Rho Chios Disafiliate?
 

Hello everyone,

I have an account on askme.com for any one who has question pertaining to greek life. However, my "so-called" knowledge (lol...if that's what you want to call it...i just like to read alot) is limited to BGLO info for the most part(by the way I would like to thank eveyone BGLO and GLO for teaching me alot more through this site)

I received the following question on my account and couled not answer it, can anyone out there help me.

P.S. If this is something that can not be explained (ie. private/members only info)
just tell me, I just don't want to leave the person who asked me with no response.

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[This message has been edited by blu_theatrics (edited June 22, 2000).]

A Rho Chi = "Rush Counselor". Essentially when a Rushee is going through Panhellenic Rush, the rushees must visit ALL of the houses on campus. All the rushees are divided into groups and visit the sororities on a rotational basis.

Each Rushee group has a Rho Chi (Rush Counsellor) and this is a sorority member on campus. The Rho Chi is the person to whom the rushees in that group should direct any questions which they may have. However, since the Rho Chi belongs to a sorority on campus, the sorority which they belong to is kept secret, so as to keep them "neutral" and "unbiased". So for the person asking you about the Kappa Delta member, this girl's identity was kept from the rushees to keep the rushees from being biased when signing their bid cards. Hope that this clarified it for you.

Here is so more that I copy & pasted from another thread.
(PX = Rho Chi = Rush Counsellor)
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The point of having PX's is to keep things fair. Like for our school, PX's are chosen in the spring semester (because formal rush is in the fall). The week after spring semester ends, the PX must take all letters and greek paraphanallia off her car, bookbag, etc. They cannot talk with their sisters on campus (even during summer classes) and especially not when fall semester starts up again. If they are caught speaking to a sister on campus then not only are they kicked out of the PX's, but the sorority gets fined. During formal rush, 2 PX's are assigned per group. The PX's are not from the same soro and they are in charge of helping answer prospectives questions, getting them to the right parties, and making sure there are no rush infractions during the party (for example, a rushee is not allowed to bring anything out of a party - we got fined once because we had confetti on the floor and some of it was on a rushee's shoe...of course the PX's were from rival sororities so instead of just wiping it off they had to go and write us up!) But not all PX's are like this - last semester we (and every other group) used candles (we don't have houses so all of our events occur on campus where it is against the rules to have lit candles) during a ceremony, so the PX just asked that we blow them out and no report was filed.
Anyway, the PX is your mentor during the rush process. She portrays true love for being greek, and the rushees look to her for guidance. They can't wear their letters because the rushees may feel compelled to join that sorority. Of course the opposite may apply - if the PX isn't very nice or doing her job correctly, that may bias the rushee against her group. Hope this helps!

Thanks so much, I had actually read another thread about PX's but didn't make the connection...lol

Thanks again

You're welcome! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif Happy to help, and I have learned a lot about BGLO sorority rush as well!

Do Rho Chi's officially disaffiliate (ie, depledge), or is it an informal disaffiliation that's just recognized by the sorority members? I've always wondered about that.

Has anyone here been a Rho Chi? What's it like?

The term disaffiliate isn't depledging or resigning memebership, rather its more along the lines of not acknowledging, by yourself or your sisters, your memebership. This would include things like planning rush, wearing greek paraphinalia, living in the house. I'm not sure how far it goes with relations to attending meetings and events.

As a Rho Chi, you will be assisting potential greeks with an important desision in their lives. For them to know which sisterhood you are affiliated with, or a Rho Chi to bias her advice with affiliation or personal opinions on another house, would taint the young-soon-to-be greek's opinons of their prefs.

While most of what I know about Rho Chi's have been due to reading. Most post very positive experiences. This includes getting to know and learn more about other sisterhoods on campus. But I think all in all many happy when Rush is complete and they are able to don their letters again.

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So sorry to bring up such an old topic!

I did a search on Rho Chis and still could not find an answer to my question, so I'll see if any of yall can help me!

MMMK...As many of yall know, I'll be rushing at a medium-small university in the South. I know that recommendations are important everywhere down here, and I'd rather hear it from one of yall on this board than by the girl herself... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

A friend of mine (from a different school) who is an active member of the sorority that I'm perhaps *most* interested in is going to be a Rho Chi for her school's fall rush. I was told by a member of MY school's chapter that Recs from actives (of another chapter, of course) are perfectly acceptable. My question is, would my friend be allowed to write one, even though she is disaffiliated from her sorority as a Rho Chi? Or would that be completely irrelevant to the chapter on my campus?

I haven't asked her yet, I figure I'd better get my facts straight first! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Orchid2,

A member of a GLO, no matter what school she attended, may write a recommendation for that GLO for a PNM at the school she will be attending. Notice I said attended, because I have always been under the impression you must be an Alumna to write a recommendation for someone. I do know actives can write legacy introductions, but that does not seem to be what you are asking. If I am wrong, then I would not think that her disaffiliation due to being a Rho Chi would in any way affect or hinder her writing you a rec. Can never hurt to ask! Good Luck!!!

I notice you are from Alabama, what school are you going to be attending in the fall?

Does it vary from sorority to sorority? I recall reading that some GLO members' posts on here that recs may be written by strictly their alumni, but a girl from XYZ sorority at my school actually told me that a recommendation from an active (of another chapter) would be just fine. Surely she wasn't misinformed of her own sorority's policy?

By the way PiPhiAlum, I'm going to Jacksonville State http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

A KKG active can write you a rec assuming she's not in the chapter you are rushing

Having a rec can never hurt anyone! So I would just go for it, your chapter with evaluate it to decide whether or not they would like to take it into consideration. Even with a rec, there are NO guarantees, they are read, but there are so many girls that go through rush, it's your personality, intelligence and demeanor that will get you a bid.