interpret?

Joke?

Literally what IFC came and said to all of the fraternities last week at chapter....

You need to look at the Release Figures Methodology that National Panhellenic put into place a few years back. It requires that the stronger houses cut more girls in the first rounds, while the weaker houses release fewer, if any. National Panhellenic is trying to even out the process - fewer girls will get their first choices, but in the end at least they will have a choice. You can argue that it hurts the better houses (it definitely does), while forcing girls to have fewer choices in the end (probably). I remember the "good old days" - the Big Three dominated at the expense of the weaker houses. Since I was in one of the Big Three, I didn't pay attention. We all competed for the same girls and could keep the same number, whether or not the last five years you didn't meet quota. However, looking back, I remember how many girls were cross-cut (my best friend, who pledged sophomore year and by senior year was homecoming queen). The top tier was SO strong that the second tier was simply invisible. You can look at this as social engineering, or communism (all houses are equal, blah blah, blah), or you can look at it as letting more girls experience Greek life and the wonders that it offers. Personally, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but I still understand why they did it. Elevate the smaller houses at the expense of the Big 3 (or Big 4 or 5, depending on the school).That is why you hear of amazing houses not making quota - they simply had to cut too many girls.

The SMU administration is basically rampaging to shut down pledgeship as much as they can. The widespread probation and accelerated pledge programs are from the SMU administration probing into Greek life and forcing fraternities to shut down pledgeship. While it's understandable to want to look out for the safety of students, SMU admins are taking it too far and working hard to burn frats at SMU down