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The day before FR began, my daughter's house "rushed" another sorority, and then switched places and returned the favor as the rushees. It gave each of the houses a chance to do a runthrough of their systems and see where problems might occur before the real thing started. It also prepped them on conversational skills etc.
I was amazed that the houses agreed to do this--everything during recruitment is so competitive and you don't want to give away company secrets. But when you think about it, everyone already has a system and you aren't going to copy someone else's the day before FR begins. More importantly, there were a lot of benefits besides logistical preparation, including improving the whole "Panhehllenic" feeling. The other house has traditionally had difficulty meeting quota and has some negative stereotypes, but my daughter and her sisters were impressed by the individuals that they got to know during the runthrough. It really changed their minds about the other house.
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