College policy renders seventh sorority unlikely
A record-high turnout for female rush this year forced the Panhellenic Council to turn away 21 disappointed sophomore women, prompting some members of the Dartmouth community to mull the possibility of lifting the moratorium on new sororities. But even with the limited capacity of current sororities and unusually large pledge classes, the Student Life Initiative poses a formidable obstacle to the creation of a seventh Panhell sorority. There are currently six sororities that are members of Panhell, and a number of these houses had pledge classes exceeding 50 women during the Fall term. Despite these large pledge classes, there were still several women who did not receive bids at sororities. According to Zobeida Torres '06, Panhell's vice president of recruitment, between 240 and 300 women rushed houses during Fall term.