected that a good number of women don't know or like. Anytime I've heard of limiting the number, it's only for the first round (often because of space constraints as much as trying to equalize things).

This was my initial thought. How would a chapter ensure that one clique of girls wasn't determining the future membership for the entire chapter? I assume that you would rotate members in throughout the week but as far as the selection process for any one evening/party/event, I would not want to rely on just a portion of my chapter making decisions without my input or meeting of the PNMs.

[SWTXBelle]

But even with every member of the chapter participating, you have to rely on each other - you can't meet more than a few pnms per party. The reservations some of you have are in fact problems right now - especially at some of the larger recruitments, where, let's face it, the vast majority of chapter members are making their choices for membership selection based on what their sisters say, not on having personally met each pnm.

I think every chapter member should still get to vote for membership selection - and it may be that the chapter wants to rotate members so more women get to meet pnms. It could work - and it could be good for chapters, too. Every chapter has women who are great conversationalists and rushers, and women who aren't comfortable doing that. Some can cook, some perform, some paint scenery - I'm not saying to not havethe whole chapter participate. It would be especially good for those recruitments which are held during classes - missing recruitment would not be the crisis it sometimes is now.

[lauralaylin]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Isn't that just a bit... odd?

It is common amongst modified recruitments. I've never heard of it occurring at a recruitment as large as UGAs, but considering that it's a smaller rush this spring than their usual fall recruitment, I can see it happening.