Can't believe I missed this the first time around.
I, too, rushed in 1993, permed hair and all. (I ditched the perm rather quickly when I couldn't find an acceptable salon near my school.) My experience was rather different - there were only 4 NPCs (including Sigma Kappa) and a local in our Panhellenic Association, and my father was very anti-greek (hazing was prevalent at his school when he was there) so, unlike you, I was actively DIScouraged from rushing. Yet I found my home, and I'm glad you found yours.
And while I'm a little disappointed in the total lack of Eurogames
the average person I speak to has never even heard of Settlers, Carcassonne, Colosseum, etc ... so you get a pass
