I experienced rush like you did and it was awesome. I will never forget walking into the the Tri Delta house and a boarding pass being shoved in my hand. We were lead into a room that had been converted into the cabin of an airplane. The seats even had seatbelts on them and our "stewardesses" made sure we were buckled in before take off. We were served peanuts from Delta Airlines. Their skit was the "movie". It was really cute.
Beginning in 1991, Rush went "No Frills" under the NPC Unanimous (sp?) Agreements. Things were to be gradually phased out with complete no frills instituted by 1995 or there about. Singing is permitted but only if it is essential to the event.
I remember reading the study NPC conducted behind this change. In some areas, Rush budgets were outrageous. I won't name the school but several chapters there had rush budgets of over $20,000. How could the less affluant chapters compete with $25,000 of gourmet glitz while all they had was $2,000 and a fruit tray? The "No Frills" policy was supposed to put everyone on an even footing and bring rush back to the basics - making a friend then making a sister - through conversaton.
In the south, many chapters still do skits but it cannot last for like 10 minutes of a 45 min. party. (This varies by school.) There can be extra decorations like for preference and skit, but not the other times. Some schools have their Panhellenic Recruitment Rules on their web sites. If your every bored to tears one day, just do a search. It's really interesting.
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Originally posted by ErikaXO
Just a question.....has NPC mandated rush parties across the board?
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