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RPI Allow Rush and Recruitment!

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Kevin Stark
8 years ago Featured

Another over-reach by this administration. Time for a new one! PS -Eliminating the Greek system will result in a multitude of underground, completely unregulated organizations that will be much worse than anything under the current system.

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Patrick Govoni
8 years ago

DTD '14. Personally, I will not donate or visit RPI ever again if the ban on rush and recruitment proceeds. Larger than myself, this action will crush the strongest sense of community that RPI has, and its most significant leadership environment. Likely, this action will destroy the best parts of RPI with long-term ramifications while not even solving the root cause of the issues. Changing the culture through better communication is the only way out, though it may be a little more work than issuing a decree. Please, don't take the easy way out on this one.

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Robert Clagett
8 years ago

SAE, 1974. No greeks, no money, Pres..

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Robert Bruce Barton III
8 years ago

Proud Theta Xi '06... disappointed RPI grad in '18.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Let rush still happen

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Erik Anderson
8 years ago

Retain fall rush for Greek organizations. This is essential to their survival while RPI and the IFC come to resolution on issues of concern.

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Charles Palmer
8 years ago

DTD '77 - I remain astounded at the inability of RPI to communicate coherently with the Alumni particularly on an issue with cultural ramifications such as this. SMH. Save the postage on the donation request mailings.

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Nicole Gallant
8 years ago

RPI '13 Alpha Gamma Delta

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david Stein
8 years ago

Destroying the RPI culture

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Carol Pascino
8 years ago

Greek life is very important to the morale, sense of community and belonging for a lot of students. Taking that away for future generations impacts student support systems as well as creating a group of alumni that no longer believe in the actions of the university they attended. Banning fall recruitment will have a negative impact on greek life. Alcohol is a separate issue that exists for ALL students enrolled in college. There needs to be a culture change across the entire university. Stop targeting a specific group of students and take away their recruitment when all students have issues with this. Its profiling and should stop immediately.

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Max Weber
8 years ago

This appears to be the way the administration operates - they did it with the Union and now with fraternities. Removing risk and power and choice from the students is not the way to create tomorrow’s leaders. Don’t let RPI deprive the student body the chance to self determine

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Ben Kaplan
8 years ago

Keep the tradition alive!

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Joseph Mara
8 years ago

DTD '90 If Fraternities and Sororities are not allowed to actively rush and hold recruitment events at RPI, I will be withholding all future donations to the school.

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Joel Tessier
8 years ago

RPI ‘94, TN Phi Gamma Delta

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Rosemary Boelens
8 years ago

Class of 2010

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Steven Brown
8 years ago

RPI '88

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Morgan T Fawber
8 years ago

All of Greek Life should not be blamed for the actions of a few. By trying to remove Greek life as a whole, RPI is refusing responsibility for their students by finding a scape goat. This is not the way to protect students. I felt safer at RPI with my sisters than I did being unaffiliated.

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Marsha Cordio
8 years ago

AGD '97

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Tim Cole
8 years ago

Phi Gamma Delta '10 The Greek Life experience is the second most important thing I got out of RPI after the degree. To deprive others of that opportunity would be a senseless blow to the school's cultural offerings. Fix problems by actually focusing on those problems, instead of attempting to dismantle whole institutions.

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Z Carr
8 years ago

Alumni here. Donations remain in my bank for as long as Greek life is on hold.