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Originally Posted by FSUZeta
Has UM ever held, or would they ever consider holding, recruitment a week prior to classes starting? It just might avoid conflicts with religious holidays or football(that other religion!).
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That was something that is brought up every year, and no, campus won't allow it. What we were always told was that having recruitment this way allows students to get acclimated to campus, classes, etc, and not make them be forced into deciding if they want to join a sorority before they have seen other parts of campus.
Obviously, I never went through a "pre-school" recruitment, so I don't know what it's like, but I can tell you and I argued this vehemently--an extended recruitment like ours does not help us get acclimated to our classes. At least it didn't for me. It was basically a month-long recruitment. With football Saturdays, and work week(s), it's non-stop. If we just did it in a week and got it over with, we'd just be done, and, I think, less far behind in our work. But there's never been campus support for that. And I would be stunned if it ever changed.
Also, there are a lot of sophomores who go through recruitment at UM. I think close to half of my pledge class was sophomores. There are a few houses that don't take them, but most of them do. They don't need time to get acclimated to campus. They already know what to expect.
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