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are we the only ones?!
Our school has recently instistuted a similar rule. But it came into effect because of the manner in which chapters were showing PM's the NM pins during recruitment, specifically pref night. Some of the chapters were presenting PMs the NM pins in their flower and saying things to the effect of "this will be your's tomorrow if you choose ---(insert chapter here)." This concerned the panhellenic and so they asked the chapters to vote on guideline #7 (found on page 157 in the greenbook) that states to "eliminate all gifts, favors, preference letters, or notes for rushees until they have accepted bids." Part A of that goes on to say "giving anything to a rushee or doing anything which could be misinterpreted by rushees."
It was a tough decsision to make, as it was not encouraged by the chapter for members to say what they were saying, but in essence women were promising PMs bids, and the easiest way to eliminate that is to remove the NM pin from the environment. The chapters passed it; all but one voted for it. Ironically, the chapter that was doing it voted for the rule also. It was a different chapter that had been using letters on pref night that voted against it.
Some of the advisors are having a difficult time with it now, but that's mostly because they don't like change and are taking it personally.
If AXO's official jewelery requires you to wear the NM pin, then the chapter needs to make a motion to the panhellenic to be allowed to do that.
Just my two cents!
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