Boulder – It’s round two between the University of Colorado and its fraternities, and the Greeks think they will win again.
University administrators cut official ties when fraternities refused in 2005 to delay recruitment following the alcohol-poisoning death of a pledge.
The Interfraternity Council had to buy mailing lists of incoming freshmen to target recruits.
Last year, the number of new recruits increased about 22 percent over the previous year, the Daily Camera reported.
The university then adopted a new mailing policy that prevents release of names and addresses of students until three weeks after school has started. Officials said it was to prevent families from being inundated with mail.
So fraternity leaders are using the website to contact new students.
“We’ve been having to be a little more creative this year,” said Eric Smith of the InterFraternity Council’s Rush Committee.
