[33girl]

Kate - if I'm not mistaken, school started the 29th - lots and lots of people went home over Labor Day (this past Monday) and now rush is starting this Friday?

Unless, as Lindz suggested, there was a section of freshman orientation that dealt specifically with rush, it's way too much and too soon to even expect freshmen to have a clue. Plus there isn't much information on the website. It has dates, and generic info, but it needs to explain exactly what happens during recruitment. It's one thing to do rush at this time with all upperclassmen who know something about it. It's quite another to do it with freshmen, in an area that does not have a strong Greek tradition.

I don't know who the NPC committee was composed of that said first semester formal should stay, but they apparently did not realize that schools who DO have rush like that have other things in place to make it a success, like easy to find, detailed, updated sections on the school website and a concerted effort by Panhel and/or the school to inform freshmen of this opportunity. I don't see either of those here.

Your Panhel might want to get in touch with Penn State or Pitt's Panhel and ask them for some pointers since they're the only ones I can think of with as many groups and a similar student base.