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I know this is gonna be a really stupid question, but how does formal recruitment work at some of your schools? I haven't been through a formal recruitment and I'm curious as to how it works at some other universities.
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that's not a stupid question, don't worry about it. it's very different at all schools, and i go to a university in the northeast with a small percentage of greek life, so i'm sure its much different at my school than many others. at mine, there are 3 nights of rush spreadout over 2 weeks - meet the sisters night, philanthropy night, and preference night. "rushees" or potential new members are split up into even groups, and are assigned to a recruitment counselor. the recruitment counselor is in a sorority, but during rush dissafiliates, so you don't know what sorority she is in. each sorority has a room, and you visit all ten of them the first night of rush. your recruitment counselor takes you and your group to each room, and at the end of the night gives you a pref card. on it you list 5 sororities that you would like to visit the next night. during rush potential new memebrs are not allowed to talk to sorority sisters at all, now even a hello in the dining hall. the second night you visit the 5 sororities that you chose, and after you pick 3 to see the third night. if you only want to see 1 or 2, you can write down 1 or 2 if you want. then the last night of rush you write on your pref card again, what sorority you want, 1st choice, 2nd, and 3rd. and you are matched up with the sororities that chose you. after rush is over, we have bid day, where you are congratulated, hang out with the sisters, and learn about what will happen over the new member education period.
there are a lot of rules during rush at my school, and it's really fun but can be really exhausting too.