University of Texas-Austin Roundup

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by LadyLonghorn

Word. It's not quite that drastic but if someone can come up with a better way to cut 400 plus pnms after a 20 minute party, I'd love to hear about it.

*LANE SWERVE* *LANE SWERVE* *LANE SWERVE*

My idea for UT-Austin: hold recruitment 2nd semester, freshman year.

During the 1st semester freshman year have a couple of "Meet the Greek" events where the NPC members can meet some of the PNMs on a "non-selective" basis, and the PNMs can do the same. This way both parties get to know each other, in a way.

So, when recruitment happens the 2nd semester, both sides have worked out who they will target during the recruitment process. Maybe in this way cutting 400 PNMs after a 20 minute meeting may not seem so pressured (if that is the right word.)

Not fool-proof, but maybe a little less daunting for both sides.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

*LANE SWERVE* *LANE SWERVE* *LANE SWERVE*

My idea for UT-Austin: hold recruitment 2nd semester, freshman year.

Nice idea, but what you get is a semester-long recruitment.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Nice idea, but what you get is a semester-long recruitment.

True.

I was thinking that it would give each side an amount of time to figure one another out.

When I went through several years back, for NPHC we had to wait until you had 30 hours - basically you could not pledge until your sophomore year.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

When I went through several years back, for NPHC we had to wait until you had 30 hours - basically you could not pledge until your sophomore year.

Just to be clear for those who don't know (not you), that only pertains to certain NPHC orgs and certain colleges/universities.

Delta, for instance, requires 24 semester hours. Some chapters and schools allow first years to "pledge" if they took college credits prior to their freshwoman year. If everyone in a chapter waited until sophomore year (or later), it is often because they didn't have eligible first years, not because they don't allow first years.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Just to be clear for those who don't know (not you), that only pertains to certain NPHC orgs and certain colleges/universities.

Delta, for instance, requires 24 semester hours. Some chapters and schools allow first years to "pledge" if they took college credits prior to their freshwoman year. If everyone in a chapter waited until sophomore year (or later), it is often because they didn't have eligible first years, not because they don't allow first years.

Or maybe it was just a campus thing. I crossed pre-MIP and that is how it was on my campus.

My understanding at the time was the "30-hour rule" was NPHC wide.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

Or maybe it was just a campus thing. I crossed pre-MIP and that is how it was on my campus.

My understanding at the time was the "30-hour rule" was NPHC wide.

It could have been a campus thing and in that case, as you stated, it would apply to all the NPHC chapters on your campus.

For example, Fisk still has the minimum university requirement of 30 credit hours, sophomore status for membership; and preferably a 4th semester sophomore. That is a university requirement. The NPHC orgs may set higher requirements but students can't go below the university's minimum of 30 hours even if the NPHC org (i.e. Delta) has a national semester credit hour requirement of 24. University trumps GLO requirement in this instance.

As far as I know, the NPHC hasn't, in the 1980s and beyond,had NPHC-wide policies regarding GPA and credit hours. Those were organization-specific except when based on campus policies. Someone please correct me if I am incorrect.