[Kevin]

In the Southern/Great Plains states, rush is apparently a much more involved process. We expend most of our rush work during the school year and especially in the summer. Actives meet with prospects, do lunch, hang out, sometimes alums get into the mix as well.

One of our chapters here in Oklahoma actually rents apartments for their rush committee members in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa. These guys basically have the full time occupation during the summer to recruit and select the guys that the house will give bids to the next year (a pretty large number -- the vast majority of the bids offered are accepted).

Our chapter is a little smaller. We generally have received around 15 bids per semester. However, that has been trending upwards. Retention has also trended upwards.

I'm an alum now. Still pretty well connected. Very active in the alum chapter. I also edit the alumni newsletter. I'll probably play a fairly active role in the recruitment process, time permitting.