What's rush like at your school?

[gphib_95]

Here at the U of AL sorority rush is really strict. I was just wondering what rush was like at other schools? Here are some rules for rush here:

No form of bidding may occur outside the prescribed Panhellenic procedure. No bids, oral or otherwise, may be directly or indirectly issued during events at any time, including any indication to a potential new member by a sorority member, new member, or alumna that the sorority intends to see the potential new member at a future recruitment event.

Sorority members may not sing outside their houses or continue singing after time has elapsed and there must be no exterior decoration.

Each sorority’s budget must not exceed $6,000, and a maximum of $1,500.00 may be spent on flowers. Balloons will be prohibited, including Bid Day. Within 30 days of the conclusion of Fall Formal Recruitment, all Recruitment expenditures, including the value of all donated goods and services, are due to the Panhellenic Advisor. Receipts must be turned in with expenses.


All invitation and bid lists must be turned into the Greek Life office at the designated times. Turning in the disks and related recruitment materials late will be an automatic $100.00 fine per 15 minutes after they are due.

Strict Silence is the period in which there will be no conversation or contact with potential new members by sorority members, new members, and alumnae. This includes any and all references to the sorority - verbal, written, or otherwise. Strict silence is designated as the period of time from the end of the potential new member’s last event until she reports to the sorority from which she accepts a bid.

Sorority members and alumnae are not allowed to separate individual potential new members from the rest of the recruitment group. If repeated, this will be a Tier 1 offense.

Sorority women are not allowed outside their houses at least one hour prior to or following the conclusion of recruitment events (on non-class days) as it reads on the official Panhellenic Recruitment Events Schedule. This same rule applies on class days, except the time restriction is 30 minutes. The Panhellenic Advisor must approve any exceptions, due to work, school or illness.

Shutters, shades, blinds, and windows on the front of the house and around the doors must be closed and all excessive noise must end one hour prior to and following the conclusion of recruitment events and between individual events.

No artwork, choreography, or entertainment, including the use of a DJ, shall be done for Fall Formal Recruitment by any person other than the collegiate members of that sorority on this campus.

No food will be served during Recruitment events. Only drinks will be offered to potential new members during Formal Recruitment events.

During Fall Formal Recruitment, no potential new members shall visit a sorority house except for during designated Fall Formal Recruitment events. The only exceptions would be: if rain occurs, potential new members may be allowed to enter the sorority houses even if events have not yet begun, and a potential new member has to use the restroom, she can enter the house if escorted by a Rho-Chi or Judicial Board Member.

If a Potential New Member must leave an event for any reason, a recruitment counselor must escort her. Actives are responsible for notifying the recruitment counselors if a potential new member must leave.

Communication between sorority women and potential new members is to be kept to a minimum. During formal recruitment, sorority women must not discuss information in regards to Greek Life outside of the formal recruitment events. There shall be no purposeful seeking of contact with potential new members by sorority women during Fall Formal Membership Recruitment except at official events. Purposeful seeking of contact includes, but is not limited to, sorority members making or receiving phone calls or sending letters, wires, flowers or gifts to potential new members. Normal friendly contact shall be allowed during Fall Formal Recruitment, excluding the mother-daughter and sister-sister relationship with the guideline that they are not discussing Recruitment or Recruitment-related activities.


There will be no reference to alcohol on anything worn or used by the sorority members during Recruitment activities. In addition, no elaborate costuming may be worn during Fall Formal Recruitment. Elaborate costuming will be defined as anything that sorority members would not normally own. Exceptions allowed will be:

1. Identical shirts, printed or unprinted, costing no more than $10.00 per member.

2. One (1) accessory/prop costing no more than $10.00 per member. Accessories/props include: shoes, hats, collars, belts, bow ties, and vests. Identical shorts, pants, skirts, pajamas, nightshirts, boxers, dresses, or jumpers are not accessories/props and therefore may not be worn.

Recruitment Counselors will warn the recruitment chairman five minutes before the time for the total event to be over if the sorority has not begun to show signs of ending the party. Recruitment Counselors watches will be set at the same time and theirs will be the official time.

From the beginning of school until the conclusion of formal recruitment, no philanthropic events or social functions can be held where potential new members may be present.

A. There will be no planned sorority functions with potential new members beginning the last day of spring exams until the conclusion of formal recruitment. (This includes: joint parties with fraternities or other sororities, trips, philanthropic events, etc.). The guidelines established in Article IV, number 8 will also be enforced.
B. Sororities may not ask fraternities to invite women potential new members to their events. This will constitute an illegal recruitment event for the sorority.
C. Potential new members may not stay with sorority members during orientation.
D. Sorority members cannot meet any potential new members at the Ferguson Center or any other area of campus during orientation times and events.
E. The sorority house may not be used for recruitment purposes during the summer.


Invitational Rounds

A. Ice Water Teas/15 minutes

1. No skits shall be performed during the first round of Fall Formal
2. Only ice water shall be served during the first round.

B. Philanthropy Day/30 minutes

1. Each chapter must have their philanthropy project approved by the Panhellenic Executive Board on a first come basis prior to the start of recruitment.
2. Three songs sung by the individual chapters are permitted, along with a king size banner for decoration. The use of a video is optional, but the Panhellenic Executive Board must approve it prior to the start of recruitment. Any extra programs must also be approved by the Panhellenic Executive Board.
3. During the second round, those sororities willing to have the Alabama Panhellenic Association extend an invitation to any potential new members receiving no invitations to the second round, must inform Panhellenic at the recruitment meeting immediately preceding Fall Formal Recruitment.

C. Six Party Day/45 minutes

1. Anything other than the skit (slide shows, etc.) must be approved by the Panhellenic Executive Board.
2. No decorations other than those used for the skit are allowed (this includes balloons, etc.).

D. Serious Night/50 minutes

1. Strict silence will be enforced from the end of the last recruitment event until bids have been distributed.
2. Potential new members will sign Formal Membership Recruitment Acceptance cards (preference cards) immediately following the last Recruitment event.
3. After potential new members sign their Formal Membership Recruitment Acceptance cards, they should go to their place of residence for the rest of the evening.
4. If a sorority invites a potential new member to their preference event, the potential new member must be somewhere on that sorority’s bid list, even if she did not attend the event.

Bid Day

A. The only outside decorations allowed during Bid Day shall be welcome signs.
B. All refreshments served on Bid Day must be served inside the sorority house.
C. There shall be no live entertainment, inside or outside, on Sorority Row.