I think it's really interesting how schools are so different. When I rushed, I didn't realize that there were no appliances there and every chapter on my campus' sorority rooms look about the same. I concentrated on the sorority themed paddles, etc. not the trash can. But I must admit the rooms look amazing during recruitment. The night before ALL rooms in the house have to be "rush ready" and the national officers walk around and double check. Of course the rooms aren't fully done until LATE into the morning hours, but the national officers give us tips on things to hide that we wouldn't think of. The funny thing is we hide the garbage cans but all the perfume/makeup/etc. is allowed to be out, as long as its neatly arranged and not extremely cluttered. Rush week is the last week the entire year that every room in the house is spotlessly clean, so we have to get the full effect of the rooms during that time. After that all hell breaks loose!
Anyway, I just think it's so interesting how some chapters do things differently. I'd like to see how rush is done on other campuses. For example, at UF we do "walk outs" to exit the houses, but at other campuses, they've never heard of them. Personally I'm a "walk out" freak...it's on of my favorite parts! I mean who'd think you could get your entire chapter of over 120 out onto the front lawn in perfect order in 16 seconds!!! Rush is a sheer miracle when you think about it!
Ok, I'll stop now.
Tara
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