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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
*giggle*
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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Hey, I bet it means he understands the difference between alumnus, alumna, alumni and alumnae.  |
Wow. Somebody besides me paid attention during high school Latin.
In a nutshell:
NPC formal sorority recruitment (previously called rush): Potential new members (PNMs, previously termed rushees) visit all chapters, then rank their favorites. Sororities invite back whomever they like (for instance, they might invite back everyone who meets their minimum GPA... the specifics of membership selection are confidential). PNMs then re-visit those chapters that invited them back, up to a set maximum, and then rank their favorites amongst those chapters. Lather, rinse, repeat until a PNM goes to preference parties for 2 or 3 chapters and ranks those chapters according to her preference. The next day, she (hopefully) receives a bid to one of those chapters. A PNM may be cut by all chapters before pref, or may only be invited to one pref party. There is also informal recruitment, where a sorority wants to add a few new members and will invite a few friends of members to meet everyone else in the chapter - and some of those women may receive bids.
IFC rush: You have 2-3 days to visit chapters you're interested in. At my school, you would be "flushed" if you visited a chapter that didn't want you as a member - a brother (usually rush chair or president) would "suggest" that you visit other chapters as you would not be getting a bid from the chapter you were currently visiting. This is so that you wouldn't waste time hanging out at a fraternity where you didn't have a shot. (And my car is starting to drift over the dashed white line on the road, so that's all I'll say.)
NPHC, LGLO, MCGLO rush: For me to say anything about their rush would involve my car drifting over the double yellow line, never mind the dashed white line, so I will definitely be holding my tongue here.