Soon after President Tilghman took the helm of the University, she made it clear she was uneasy about the unsanctioned Greek life that exists on campus. In the most recent crossing of swords, the University took the initiative by sending a caustic anti-Greek letter to the Class of 2008 urging them to avoid joining fraternities and sororities, thus "prematurely narrow[ing]" their social circles.
The letter came in reaction to the organizations' failure to comply with a University request to hold rush in the spring. The Greeks were wrong then and they're wrong now. They should move rush to the spring term.
It is important to point out that for the first few weeks of school, with the eating clubs closed, Greek life gets to dominate the Princeton social scene and thus freshmen are unfairly goaded into believing that failing to join a Greek society will leave them on the outskirts of the Princeton social scene. By having rush in late January rather than in October, it would give the freshmen more time to get their bearings and allow them to offer a more objective view of Greek life and their future social life at the university. Having rush so early after school begins to put an overwhelming burden on the freshmen who are just getting into the swing of Princeton life.
Greek life has its merits: bringing together of upperclassman and freshman, the lasting bonds and strong friendships that the organizations create and the prospect of an instant social life. But these advantages won't be lost if rush is postponed half a year until freshmen get a chance to get settled.
It's time for the groups to make a change.
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