[GammaPhi88]

My school has deferred recruitment, and the separation is really just public separation. We ask that the rho gammas remove their affiliation from facebook and go private, and that they don't wear letters in public. While we do ask that they try not to be obviously traveling with a bunch of girls in letters, we don't ask them to drastically alter their social lives. They can still go to mixers and stuff, but usually they are either not in photos, or the photos are put up after recruitment. When it comes to going to bars or out with sisters in general, we figure its fine...PNMs are generally freshman or sophomores who are too young for the bars. In terms of living in the house, often our rho gammas are seniors who live off campus. If they do live in their house, they can go in and use the back door during recruitment...the chances of a PNM catching them are low because they will be in their dorm by the time the rho gammas get home.

EDIT: Our rules may seem lax to some, but Rho Gammas are expressly NOT allowed to discuss PNMs with their chapter. Does it work in practice? I would hope. I'm too stressed to text a RG and ask her about a certain PNM during rush, and I wouldn't do it anyway.

In terms of someone knowing the rho gamma's house beforehand, it has happened, since many sophomores do go through at my school. In those cases, the Rho Gamma just asks the PNM not to tell, and it generally works out, since there are more than one Rho Gammas in a group and the PNM generally has other things on her mind. The year I went through, my rho gammas younger sister was a PNM. The sister was not placed in her rho gammas group, and she protected her sisters affiliation. It generally is not an issue.

For bags and purses, the PNMs take theirs into the house, since they usually contain heavy boots and stuff to keep warm in the snow (they get kicked out of rush if they use their cell phone during a round). Sometimes, the Rho Gammas hold extra ugg boots, but they are generally held in a separate room in the house used for the Rho Gammas to hang during rounds, and boys are not even an issue. Boys are generally not an issue during rush at all...except for throwing snowballs on bid day. Fun stuff!