<p>@mattrice92, for some, i.e. my only-child nephew who attends an out-of-state school, making new friends and getting to a new place is really intimidating and stressful. Joining a frat solves that problem. I don’t think most of the kids or parents forsee the academic problem rushing right off the bat creates…a whole new problem, involving grades, which is probably bigger than the problem they tried to avoid. </p>
<p>I think it’s good that CPSLO will make the students wait a semester, but I also think they should have required that Rush only last one quarter. At my nephew’s school, you are a Pledge for an entire year. He may well hit the probation level this second semester. This would be deadly, here in CA, as CPPSLO has mentioned tightening up their probation policy to one semester instead of two.</p>