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Thursday, 15 February 2007 |
Deferred rush benefits Appalachian freshman
A recent campaign to bring a new sorority to campus was presented with a proposal to eliminate deferred rush.
The Appalachian believes the abandonment of deferred rush should not be considered by the university.
The 2002 decision to defer rush allows the organization enough time to
promote what they are looking for and give the students time to learn
what groups they want to join.
Deferred rush was also implemented to give students a semester to
adjust to college life before jumping into the Greek life scene.
In an ASU news article, the student vice chancellor at the time of the
deferred rush decision, Greg Blimling, said, “Students who wait at
least one semester before joining a Greek organization do better
academically.”
According to a study conducted by the Office of Student Development,
male and female students pledging a Greek organization were less likely
to participate in other student activities and had lower critical
thinking and reading scores as sophomores than non-Greek students.
The Appalachian hopes university administration looks back upon their
decision and remembers the reasons they initially implemented it.
Deferred rush exists to improve the quality of the student body and
create an extraordinary freshmen experience that we pride ourselves on.
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