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It has been my experience that basically, those that participle in fall semester sports generally pledge in the spring. And those that participate in spring sports, generally pledge in the fall.
Now depending on the school, there might be summer rush happening right now. If so, they can attend the rush events now, hopeful secure a bid, and then pledge in the fall *WITH* the understanding that school related activities (i.e. football) come first.
Also, if a chapter is interested in them, and knows they are involved with football (sports etc.) the chapter may be more lenient regarding attendance at rush events and not require them to attend that many rush events. I know of some chapters that set up times for the brothers to meet with incoming athletes away from the scheduled general rush events. (As allowed by the IFC and the athletic department.) Again, all of this is with the understanding that football has to come first.
Otherwise, they might need to defer to the spring semester to rush. For what it is worth, at Kentucky (UK), the spring is when most of the football players pledged. Not that there were a lot who did pledge, but those that did, generally waited until the spring to do so.
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