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Originally posted by James
Thats a fricking brilliant idea. Especially if it could be co-run with fraternities. (If us guys can get our collective stuff together).
Is that all the Rho Chi's do? Are they just there to promote Greek Life? Or do they have another function also?
How long do they stay with the Freshmen Hall? As in days, weeks, the semester?
Fill us in with more details as you get a chance. Thanks.
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The Rho Chi's are basically there to provide all the information about rush. Let me try to describe my experience with my Rho Chi's freshmen year. BTW, all of the W&L dorms are co-ed by floor, so on my hall there were only females.
I had two Rho Chi's. One was actually my Dorm Counselor, because the DCs are strongly encouraged to also be PXs. A few weeks into the semester, my DC/PX let us know thru email that we would be having a meeting to find out more about rush. (During the summer, we'd already received a mailing about summer and fall rush rules.) We had the meeting at a local pizza shop that's really popular with the college crowd (great idea--escape from the dining hall!). The whole hall came (after this meeting, a few of the people who decided they were not going to rush did not come to the meetings). The PXs gave us info sheets about the dates of rush and some of the things that would happen. They described how it was a great way to meet people and other things. They described what was needed to register for rush--5 pictures, simple form, and $25. The low fee is a big thing because you get a nice long-sleeved t-shirt. A lot of girls look at it like "Well, if I don't pledge, it's a free shirt!"
So throughout the semester we had meetings. One right before our fall break, because registration is right afterward. Then there was another meeting before Thanksgiving to discuss clothes in detail. After Thanksgiving there was a meeting to explain strict silence over Christmas and during rush week. They gave us lots of sheets explaining everything and answered any questions we had about how it all worked, what to be scared about. Then during rush week we would all meet on hall and walk over together to sorority row. It definately worked very well because you already knew and trusted your PXs long before rush. Plus, my DC/PX was very very close because she lived on hall with us and was always there for us.
Hope that helps.