2008 Woodie Awards
Letter to the Editor
Response to "Rush and Crossover are B.S. to Me."
Andrea Cederberg
Issue date: 2/23/07 Section: Opinion
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Dear Editor,
As a reaction to the recently published
Letter to the Editor, entitled Rush and
Crossover are B.S. to Me, I found it
necessary to clear up many loopholes the
editorial left regarding the women's
recruitment process and the morality of
greek women on this campus.
It is unfortunate that members of the UPS
community find it necessary to speak
against the women's recruitment process.
Speaking as a Rho Gamma from this year's
recruitment, I know that I, along with each
and every one of my fellow Rho Gammas,
made ourselves available the entire length
of the recruitment process. From the very
first hour, we handed out our phone
numbers, e-mail addresses, and personal
information- and encouraged our group
members to contact us if they had
questions, concerns, or just needed to
chat. In my experience, many women did
want to chat and have their questions
answered, yet there were also women who
felt more comfortable being on their own
or talking with close friends when they
had difficulties with the process. Frankly,
each set of Rho Gammas were expected to
work with at least 20 women. Within 2
days we were expected to gain the
confidence, create friendships and trust
with each woman in our group, that in
inself is a difficult, yet not impossible,
task. I find it offensive that comments
were made about the morality of Rho
Gammas in such a public forum.
Especially by someone who has had no
first hand experience with either the
position or the women's recruitment
process. I have full confidence that each
member of the recruitment team,
including Moe Stephens, and Carlie
Meader (director of recruitment), did their
job with integrity, and worked hard to
ensure the smoothness and fairness of the
process.
Furthermore, there is nothing mandatory
about women's recruitment. The over 110
As a reaction to the recently published
Letter to the Editor, entitled Rush and
Crossover are B.S. to Me, I found it
necessary to clear up many loopholes the
editorial left regarding the women's
recruitment process and the morality of
greek women on this campus.
It is unfortunate that members of the UPS
community find it necessary to speak
against the women's recruitment process.
Speaking as a Rho Gamma from this year's
recruitment, I know that I, along with each
and every one of my fellow Rho Gammas,
made ourselves available the entire length
of the recruitment process. From the very
first hour, we handed out our phone
numbers, e-mail addresses, and personal
information- and encouraged our group
members to contact us if they had
questions, concerns, or just needed to
chat. In my experience, many women did
want to chat and have their questions
answered, yet there were also women who
felt more comfortable being on their own
or talking with close friends when they
had difficulties with the process. Frankly,
each set of Rho Gammas were expected to
work with at least 20 women. Within 2
days we were expected to gain the
confidence, create friendships and trust
with each woman in our group, that in
inself is a difficult, yet not impossible,
task. I find it offensive that comments
were made about the morality of Rho
Gammas in such a public forum.
Especially by someone who has had no
first hand experience with either the
position or the women's recruitment
process. I have full confidence that each
member of the recruitment team,
including Moe Stephens, and Carlie
Meader (director of recruitment), did their
job with integrity, and worked hard to
ensure the smoothness and fairness of the
process.
Furthermore, there is nothing mandatory
about women's recruitment. The over 110
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