skipping class to go to rush event?

[jtrain12]

Rush week just started this week at my school, and I am rushing. I have a class tuesdays and thursdays from 7-8:50 PM, which unfortunately occurs right during many rush events. It will be the first class of the semester tomorrow, and it is small (20 people), and it is required for my major, so I feel somewhat bad about skipping it, but I know that I will miss out on many rush events during this time period if I end up going to the class. What should I do?

[knight_shadow]

Umm...you're in school for your education, not to rush.

[LucyKKG]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Umm...you're in school for your education, not to rush.

Ditto. School comes first. I realize I'm in a sorority, not a fraternity, but we always tell people to go to class.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by jtrain12

Rush week just started this week at my school, and I am rushing. I have a class tuesdays and thursdays from 7-8:50 PM, which unfortunately occurs right during many rush events. It will be the first class of the semester tomorrow, and it is small (20 people), and it is required for my major, so I feel somewhat bad about skipping it, but I know that I will miss out on many rush events during this time period if I end up going to the class. What should I do?

At many schools, you MUST attend class in order to receive a bid - if you skip classes, you are disqualified from rush.

[Benzgirl]

^^^Exactly! Better check with your Greek Life office. Sometimes they arrange something with the different houses.

[PhiGam]

You have four years to go to class and one week to rush. Not to mention the first day of class is usually an overview of the course, right?
I don't know how serious the fraternities you're rushing are but it would be much better for you to just miss than to try and make a call to the greek life office because you have class.

[sasquatch]

^^^I agree. This one week will determine the rest of your undergraduate career. Missing a couple classes (especially the first ones) will not affect you in the long term (or even the short term, probably), especially since many people are probably still adding\dropping classes so final rosters will not be in for a couple more weeks.

[LegallyBrunette]

Originally Posted by jtrain12

Rush week just started this week at my school, and I am rushing. I have a class tuesdays and thursdays from 7-8:50 PM, which unfortunately occurs right during many rush events. It will be the first class of the semester tomorrow, and it is small (20 people), and it is required for my major, so I feel somewhat bad about skipping it, but I know that I will miss out on many rush events during this time period if I end up going to the class. What should I do?

Given the bolded part, it sounds like you should talk to the Greek Life office and explain the situation. True, joining a fraternity will change the rest of your undergraduate experience, but do you want to get in the habit of putting it ahead of your academics?

[cuteASAbug]

If a fraternity won't give you a bid because you chose to go to class instead of a rush event, ask yourself how much you really want to be in that fraternity anyway.

[sasquatch]

Originally Posted by cuteASAbug

If a fraternity won't give you a bid because you chose to go to class instead of a rush event, ask yourself how much you really want to be in that fraternity anyway.

I don't think it's a matter of that. Rush is only a week long and there's only so many hours each day to rush. If he has a good idea of where he wants to go then it won't be a problem, but if he has no idea...well a given fraternity can't extend a bid to someone if they haven't gotten to know him well enough. I don't see what the big deal is. Rush is a HUGE deal as it will affect you for the rest of your undergrad career. Can you say that for your econ class you went to today? And I mean that individual class, not the course as a whole.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by sasquatch

I don't think it's a matter of that. Rush is only a week long and there's only so many hours each day to rush. If he has a good idea of where he wants to go then it won't be a problem, but if he has no idea...well a given fraternity can't extend a bid to someone if they haven't gotten to know him well enough. I don't see what the big deal is. Rush is a HUGE deal as it will affect you for the rest of your undergrad career. Can you say that for your econ class you went to today? And I mean that individual class, not the course as a whole.

If rush is the epitome of your college experience, I think you have some other issues. No matter how you slice it, college is for you education, not to join ABC or XYZ organization.

And the OP stated that this class is a required class for his major. At my university, the upper-level classes are taught by a small pool of professors. If you skip, they remember in that class and in subsequent classes. And what happens when he's actually pledging? Are you going to encourage him to skip classes to attend pledge events, since "those 2-3 months are going to determine the rest of his time in college?"

[SAEalumnus]

A lot of the time the instructor can and will drop you from the course if you miss the first class meeting. I would definitely advise against skipping class. Any fraternity that values its members' educations will understand that school is more important than a rush event. Any fraternity that believes otherwise is not worth joining.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

Would you skip a meet-and-greet with potential employers before your interviews? No.

Will you get invited to meet-and-greets with employers if you fail out of college? No.

[33girl]

Duh, I didn't realize in my first post that this is fraternity rush. Aren't the parties kind of come & go when you want? How long do they last? Is there only one chance during the week to go see each fraternity?

I mean, fraternities don't have quotas or totals...it's not like if someone gets a bid from the fraternity you like on Tuesday that they won't be able to give you one on Wednesday. They don't have a "max" that they can take.

[Benzgirl]

It seemed like the fraternities at my school were always having rush parties throughout the year and were always extending bids to those they like. It wasn't "time sensitive" like sorority rush was.