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[DGTess]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Can't we just do away with this RECRUITMENT and PNM thing? It would be one thing if only oldsters like me were using the old and far more functional words, but I've noticed even newbies and youngies are still using rush when not forcing themselves to be PC.

It IS a rush (of activity, adrenaline, many things), and recruitment sounds so clinical, and most definitely a one-sided affair.

/steps down off high horse

There are those of us for whom it will always be rush, rushee, and pledge. Rush is an accurate term. Rushee is just logical for one going through rush. And pledge is important because it reminds the probable sister that she is making a promise - one that can be broken before initiation, yes, but a promise nonetheless.

[33girl]

As James pointed out here once, the terminology changed but not the action. A true "recruitment" would imply that groups are seeking out certain qualities and when and only when they find them, asking those people to join. It's a one-sided process, with the power in the hands of the person being recruited.

So if we keep using this false terminology, it's no wonder that rushees think that they have the upper hand and can pick and choose, when actually the selection process is mutual and in some cases, skewed far more towards the sororities.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by 33girl

As James pointed out here once, the terminology changed but not the action. A true "recruitment" would imply that groups are seeking out certain qualities and when and only when they find them, asking those people to join. It's a one-sided process, with the power in the hands of the person being recruited.

So if we keep using this false terminology, it's no wonder that rushees think that they have the upper hand and can pick and choose, when actually the selection process is mutual and in some cases, skewed far more towards the sororities.

I don't know if I agree with that definition. Military recruitment isn't just one sided. People looking to join the military have a choice of service groups, and the military definitely has criteria to join. That is mutual selection.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I don't know if I agree with that definition. Military recruitment isn't just one sided. People looking to join the military have a choice of service groups, and the military definitely has criteria to join. That is mutual selection.

People "looking to join" the military don't need to be recruited, and therefore don't fit the definition.