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Originally Posted by brobuzzz
I've always wondered about this... Doesn't a formal rush effectively decrease the number of people rushing?
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Not necessarily. Formal rush allows a rushee to let all the GLOs know that he is interested in rush. In other words, if a campus has summer rush, only those men that are "known" by the chapter might be invited and extended a bid. Formal rush allows those guys that didn't get any summer invites a chance to meet the fraternities and visa versa. Formal also allows the rushees to seek out the chapters and not wait for an informal rush event.
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That is, when I first got to school, I had given no thought to becoming Greek. If there had been a formal-type rush, I most likely would not have pursued joining. I know of at least a few of my brothers now who were in the same situation.
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There are no rules that say a chapter can only rush (recruit) during formal. Which is why most fraternities should continue to rush after formal.
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It seems as though with a formal style of rush, you can only really draw on the people who have already decided that they are going to pledge before they get to school.
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This might be true if the pool of pledges was limited to just those who sign up for formal. Chapters should continue to rush after formal.