The point of having PX's is to keep things fair. Like for our school, PX's are chosen in the spring semester (because formal rush is in the fall). The week after spring semester ends, the PX must take all letters and greek paraphanallia off her car, bookbag, etc. They cannot talk with their sisters on campus (even during summer classes) and especially not when fall semester starts up again. If they are caught speaking to a sister on campus then not only are they kicked out of the PX's, but the sorority gets fined. During formal rush, 2 PX's are assigned per group. The PX's are not from the same soro and they are in charge of helping answer prospectives questions, getting them to the right parties, and making sure there are no rush infractions during the party (for example, a rushee is not allowed to bring anything out of a party - we got fined once because we had confetti on the floor and some of it was on a rushee's shoe...of course the PX's were from rival sororities so instead of just wiping it off they had to go and write us up!) But not all PX's are like this - last semester we (and every other group) used candles (we don't have houses so all of our events occur on campus where it is against the rules to have lit candles) during a ceremony, so the PX just asked that we blow them out and no report was filed.
Anyway, the PX is your mentor during the rush process. She portrays true love for being greek, and the rushees look to her for guidance. They can't wear their letters because the rushees may feel compelled to join that sorority. Of course the opposite may apply - if the PX isn't very nice or doing her job correctly, that may bias the rushee against her group. Hope this helps!
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