ChiOCutie..
My campus didn't have any NPC sororities... 3 locals. So their Rush was
loosely structured after NPC rush, but without all the "frills". Rush on our campus lasted 3 weeks. It was both Fall & Spring semester, but the local sororities only participated in Spring Rush (because 1st semester freshman weren't allowed to rush). I never went through rush for the social sororities, but I'll tell you what I remember since several of my friends did.
Things that were similar to NPC Rush:
- You had to attend all of the organizations' rush functions.
- After the first or second round of parties you had to be invited back to different chapters' events.
Things that were different from NPC Rush:
- There weren't dedicated events like "Skit Nigth" or "Philantrhopy Parties". Each chapter did whatever they wanted. (Which was good for some... some of them could use some structure from what I heard
).
- You didn't "pref" your sororities. You got bids from 0-3 of the chapters, then picked the one you wanted. Whichever bid you turned back in, that was your sorority.
- The university didn't have set quotas, and I only knew of one of the sororities that set a quota for themselves.
It seemed to work okay for them. But on a small campus (1500 including non-traditional students) with only 3 social sororities who didn't rush until spring, you kind of knew people already.
On a large campus I don't think it would have worked well.
I don't think you should have to use all the "frills" to get to know each other, regardless of campus size. Although I
do like the idea of a Philanthropy-themed event. We (my GLO) always played these really cheesy ice breakers (like you would play at camp) with our rushees. It always made everyone relax, because they were so funny, and really
did help us to get to know a lot of people quickly. Our (my GLO again) rush was like a hybrid of what I listed above and COB, which was perfect
for our chapter.
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SilverTurtle
Phi Beta Fraternity: National Professional Association for the Creative & Performing Arts