Thanks to the semester system, most schools do Fall recruitment, Spring recruitment, or both. If the school does both, one is considered "formal" recruitment and the other is informal. Formal recruitment is the time when most girls rush. It's also more difficult to get in since sororities have more girls to choose from. The rounds progress in order from least formal to most formal and are designed to help the PNMs get to know the sorority and for current sisters to get to know the PNMs.
The rounds typically operate on a mutual selection process. The PNMs have to choose what sororities they would like to visit for future rush events and sororities choose what PNMs they would like to see. If your choices match, you're invited back to a sorority for the next round.
There are some things you won't learn about rush until you're in a sorority--like the work that goes into presenting these rounds. For now, it's important to prepare for the rounds and take an honest look at the sororities you see to see which ones you're genuinely interested in joining. The open house is the first and least formal round.
This is your chance to get to know all the sororities at your university. A Rho Gamma or Rho Chi, an older sorority sister who has temporarily disaffiliated from her chapter for the duration of recruitment, will lead you and other PNMs between sorority houses.
On the hour, the doors of the house will open and you'll be greeted by a crowd of screaming, dancing sorority girls. One of them will take you by the arm, lead you to a chair, and start chatting with you. After about five minutes, another girl will come talk to you, which will repeat until you've talked to four or five.
After twenty minutes, a sister, often the rush chair, will make a speech, and after a funny story or activity, you'll move on to the next house. If a sorority member would like to engage in behavior not becoming of the sorority, she cannot wear her letters. Not every sorority has a classic mansion, despite what you might see in the movies.
Some sororities actually don't have houses and meet instead somewhere on campus or another facility. Sororities with houses usually have a house mom , who coordinates the day-to-day affairs of the sorority from meals to maintenance and enforces house rules, like no alcohol.
Social life is a big part of being in a sorority. Sororities often have themed socials with fraternities where sorority members get to meet and mingle with fraternity members while dressed up in costume. Sororities also organize date nights and semi-formal and formal dances think prom for college. Members of black sororities often call each other soror instead of sister.
It has the same root word, but clearly differentiates itself from the traditional idea of a sorority woman. The idea that sorority life is just about being social frustrates many sorority members, whose national chapters and mission statements stress the importance of scholarship and service.
Every national sorority and most local sororities are involved with philanthropy work. Some sororities earmark specific charities and causes for which they work to raise money. Sororities will often hold fundraisers like basketball games and fishing tournaments. Many sorority members participate in campus philanthropy organizations as well.
While every sorority sister may not adhere to the ideals of her organization, there is ample opportunity to be involved in charitable work. Most sororities have a mandated grade point average GPA that sorority members must meet in order to retain all the privileges of membership. A sister who falls below the established GPA might be required to attend study sessions or even have social privileges revoked.
Perhaps as a measure to maintain the house average, some sororities have been known and criticized for having a sort of cheater's cache -- file drawers full of tests and class papers. Criticism and rumors regarding cheating and hazing aside, for many women, being in a sorority can have a positive impact on their college career. But for others, it can be the very opposite.
Much like deciding which college to attend, deciding whether to rush is a personal decision. What may be right for one woman may not be right for another -- even if you are a legacy with your mother and grandmother in good alumna standing with a certain sorority. For more information on sororities, fraternities , college life and related topics, check out the links on the next page.
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Governing Bodies. Read More. Rush Basics " ". Dirty rushing is forbidden at schools with a formal rush. Sorority members may not contact potential new members before or during rush before a bid is extended. Examples of dirty rushing include telling a girl during rush that she has a guaranteed bid to a certain sorority or buying a potential new member dinner. Legacies are girls whose immediate family were members of the sorority. In most sororities, if someone's grandmother, mother or sister was a member of the sorority, she is called a legacy.
Some sororities only consider a rushee a legacy if her mother was a member and remains active as an alumna. Legacies are generally given preference during rush, but are not automatically guaranteed a bid. Recommendations can also help a potential new member during rush. A current member or alumna of the sorority can write a recommendation with a picture and any personal information she feels might be helpful.
Most university Greek life recruitment guides and FAQs say that recommendations aren't necessary, but they may give the rushee an edge. Technically, however, this is against the rules of recruitment.
Trust the process and know that you will have plenty of time to showcase your personality during recruitment week On the flip side, sorority members are not supposed to be contacting you either.
That is a big N-O! A sorority is not allowed to send any gifts or notes that may influence you to join their sorority. Rushing in college is a series of days where you meet the fraternity and sorority members, get to know them, and hope to build a connection.
You can also decide if you want to be a part of it based on your interactions during rush. Bid day is a big tradition in sororities. Popular sororities hold elaborate celebrations for their newcomers.
Greek life on a college campus is sometimes a draw for someone to attend the school. However, joining Greek life is not something that should be taken lightly. When deciding if you should join Greek life, consider these pros and cons. After rush, you are invited to join a network of the current and past members in your chapter.
While you will likely form a tight-knit group of friends, you will know tons of other students that you can talk to around campus and throughout your life.
Every fraternity and sorority is required to affiliate with philanthropy. Throughout the school year, the organizations participate in and host many fundraising events for their respective charity. For example, Kappa Delta is affiliated with Girl Scouts of the United States and places its efforts towards helping women and children.
Fraternity and sorority organizations provide their members with a number of leadership opportunities. Every year the organization opens its executive board positions and members can choose to run for a number of positions.
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