[lyrelyre]

I went through rush before the fall semester began and I really liked it that way. Homecoming is very big on my campus and it is mainly greek promoted. Freshman participation would be greatly reduced if rush was in the spring or between semesters. Also, I would not have gotten to know the seniors very well as I would only have had a semester to get to know them. Another reason I am a proponent of fall rush is house total: with quota averaging 50-60, the house would be much smaller in the fall than in the spring. When I went through I did not know which houses were "prestige" and which ones were not. I think that this benefitted me because I judged the houses more fairly If I had been there a semester I would definitely have had more preconceived ideas.

However, I also feel deferred rush has its points. I agree that it would eliminate some of the girls who end up flaking out anyway.

Just my opinion.