[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Yeah, "themes" at Rush parties are really a sorority thing. I've always admired fraternity rush as I imagine it is something like this:

Fraternity member: Hey there, I'm Mike, welcome to XYZ.
Rushee: Hi Mike, I'm Rob.
FM: We're grilling some food over there, drinks are in the cooler, help yourself to the chips and cookies too, Our cook is great and our moms and sweetheart bring us baked stuff all year. We're going to play some (horseshoes, volleyball, frisbee, lacrosse, whatever) later, and then tonight a band starts at 7.
R: Great, thanks.
FM: Hey Chris, let me introduce you to Rob. Rob this is my little bro Chris.

I'm surprised you can have beer at rush and play beer pong.

It's against most national's policies. Fraternity rush, at least at my school is like what you imagined. However at a lot of schools, or even different orgs at the same school, have been known to do nothing but rush parties, though they normally have a very simple theme that the attendees don't have to do anything for.