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Originally Posted by MikeEllis
What I'm most concerned right now with boils down to two things:
- The time schedule of rush. What kinds of events go, in what order, and how much time does the whole process take. (From what I've read so far, the guy seem to be expected to make a rather big decision in a few days. I don't remember being that rushed about it, but maybe we were.)
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Although it seems strange to say so, Rusty's Rush events on the TV show, Greek were not atypical, (with the exception of Kappa Tau of course). At most campuses, at least those with which I am familiar, Rush is very open with only a minimum structure. If you look at the Fraternity Rushes in the Recruitment Stories section of GC, you will find only a few and those few have little drama compared to the NPC. Both the houses and the Rushees make hurried decisions which are usually correct. But it's OK since both the Fraternities and Pledges have a Do-over (see below).
Some big southern schools have their own culture upon which I can't comment.
I have learned on GC that it is generally easier to get a Fraternity bid than a Sorority one because of the intensity of Sorority Recruitment versus the more relaxed format of Fraternity Rush. The difference is, again as I have learned on GC, that once you get an NPC bid, you are pretty much in, since you have gone through so much to get it. With most NIC Fraternities though, the process is just beginning. The pledges must be bound to their pledge class and that class bound to the whole Fraternity. Not everyone makes it, and it's not unusual to pull some Pledge Pins after Rush.
My point is that for most of the NIC, it is not a done deal after the few days of Rush. Some leave on their own and some have to leave. Those who are left are the new brothers.
The OP is to be applauded for asking questions of those that he thinks may know something, instead of making it up, which is easier and much more common.