Fall Rush 2004

Ryan400z · #1 08-16-2004, 02:08 AM

I wanted to update this fall rush thread because rush is about to start for many schools in a week or two and I want brothers to keep us informed how their rush went.
I am very excited, this is my last fall rush as an active undergraduate and I believe we are going to get a great class this year, we are very pumped up are pre rush parties were great.
Overall, I hope everyone kicks butt during rush, lets increase our numbers and bring in the most quality associates possible.

Tom Earp · #2 08-16-2004, 03:11 PM

Ryan, that is Great.

I just got off of the Phone with The High Alpha.

We have 5 solids and will be having a Recruit BBQ Sat. at the House. Invitees only of course!

Sounds like we will have a pretty decenent Alum turn out also. Shows that LXA is Not for just 4-5 Years!

They are shooting at 10 or more which will triple the size of the Chapter.

Good Luck Brothers, May We Grow and Prosper!

lsutigah · #3 08-17-2004, 07:57 PM

my rush starts tomorrow....who knows where I'll end up?

Tom Earp · #4 08-17-2004, 11:07 PM

Hey W, let me know what is going on as We talked today, Tues!

Just got back from The Alum, Monthly Gathering!

Later W. Good Luck and Hope it works!!!!!!!

I am also Pulling on my end!

lsutigah · #5 08-19-2004, 06:17 PM

if you check in the rush forum, under recruitment stories...you'll see my thread named "fraternity rush"...check it out.
WNG

JonoBN41 · #6 08-20-2004, 12:01 AM

WNG,

Took me awhile to find your posts (didn't see it at the top of the page at first), but liked your observations. Very detailed. Please let us know how it goes.

Well, it's 12:01am here by my clock - so - Happy Birthday!!!

Jono

lifesaver · #7 08-20-2004, 12:32 PM

UTSA and UIW are both involved with dorm move in today. UIW is on a defered rush and the guys think that means they need to ignore the 3,500 upperclassmen.

Thats not going to happen, as long as I'm High Pi.

Tom Earp · #8 08-20-2004, 03:27 PM

lifesaver, you are the man Bro.

Brothers at PSU, Ks., are doing that also.

But, we are in Fall Rush.

Spring is a lot more laid back, more like open recruitment.

Give My Brothers Raymond and Gid my very best.

Oh, Iced Gold was setting at our table with Illya and Lexi the night of the Hypnotist. E. Was.

OOps my bad, W. Mich.

Ryan400z · #9 08-21-2004, 02:49 PM

Wow I have been taking rushees out during the day time and night for the past week. I have done activities such as tubing down a river, playing basketball, doing keg stands and helping them get books for as cheap as possible. I looked at the rush list saw where guys were from, schools they went to and so forth and just started calling. I was like oh this guy is from Hilton Head, cool I will call him and so I did. There is always risk doing something like this but after a few phone conversation you find out what someone is like, this guy was really cool and did not know anyone on campus.
Finally!!!! rush starts tommorrow, I hope it keeps pouring in Knoxville tonight so it rains out the ATO band party, our biggest rivals during rush {most like our fraternity at UT}. I will keep you updated.

Mooch279 · #10 08-25-2004, 09:17 PM

So how are things going with everyone else. UMBC has move-in for freshmen on saturday and the guys are planning to kick things off in force. the campus is having a carnival thing for all the new students and we are the only GLO allowed to work an event(dunk booth and an info table). not too bad. i'll let you know how things go.

EM1843 · #11 08-26-2004, 10:20 AM

I'd hope those keg stands had nothing to do with Rush since we are supposed to have dry rushing.

Mooch279 · #12 08-26-2004, 10:28 AM

its fine they were kegs of root beer

EM1843 · #13 08-29-2004, 01:01 PM

EM zeta now has 31 AMs. This is our largest class in 10 years. Most of us are now wondering how initiation is going to go. If you have any experience initiating a class this large, please PM me.

ZAX
1843

JonoBN41 · #14 08-29-2004, 01:50 PM

As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for.....

Great job there, good luck!

ZAX,
Jono

Ryan400z · #15 08-31-2004, 10:07 AM

This rush was ridiculously huge, 800 people went into rush, 720-750 signed their bids, which is more than LSU and many other SEC schools. We got 33 rushees soon to be associates, the quality is VERY GOOD but the size is ok because many fraternities got more guys than we did and we lost about 8 guys the last day of rush we could have had. I know it is hard to believe 33 is ok but Sigma Chi got 49, ATO got 41, Pike 45 and Phi Sig and Kappa Sig got 41, we don't usually lose out to Phi Sig, ATO and Kappa Sig and we lost a lot of guys on last second decisions.
I am proud of our fraternity because we worked very hard and did everything legally, we our off probation and have so much to look forward to, last year was a nightmare. I also know five guys that wanted to sign but are going to wait until spring rush, so we are really looking forward to spring rush becuase we have one rush off probation under our belts and a lot of cool guys waiting to join. The good thing is a lot of these fraternities haze the crap out of their kids and they will all quit very soon so they will have numbers in the mid thirities in a month.

Like I said this was very competitive, we spent an incredible amount of money on this rush and some fraternities did some illegal and ruthless crap to get guys at the end. Sig Ep got 45 guys, five of them had never seen their fraternity until the last night of rush and they signed with them the next morning, we found out two of them were offered 2,000 dollar scholarships, two guys that told us they were sold on us. I think that is like paying for football players. Sig Ep's chapter is around 140 people and growing, they are like a sorority, they have no brotherhood and I cannot stand those materialistic, superficial group of guys. They gave out 100 bids and only signed 45, that is horrible. Overall, rush is a battle and things happen on the battlefield, this is the time were fraternities try to sell themselves and differentiate the most from other chapters. Hopefully we will get over all the crap they talked about our fraternity and the lies they perpetuated but I highly doubt it because they really tried to screw us, especially saying we were still on probation.

To the brothers from our chapters at Florida and Kentucky, congratulations on the great classes. I recommended staying on these kids early and being very good to them the first three weeks, give them a date party early or a mixer and let them have fun the first two band parties, FOOTBALLL GAMES TOO. They will quit if you give them too many rules and chores the first week, be careful because you might have a lot now but sometimes it is a domino effect when it comes to quitting. If you can keep these guys past the first three weeks they usually develop a bond with their associate class and have too much pressure to leave, believe me we are going to go through the same thing at UT. I was associate rush chair two years ago we had 51 associates and initiated 41, it was hard.

Overall, we have very close to 90 brothers if not 90 and we hope to initiate all the guys, realistically around 27 because a few will probaly leave. By next spring we want to be around 100 guys and stay there from now on, because we think that number is perfect at UT to be competitive and to have a great brotherhood at the same time. I hope everyone does well at rush and get as many guys as possible because it brings up our numbers. I have a very busy semester and will not be on much more, so everyone have a good fall, get our numbers up and watch the VOLS kick butt this year with a fresh. qb.

PS WE ARE GOING TO KICK FLORIDA'S ASS IN KNOXVILLE THEY ARE SO OVERRATED.