What's the point of skits?

[IrishLake]

Originally Posted by carnation

I can remember seeing massive floral arrangements in several houses that had been sent "on behalf" of rushees.

As in an alum or parents sent them, on behalf of their daughter who was rushing? Yikes.

Personally, I loved skit round. Seeing Theta portrayed in "KATS" was what sealed the deal for me when I went through. Then in years after, we did a "Broadway" theme. It was always a big hit. But I can see how it was/would be a pain if you didn't have many singers/dancers. My college no longer does a skit round at all.

[33girl]

I was at a VERY laid back school, and some of the chapters were still giving gifts in the mid 80s, although it was not a "must." It wasn't anything like a pearl necklace though - just little stuff like notepads with the sorority's name on, potpourri bundles, etc.

As far as cost, I'm sure there was a chapter member with parents who owned a print shop or whatever else the gift was. The gifts were nice, but they didn't "sway" me in any way.

[carnation]

Somewhere on GC I posted about the stuffed owls that Chi O gave out as their pref gift the year I rushed. They were handmade; a Chi O roommate years later told me that they were never sure whose bright idea that was but that they were sent home for the summer with the owl parts and instructions. Most of the girls paid someone else to do it.

IrishLake, the chapter "bribes" I knew about came from alum clubs. They often came on behalf of girls who were at risk of being cut right before prefs. Many were on behalf of rushees whose parents who were in some way influential in their town and the clubs thought that the chapters might not realize this. Or there would be 10 more or less equal rushees from 1 high school and the clubs wanted to make certain ones stand out.