[aephi alum]

Candlelights for sure. It was fun watching and waiting to see who had gotten lavaliered, pinned, or engaged - especially when you realized someone had gotten engaged!

I, too, was a rho chi. It was a mixed bag. Since this thread is about favorite memories, I'll share just the positive side. I enjoyed watching my PNM group go through rush, and I loved seeing their eyes light up when they got their bids (PNMs got their invite lists and bids at one-on-one meetings with their PXs).

My favorite, though, has to be our after-pref IHOP runs. I only got to participate in two of them, of course (I was a PNM freshman year and a rho chi senior year). But it was a relief to know that rush was over and tomorrow we'd be welcoming our new members. And it was rather amusing watching all the heads turn when a bunch of women in black dresses, heels, updos, and full makeup walked into IHOP at midnight and took over a couple of tables and began wolfing down chocolate chip pancakes!