When song is silenced; facing failure; a refugee’s lessons, Use our simple online form to share your views with other PAW readers. Princeton will ban freshman-year fraternity/sorority rush. What would be the problem with pushing it back to the spring semester? There are more fraternities, but each is much smaller than a sorority. The sororities offer mentoring programs to the underclassmen that give members an academic support system. Fact: Princeton fraternities and sororities have no houses. Banning sororities would take away the support system that 400 young women rely on every day. The committee of students, faculty and staff formed to develop procedures for administering the ban on Princeton freshman participation in fraternities and sororities is encouraging members of the campus community to complete an online survey to share ideas and suggestions for implementing the policy.. Many of my friends are in frats; I'm not, so you can go either way. Sources: Princeton Panhellenic Council, Princeton University Admissions  This spring the Panhellenic Council organized a series of fundraisers to raise awareness of the disaster in Haiti and to contribute to the UNICEF Haiti Relief Fund. The benefits of these programs are evidenced by the Panhellenic G.P.A., which is currently 3.47. These organizations can contribute to a sense of social exclusiveness and often place an excessive emphasis on alcohol. [CDATA[//>. It's also considered to be the university with the most active Greek Life in The Princeton Review’s ranking, yet only 32% of men join a fraternity and 48% of women join a sorority. It is essential to hold recruitment at a time that would have the least conflicts for both current and potential new members. Currently these sororities have around 150 members each. Fact: Because of recent changes by the administration, freshmen can no longer rush. Lots of other groups can also help you meet more people on campus- check out Princeton’s dance and a capella groups, club sports, community service organizations, and even classes to meet new members of the community. Myth: Princeton has no Greek life. In fact, any kind of interaction–including joining a Greek Facebook group from Princeton or any other university and organization–will constitute grounds for … Not true! The recommendations have been presented to President Shirley M. Tilghman, … //--> In light of the recent Prince series of articles about sororities and fraternities and the just-released report from the Eating Club Task Force, there’s been talk of having the University formally recognize fraternities and sororities, which you said you supported. August 2020 Trendsetters Survey Giveaway Offical Rules, The 9 Best Sites for Scoring Cheap Textbooks, People Keep Saying that this isn't Who We Are as Americans, but it is, 20 Tweets About the Washington Riot that Perfectly Explain How You’re Feeling, One of 'The Bachelor' Contestants is Still in College, & I Have Some Questions. In addition, as one Kappa member puts it, “[Sororities] give you a smaller community within the student body and allow you to connect with older girls who can give you invaluable advice.” Many girls feel that sororities offer them a safe place, a sisterhood, in addition to networking and social opportunities they would not have gotten otherwise. One of the events was a concert featuring the Grammy-nominated Haitian band Boukman Eksperyans. The new policy will take effect as of Sept. 1. She was interviewed in early May by Brian No ’10. The University's Committee on Freshmen Rush Policy has issued recommendations for administering and enforcing the prohibition on Princeton freshmen from affiliating with a fraternity or sorority during their freshman year, and on students from soliciting the participation of freshmen in a fraternity or sorority. In the last Panhellenic Council meeting a month ago, the sororities agreed that it would be beneficial to approach the University with the idea of recognizing the Panhellenic Council instead of the individual sororities. All Rights Reserved. The University does not recognize fraternities and sororities because, in general, they do not add in positive ways to the overall residential experience on the campus. jQuery.extend(Drupal.settings, {"basePath":"\/","pathPrefix":"","ajaxPageState":{"theme":"paw","theme_token":"dm9OVDc7oG4yXqYvF8rR005MNPwzta6EesYlYM6IvSk","js":{"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/jquery\/1.11\/jquery.min.js":1,"misc\/jquery-extend-3.4.0.js":1,"misc\/jquery-html-prefilter-3.5.0-backport.js":1,"misc\/jquery.once.js":1,"0":1,"https:\/\/www.googletagservices.com\/tag\/js\/gpt.js":1,"misc\/drupal.js":1,"1":1,"2":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/admin_menu\/admin_devel\/admin_devel.js":1,"3":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/google_analytics\/googleanalytics.js":1,"4":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/field_group\/field_group.js":1,"5":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/js\/plugins.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/js\/headroom.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/js\/jquery.headroom.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/js\/jquery.flexslider-min.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/js\/tweetie\/tweetie.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/js\/script.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/js\/modernizr-2.8.3.min.js":1},"css":{"modules\/system\/system.base.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.menus.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.messages.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.theme.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/date\/date_api\/date.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/date\/date_popup\/themes\/datepicker.1.7.css":1,"modules\/field\/theme\/field.css":1,"modules\/node\/node.css":1,"modules\/search\/search.css":1,"modules\/user\/user.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/youtube\/css\/youtube.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/views\/css\/views.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/ckeditor\/css\/ckeditor.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/ctools\/css\/ctools.css":1,"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Archivo+Narrow:400,700|Open+Sans:400,600italic,600,400italic,800":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/css\/compiled\/normalize.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/css\/compiled\/import.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/css\/compiled\/style.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/css\/compiled\/tabs.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/paw\/css\/compiled\/ie8.css":1}},"better_exposed_filters":{"views":{"inbox":{"displays":{"responses":{"filters":[]},"block_2":{"filters":[]}}},"exclusive_articles":{"displays":{"block":{"filters":[]}}}}},"googleanalytics":{"trackOutbound":1,"trackMailto":1,"trackDownload":1,"trackDownloadExtensions":"7z|aac|arc|arj|asf|asx|avi|bin|csv|doc(x|m)?|dot(x|m)?|exe|flv|gif|gz|gzip|hqx|jar|jpe?g|js|mp(2|3|4|e?g)|mov(ie)?|msi|msp|pdf|phps|png|ppt(x|m)?|pot(x|m)?|pps(x|m)?|ppam|sld(x|m)?|thmx|qtm?|ra(m|r)?|sea|sit|tar|tgz|torrent|txt|wav|wma|wmv|wpd|xls(x|m|b)?|xlt(x|m)|xlam|xml|z|zip","trackDomainMode":"1","trackCrossDomains":["www.paw.princeton.edu, old-paw.princeton.edu, www.old-paw.princeton.edu"]},"urlIsAjaxTrusted":{"\/article\/qa-princetons-sororities":true},"field_group":{"div":"default"}}); Whether you’re a student interested in rushing or just confused about all the news on the rush ban from last year, let’s clarify some facts and some myths about Greek life at Princeton and how it differs from other schools, focusing on the sororities. PRINCETON, N.J.—In keeping with a belief that fraternities and sororities promote social exclusiveness, Princeton University says any freshman who joins, rushes or pledges to … It would not be possible to schedule recruitment in the spring because of conflicts with bicker. The Committee on Freshman Greek Rush Policy will collect responses from the survey and … Not true! There are also organizations like the Princeton University Mentorship Program and Princeton Women’s Mentorship Group, which also offer chances to meet and learn from upperclassmen. Though Princeton has no fraternity or sorority houses on campus, about 15% of the student body still belongs to the 12 fraternities and four sororities that serve the school community. Pi phi is easily the best (of a whopping 3) sorority at Princeton as they are less superficial, cliquey, and mind-numbing than thetas but more social and fun than kappas. Has the Panhellenic Council made any efforts to meet with the administration to discuss a later rush? Myth: Princeton has no Greek life. This is a major reason why some girls might feel pressure to join a sorority. However, even this option has some drawbacks. In May of 2011, the Working Group made the following recommendation: Students should be prohibited from affiliating with a fraternity or By Hana N. Rouse November 05, 2011. It has been difficult to schedule a Panhellenic Council meeting to discuss the implications of these articles due to conflicts with paper deadlines and exams. The only other possible time to schedule recruitment would be the week after fall break, which is usually the first week in November. In the same Prince article, you said that the only other option would be moving rush to November. ... More Class at Penn, Less Rush at Princeton, and Vinny. This support system has significantly improved my Princeton experience. I would wait to join a frat or sorority until after you've been at Princeton for a few months. How would you respond to that claim? Beginning in the fall of 2012, Princeton University will prohibit freshmen from affiliating with a fraternity or sorority or engaging in any form of "rush" at any time during the freshman year.