What didn't work? Panhell working against us! We have kicked butt for the past 3 years in getting quota plus as well as "stealing" legacies from other orgs (i.e., legacies of other orgs that wanted us and not their legacy group --- I am NOT saying we dirty rushed and literally "stole" them).
This year the 2 panhell leaders were from the 2 "top dog - we're better than you" sororities, and their plan from the start was to destroy our rush. Several of our new sisters told us that they had literally begged them not to go us and told them lies and such. I think this is way past ridiculous on the part of panhell, but since our greek advisor is a man who has NO IDEA how sorority rush works, he was completely snowballed. I hate to sound catty, but when Panhell Rho Chi's are flat out breaking the rules and getting away with it then something is way wrong. I definitely think any campus with greek org's should have a greek man advisor for frats, and a greek woman advisor for soros. Our rush is completely different for IFC which leads to problems like these.
Anyway it didn't work - we still were only 3 from quota (and STILL better than one of the orgs trying to stop us) but it just left a bad taste in everyone's mouth. The rushees thought it was petty and cruel the way lies were spouted every which way!
Philanthropy night is still new for our GLO's so that's always the weakest night. Its hard for us to be happy and energetic when we deal with such sadness (i.e., domestic violence, hospice, etc.) Skit night is the best night for just about every group. Plus we have 30 minutes longer to talk to prospectives which is always a big help for both prospective & sorority.
Anyway - this is a great topic and I look forward to hearing from you all about your rush!
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