First year rushers

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by SigKapCoug

I'm so worried about rush!

My house will probably be 'double-recruiting' the first day. Any tips for that (thats one member and 2 PNMs).

I always talk really fast and flub my words when i'm nervous. Must run in the family, because my big told me she was so nervous she broke out in a rash!

I had to double-rush during my first year as a rusher and I found it helpful to find something the two PNMs had in common so that it was a 3-person conversation. The reason I did this was that I was triple-rushed by a house when I went through rush as a PNM and I felt like the rusher was only talking to one of the girls (the other girl and I just stood there). Make sure you spread your time equally and involve both girls!

[honeychile]

-During the First and Second rounds, refer to your sorority as Alpha Beta Gamma, not ABG. It may sound awkward at first, but as a Rho Chi, I saw more than one PNM refer to the house they were just at by the wrong name because of this.

-Please do NOT allow yourself to become dehydrated! People who become too dehydrated will do and say really dumb things prior to fainting!

-At the end of the evening, THANK ALL OF THE ALUMNAE who came out to help! And I don't mean the chapter giving a cheer, I mean YOU, Sister, saying, "Thank you, Alumna! This party wouldn't have run so smoothly without you!" Some chapters act as if an alumna's presence is a given, but she may have just shelled out for a babysitter, parking, gas, and party food - to say nothing of her time, just so she could help you all out. It will get around the Alumnae Association very fast if they don't feel appreciated.

[Jill1228]

Or had to beg and bribe for someone to switch with them at work so they can make pref...

Bowing to Honeychile....

Thank you! This is definitely an important one!

Originally Posted by honeychile

-At the end of the evening, THANK ALL OF THE ALUMNAE who came out to help! And I don't mean the chapter giving a cheer, I mean YOU, Sister, saying, "Thank you, Alumna! This party wouldn't have run so smoothly without you!" Some chapters act as if an alumna's presence is a given, but she may have just shelled out for a babysitter, parking, gas, and party food - to say nothing of her time, just so she could help you all out. It will get around the Alumnae Association very fast if they don't feel appreciated.