observation at recruitment parties

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by carnation

At State, there was a pair of us at every party to cut down on dirty rushing. Worst moment: when I opened the partially cracked door to a dark bathroom and there were several members hotboxing a PNM, who was sitting on a closed toilet. We all screamed.

daaaaaaaaaaang

[WVU alpha phi]

There are about 4 or 5 Rho Chis at each party. They walk in every bedroom to make sure we have pictures covered of alcohol or anything Panhellenic considers inappropriate. We rush our girls in the formal room, and they stand in the entranceway to make sure we aren't breaking any rules, like hotboxing, but they don't enter the room. A lot of the time, especially towards the end of the week, they just sit around on the couches until the party is over.

[blackngoldengrl]

What is hotboxing? I've never heard that term before...

Our Panhel folks would stop by just before parties started and would check things out. The RC stayed on the porch outside the party, and if a Panhel person was there, they were outside too. The RC only came in once when I was the Recruitment chair Sr. year, and that was b/c someone got faint and had to be escorted to the bathroom! She ended up becoming a Theta, haha!

[PeppyGPhiB]

We used to check inside the party rooms before the day's parties started to make sure they were all decorated according to rules. Other than that, we sat outside during the parties, and would duck our heads in to tell them when there was only five minutes left.

Originally Posted by blackngoldengrl

What is hotboxing? I've never heard that term before...

Usually "hotboxing" includes intentionally separating a PNM and engaging in intimidating conversation or being in a situation where there are more than two active members with one potential member.

Someone feel free to correct me if I"m wrong. That's how I've always understood it.

[GDIfly]

This is the only usage I've ever heard for hotboxing, but I really hope they weren't doing it at a party: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hotbox (The first two definitions here)

[aephi alum]

Our rho chis would do "pop-ins" during parties, to make announcements to the PNMs. Basically this boiled down to logistical announcements like "Remember to pick up your invitations tomorrow at <time> at <location>" and the oft-repeated "Keep your options open, and call your parents!" That was pretty much it... we were there to keep the PNMs informed, not look for rush violations.

[AngieWashU]

We had a visit from one of DG's NPC reps this fall and she told our Panhel that they were not allowed to have recruitment counselors or Panhel execs in our house during our parties. Parties are private events and only those women who have been invited may be in attendance. They are still allowed to come before the parties and check the decorations or skit.

I can't tell you how happy I was to hear that! A couple years ago we put a recruitment counselor in the office during our pref party and found her taking detailed notes on our party a few minutes later when we came to offer her refreshments!

[GC2theEC]

It will differ based on what school you're at. Our rush is set up so that two recruitment counselors are at all of the parties pretty much the entire time. I believe the only time they left is during the second half of the preference party.

[AngieWashU]

I just wanted to say again...

We had a visit from one of DG's NPC reps this fall and she told our Panhel that they were not allowed to have recruitment counselors or Panhel execs in our house during our parties. Parties are private events and only those women who have been invited may be in attendance. They are still allowed to come before the parties and check the decorations or skit.

[Wine&SilverBlue]

Originally Posted by AngieWashU

I just wanted to say again...

We had a visit from one of DG's NPC reps this fall and she told our Panhel that they were not allowed to have recruitment counselors or Panhel execs in our house during our parties. Parties are private events and only those women who have been invited may be in attendance. They are still allowed to come before the parties and check the decorations or skit.

Are you talking about Wash U?