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NPC disagrees

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Endorsement of Fall Primary Recruitment NPC defines primary recruitment as the period of time during the academic year when events are held by each NPC sorority on a campus for the purpose of selecting new members. NPC endorses primary recruitment occurring at the beginning of the fall academic term for these reasons: • Freedom of association: NPC organizations should be free to recruit, select and enroll new members at any time that other student organizations – such as intercollegiate athletics, musical ensembles and other recognized student organizations – may do so to uphold students’ rights to freely associate and to ensure a fair and equitable application of student policy. • Acclimation: Provides women an early opportunity to adapt to the demands of campus life, including academic, social, cultural and service components, by quickly affiliating with a supportive subset of women students. • Retention: Engages women quickly as first-year students so they continue toward degree completion. • Mentoring: Provides woman-to-woman mentoring opportunities via collegiate chapter members and alumnae. • Academic support: Encourages women to engage in chapter academic study and scholarship groups immediately. • Time management: Provides optimum experience without distractions from recruitment activities throughout the fall academic term. • Scheduling: Offers fewer disruptions caused by inclement weather conditions. Additionally, sorority programming and expectations follow the missions of higher education institutions by fostering a spirit of sisterhood, which serves as a safety net for young women as they acclimate to a college/university environment. Sorority programming and services also provide first-year women a sound base for educational success throughout college. Moreover, studies indicate student retention is enhanced by membership in a sorority, where sharing common interests and values with mutually supportive members leads togreater collegiate satisfaction. NPC believes there is no substitute for the enrichment sororities offer young women as part of the college/university experience, and this enrichment is most beneficial early in the academic year. NPC asserts deferred recruitment is not in the best interests for the health and welfare of a sound sorority community and its members.