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Old 05-27-2002, 09:08 AM
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At my school - definitely sorority rush.

Fraternity rush is a total free-for-all. There are about 25 all-male fraternities and 5 coed groups. Back when I was there, rush started on Friday afternoon and fraternities started offering bids early Monday morning... that's not a lot of time to visit 30 houses in. So, you had to make use of summer rush and you had to have a good idea going in of where you might belong, before rush ever started... and you might unknowingly cut a house that would be a good place for you without ever having seen it. Plus, the first fraternity you visited was generally a random matter of which fraternity's members you happened to be nearest when rush started. From the fraternities' side, it's no picnic either... I know of one popular house where they would make a snap decision as soon as you walked in the door, whether or not to flush you immediately.

Sorority rush is more structured. There are only 5 sororities, so you can take the time to visit each and make well-considered decisions about which invitations to accept for each round. Aside from sorority rush, there are also those 5 coed groups, and 1 all-women's living group that's not a sorority, to visit.

I hear my school is going to deferred rush, though, where rush will be spread out over a couple of weekends. Hopefully that will make fraternity rush a little less hectic.
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