pnms- changes in rush

From Panhellenic. They're sending letters to the girls kinda explaining it but not actually saying how few spots top houses have. Also they told advisors it was up to them to tell their chapter or not and if they don't tell their chapter that they're bound to hear it from down the row sometime this week. Alums are also getting letters from some houses.

Still not buying it because higher release numbers earlier in the week would be required by the largest groups. Yes, a campus Panhellenic will try hard to help all houses succeed but not to the detriment of other houses. I do not mean this as a slam of ADPi but this past year they didn't even have the numbers to make quota. PNMs will just end up dropping out of recruitment or refusing their bid which hurts the entire Greek system. If we want ADPi to be successful it is our responsibility to stop the negative comments.

So, It is just the smaller chapters that have bad reps at State? Ugh, No....There are several chapters at State that are not at Panhellenic total. If this is true, it is a wise decision to help make our Greek community stronger. Something similar is being done at many SEC schools to help the chapters that are new get started and be successful. No other sorority will ever want to come to MSU until we ( sorority members ) not Panhellenic , but we as sorority members support one another instead of post mean and hateful comments. Insecurity, much?

Seriously, one of the largest groups on campus has the worst reputation of ALL the sororities and I wont name it by name. When the Greek community talks so negatively about newer chapters, it does hurt them. Pi Phi was having difficulties growing until ADPi came to campus. Both are powerhouse national sororities. ADPi in the SEC and many Southern schools and Pi Phi is very strong in Arkansas, Texas, LA and in many SEC schools. All of our sororities who are not at total are great groups. The negativity of our greek community is the problem. The top tier sororities here have chapters all over the country that are struggling, too.

If true I disagree with your politically correct view. If true the reason would be to keep sorority size in control. The sororities at Ole Miss have over or close to 400 members and my friends there don't even know all of their sisters. They remain in a sorority for the parties and to say "I'm a ____". MSU sororities are currently a good size to have strong sisterhood and connections. If other sororities are hesitant to colonize on our campus we must make it more appealing to them by strengthening the entire Greek system.

Why reason? All eight sororities on campus are great options for any pmn. They should be happy to receive a bid from any of them. If they think they are too good for phi mu, Pi phi, Adpi , tri delt or zeta , then let them go to ole miss.

Not worried about top houses and yes, 400 is TOO big. My concern is with the PNMs who are likely to drop out if this is true. Like it or not, it's going to be very hard to convince many of them to accept a bid to a struggling house. I'm not sure what the answer is but I don't think this solution will work.

The only one who sounds salty is you. People aren't worried about the lower houses if anything this is harmful to them because it forces them to be less selective. Last year ADPI took 70 girls by choice because they wanted quality pnms over quantity. With these numbers they will literally be forced to take every single girl that walks through their doors even if they don't want them. if anything this just reinforces the top houses and the tier system.... The top houses are the most selective and hardest to get into and now they just got 10x more selective. Where the lower houses are forced to take anyone.... I personally feel this is just a step backwards for no reason and a lot of girls will be crying on bid day.

I can assure you ADPi will be very strict with grades and reputation risks, just as they were last year. The only way to build a successful new chapter is to adhere to those policies. If you are the new kid on the block, everyone is quick to be critical. Instead of being critical, we need to support one another. There are plenty of quality pmn's for everyone. The top chapters at state have chapters struggling at other sec schools. This system will be implemented at many schools and already has been. Their greek systems become stronger as a whole because of it.

This system is to help all houses that are not at total which are at least 5 of them. You are clueless when it comes to ADPi's policies. They aren't top in most SEC schools by luck....