Both rules would be difficult to adopt and to defend legally. No national fraternity or sorority supports deferred rush. Groups would suffer considerable financial difficulty with deferred rush, particularly with the recent sprinkler system requirement. The data does not support the argument that Fall term pledging negatively affects achievement or retention. The data shows a considerable, and growing, portion of first-term freshmen delaying their decision to join a Greek group.
Students are the best judges as to when to join a Greek group.
UNC's experience with deferred rush points toward the difficulty in making such a system work. As the committee studied deferred rush a number of related issues arose that negatively impact rush, alcohol abuse and the intellectual climate. The interim reforms adopted this summer have proven to be quite effective and therefore are to be extended indefinitely. That all rush functions be totally free of alcohol by everyone attending the function. IFC and Panhellenic Fall rush to coincide and conclude on the same day.