I'm a senior at U of I and yes Rush did begin today with the Welcome! round of parties!
here's a link to our greek site -
www.uiowa.edu/~greek
you can see pictures of chapter houses and such here -
http://www.uiowa.edu/~greek/greek_li..._sor_info.html
Our rush is typical of that at a big state school - not as cut throat as the south, but we take things seriously here.
AEPhi just came to campus last year and they are unhoused.
If you have any questions - ask away