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First off, these are really great questions!!! However, Greek Life, requirements and vocabulary can vary from each campus, but i (as well as other GC'ers) will try and be helpful as possible.
1. Panhellenic is trying to get rid of the word "rush". They prefer to use "Recruitment". Though, you will hear both words probably thrown around quite a bit, they mean the same thing. You go through Rush, and you go through Recruitment.(even though i think Recruitment sounds like you are joining the millitary!) After you go through Recruitment and you are extended a bid, most likely you would be considered a "new member"...however different orgs. sometimes call their new members differnt things, like my org. sometimes call's them Xi's, Phi Mu call's theirs "Phis", AOTT calls them "Rosebuds". However not all chapters use these terms.
2. Pay no attention to MTV! I can't stress that enough. It's the antithesis of almost all Panhellenic Sororities. Most likely you will have to meet certain requirements during your New Member Orientation, but they are not nearly as insane as SigmaAETT/MTV made them out to be. And I have never heard of a new member getting booted bc she didn't have enough "points". (however, sneaking out of a new member retreat like on MTV would be a big deal and would get that person in TONS of trouble!)
3. On my campus, our events before Recruitment/Rush were a picnic day where all the sororities had tables set up to meet the girls and snacks set out, Trick-or-Treat on Greek Street where the PNM's could come down to the greek courts and mingle withh the sororities and fraternities outside, and Decoration Disaster we allow PNM's to help all the sorority women compete for tackiest holiday decorated house, they get to help make decorations for the giant xmas tree in the middle of the court. But not all schools do this.
4. For the Glo's on my campus, drinking was a personal choice, and all of our new member periods were dry anyway. Yes, their are parties, mixers, formals, exchanges, ect., but they aren't all the time and noone should ever pressure you to drink.
hope that helps!
-Maggie
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