Yale: Largest Group of PNMs in Yale's History

[DGTess]

I would have thought a Yale journalist would have done enough research to know the difference between rushees (and probably should have called them "potential new members") and pledges.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DGTess

I would have thought a Yale journalist would have done enough research to know the difference between rushees (and probably should have called them "potential new members") and pledges.

Quite honestly, Greek life probably isn't on the writer's radar at all - he probably feels it beneath him and therefore really doesn't care if he gets it right.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Quite honestly, Greek life probably isn't on the writer's radar at all - he probably feels it beneath him and therefore really doesn't care if he gets it right.

Right. Also, it's not as if the student body--even the Greek students--cares that much whether it's wrong or right. Often, the Greek students themselves don't know or care about the proper terminology.

When I was in college, we still called it Rush, in 2003. Granted, none of us had large advisory teams, or even regular HQ visitors, to set us straight on the new terms. We operated in our own little world, and I wouldn't be surprised if Yale's Greek Council operated in a similar manner.

[exlurker]

A little more about the NPC sorority situation at Yale is at:

http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/20...urth-sorority/

Excerpts:

. . . Panhel President Stephanie Cuevas ’12 said talk of bringing in a fourth sorority began last year because of the steep upward trend in the number of girls pledging in the past four years. But before Panhel can make the request to the National Panhellenic Conference, each of the three existing organizations must reach its cap of 111 sisters, demonstrating the need for a fourth group, Cuevas said. She added that she hopes this year’s rush process, which ends today, will accomplish the goal. . . .

“We have to be 100 percent sure that people want a new sorority, and that it will benefit our campus,” she said.

Interest in sororities at Yale has grown steadily for the past several years, and this year a record 205 girls began the pledge process, compared to 170 last year. But not all groups are near the 111 goal: currently, Kappa Alpha Theta has 96 members, Pi Beta Phi 87 and Kappa Kappa Gamma 55. . . .