Upperclassmen quota

[potential_greek]

Just wanted to update my information about this. I've talked to some friends who are in sororities and they've said the school makes each sorority take a certain number of upperclassmen. I know this is apparently not normal of most schools. Are there many schools that do this?

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by potential_greek

Just wanted to update my information about this. I've talked to some friends who are in sororities and they've said the school makes each sorority take a certain number of upperclassmen. I know this is apparently not normal of most schools. Are there many schools that do this?

While it may seem that way to them, your friends are mistaken. It may be more of a tradition at your school, but Panhellenics can't require a sorority to take any members. They can't even force a chapter to take the regular quota number. There is nothing stopping any of the chapters from completely dropping all upperclassmen after the first round.

An upperclassman PNM should never count on the existence of an upperclassmen quota to get a bid.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Greek_or_Geek?

While it may seem that way to them, your friends are mistaken. It may be more of a tradition at your school, but Panhellenics can't require a sorority to take any members. They can't even force a chapter to take the regular quota number. There is nothing stopping any of the chapters from completely dropping all upperclassmen after the first round.

There are actually one or two schools with guaranteed placement, so, FTR, there are things that schools can do to force chapters to take members. It probably doesn't apply here, though.