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I was at that house in 1996 I think. It was really an incredible place, brnad new and as I recall, very large. I also remember it being almost too nice to be a fraternity house, until I realized that the parties went on outside since it was warm all year long there, so you could have a nice inside of the house, yada yada yada.
The only advice that I can give you for rush is to just work hard at it every day, keep good records of who is hanging around the house and coming to parties, get more than just the delta to be active in doing it, and keep following up with all of the people that are coming out (rushees). This may seem overly simple, but it will do the trick.
Also if rush doesnt go as well as you want it too, I suggest the following: gather around the AM's that you get and challenge them to each bring out a friend they know during the first week of association and work with them to organize three rushes during the first week of association with another quick bid session at the end. What I have found is that the brothers may have exhaused what they may know in terms of rush prospects, and the newest members may have untapped insights. Also getting new people involved with recruitment right off the bat is a good future lesson.
Tell them that it is important to help the chapter by doing this, and you may find a super enthusiastic group of ambassadors for your fraternity who will want to help out, and present it as a "challenge for the newest members of the fraternity" 18 year olds seem to really respond to this kind of in your face stuff.
Or, even if you have a good rush, do this anyway, maybe you need the help. I remember BY had like 110 actives back in 1996 too.
Hope this helps, simple advice= good advice!
in Zax
Jason Lenox
Phi Tau #274
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