Spring rush

[33girl]

BabyP - do you mean they don't do rushing in spring because fall was the "big" rush and they don't bother doing it, or they don't rush in spring because of the calendar? (sorry that is confusing, but I don't know how else to put it)

I much prefer deferred rush for the following reasons:

-the girls have had a chance to observe Greek life at a distance and see if it is really something they want to be part of - that is impossible to do if you rush before you've even been to one college class
-Lots of people flunk out/drop out/transfer after their first semester - why waste a bid on them?
-People who don't know anything about Greek life are at a HUGE disadvantage on campuses where you rush before school starts. At these schools you often cannot get a bid if you AREN'T a first semester freshman and even if they decide later that they want to participate, they may be overlooked, which just sours them on the Greek system.
-If you are not one of the "top" groups on campus you know girls are joining because they like you, in spite of whatever they may have heard

May I add that I don't agree with a "semester of silence" - that first semester can and should be a time for PNMs & GLO members to get to know each other in a "normal" atmosphere instead of the stressful and often somewhat fake time of rush.

Little E, that is how we used to do it and how I think it should be done.