University of Illinois rush booklet
 

I have a library of college and Greek materials. An item I recently acquired is an I.F.C. rush booklet from the University of Illinois dated 1926. It lists a total of 77 fraternities and every single one has a house!

Can you imagine what rush was like? As was the case at several Big Ten universities, incoming students could be rushed the previous spring and summer. Many arrived on campus already pledged to a fraternity.

The booklet does not describe the rush process. It lists several campus traditions and provides a double page spread of pledge pins for each group. Every fraternity is provided a page with a picture of the house, address, dates of founding of both local and national, and a picture of the pin.

Wow. I can't even begin to imagine it..

I have a question. I'm putting together a list of all of the GLOs that were ever at Ohio State, and right now, I'm at 233. What I'm finding is back in the 20s and 30s, Honoraries and Professional GLOs (which limit membership to certain majors and GPAs) were listed in the old yearbooks just as if they are open to all students. I'm curious if the Rush Booklet from Illinois lists them as open to rush.

You are correct, years ago, a lot of rushing was done before students attended the school. Rules were different, if there were any:o

My mom, an ADPI from the University of Illinois arrived on campus already pledged in the fall of 57'. She moved right into the house and never lived in a residence hall (dorm at that time). She pledged during the summer before school began.

GO ILLINI!!!