New Dates for Univ. of Southern California Recruitment

[LAblondeGPhi]

Originally Posted by ellebud

When I went through rush at USC...back when dinosaurs ruled (not roamed) the earth rush was the week before the start of classes.

But to add a partial answer to the question: Yes, you can go to class if there is a rush/class conflict. But when my daughter went through she missed the first night of rush due to a class conflict she was summarily dropped by all those houses, They never met her.

This upsets me. If we're going to make school of primary importance (which we absolutely should), then I feel that the Panhellenic should help the PNMs work out their conflicts. I have definitely heard of campus Panhellenics requiring that chapters carry PNMs who had to miss their parties due to class conflicts in the first or second rounds. It makes sense, and it sends a uniform message: school is important.

[dukedg]

Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi

This upsets me. If we're going to make school of primary importance (which we absolutely should), then I feel that the Panhellenic should help the PNMs work out their conflicts. I have definitely heard of campus Panhellenics requiring that chapters carry PNMs who had to miss their parties due to class conflicts in the first or second rounds. It makes sense, and it sends a uniform message: school is important.

This is a tough situation for the chapters to be in. When I advised at Cal, the members had the option to invite women back who missed a round and could see the excuse for the reason the pnm gave. The thing is, when you are so limited in how many women you can invite back, it is hard to take a chance on someone you only met once, when you have had more time to get to know another pnm.

I do think it is unfair because we always say school should come first, but on the other hand it is logistically difficult to actually treat the pnms who are missing from a round as equals to the ones who attended.

[LAblondeGPhi]

Originally Posted by dukedg

This is a tough situation for the chapters to be in. When I advised at Cal, the members had the option to invite women back who missed a round and could see the excuse for the reason the pnm gave. The thing is, when you are so limited in how many women you can invite back, it is hard to take a chance on someone you only met once, when you have had more time to get to know another pnm.

I do think it is unfair because we always say school should come first, but on the other hand it is logistically difficult to actually treat the pnms who are missing from a round as equals to the ones who attended.

I hear ya girl, it's a tough balancing act - especially if the chapter is faced with not being able to bring back women who they have met two days AND really like.