Shoe In??

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I'm pretty sure every organization and its corresponding council or conference has regulations and consequences for "dirty" rushing/recruitment/membership intake.

If they exist, I don't know of them.

We've told people they were shoo (or shoe?) ins...whether or not they are or not. We've dirty rushed if necessary, etc etc.

If there are rules, I'm not sure most fraternities play by them.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

If they exist, I don't know of them.

We've told people they were shoo (or shoe?) ins...whether or not they are or not. We've dirty rushed if necessary, etc etc.

If there are rules, I'm not sure most fraternities play by them.

But, as an active bringing in new members, wouldn't it be your responsibility to know the guidelines and whether or not any exist? You all don't receive training for bringing in new members?

It may very well be the bolded.

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I noticed that my original post stated "rush/recruitment/membership intake." "Membershp intake" was intended to refer to aspirants prior to applying and prior to being accepted (or not) for membership intake.
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[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

@ knightshadow

You're saying that the NIC doesn't have regulations and guidelines (even if considered minuscule and widely ignored) prior to an applicant being accepted for pledging/intake? I can't imagine the NIC organizations not foreseeing a reason to have formal guidelines for rush despite how informal rush is.

From what I've learned, NIC is more concerned with its member organizations than it is with how its member organizations are operating. There are guidelines that say what the national organizations must do, but the day-to-day is not a concern of NIC.

As far as recruitment, this is all I could find:

Statement of Position on Recruitment

The North-American Interfraternity Conference and its member fraternities believe friendship leads to membership. To effectively employ that as a strategy, NIC-member fraternities pursue a recruitment model based on an unrestricted, year-round commitment to actively seek prospective members who share a commitment to the fraternal values of scholarship, leadership and service.

The NIC and member fraternities have long advocated a year-round model of unrestricted recruitment - discouraging campuses and fraternity chapters from recruiting new members during limited times throughout the year and from using the term "rush" to label a time-specific effort to attract new members to a fraternity chapter.

Recruitment is the life blood of every chapter, and in addition to year-round opportunities to seek new members the Standards of the NIC state that host institutions and campus IFCs will not prohibit NIC member fraternities from recruiting. To prohibit a group from recruiting is communicating to the organization that there is no support for the group to improve, grow, or even continue to survive. The NIC is opposed to this prohibition in ANY and ALL situations.

To encourage effective implementation of, and active engagement in, a year-round recruitment strategy, the NIC and member fraternities provide resources and educational forums for undergraduates and alumni. The NIC also offers Strategic Consultations on campus, as well as the annual IFC Academy. Open to any council officer or advisor who wishes to attend, the Academy exists to advance NIC Standards implementation and support both fledgling and veteran councils.

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Sidebar/
I noticed that my original post stated "rush/recruitment/membership intake." "Membershp intake" was intended to refer to aspirants prior to applying and prior to being accepted (or not) for membership intake.
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OK, I thought you meant after an aspirant/rushee has been accepted.