What makes a Good Rusher?

[NutBrnHair]

A good rusher is someone who comes to the task with a desire to have fun.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

I think I would disagree slightly with the importance of selling your sorority. Remember that you have 4 rounds (at most schools), and your style should change a bit each round. The first round, you are making a friend, nothing more, nothing less. Talk about what she did over the summer or movies or things to do on campus. I wouldn't even talk about your sorority in the first round unless she has questions. This is especially true later in the day, when she has heard the same stuff from a bunch of chapters before you.

Second and third rounds, you can begin talking more about things like philanthropies, socials, etc.

And pref, come in with the hard sell, but not about how great your chapter is, about how well she would fit there.

And most of all, let her do most of the talking.

[irishpipes]

I agree, and sometimes the girl who is a great rusher for first round is not so good later, when things are more personal, and vice versa.

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

I agree, and sometimes the girl who is a great rusher for first round is not so good later, when things are more personal, and vice versa.

AMEN! I could have rushed a brick wall and gotten it to attend round 2, 3, or prefs, but I just could never do the whole "serious" pref thing. I always ended up saying things to make PNMs laugh. I think the only person I could successfully pref would be my own sister, because she wouldn't mind me being a little goofy on a serious occasion.

[KSUViolet06]

*A good rusher can make PNMs feel comfortable in what can be a very nervewrecking experience.

*A good rusher asks open ended questions that keep the conversation flowing and avoids any question with a one word answer.

*A good rusher exudes confidence that draws PNMs in and makes them want to see more of her sorority.

[SWTXBelle]

A good rusher is able to focus on the needs of the PNM and the GLO, and not on her own personal issues (being tired, hungry, cranky, . . .).

[barbino]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

A good rusher is able to focus on the needs of the PNM and the GLO, and not on her own personal issues (being tired, hungry, cranky, . . .).

When I went thru "rush" many years ago at the University of Kentucky, I always remember one girl who took me at the first party after a lunch break. She looked great, & she was super-friendly. Then she told me, laughing, that she had taken a nap and had woken up to hear her sisters singing. She woke up, ran down the stairs, and joined the rush line. I looked at her and said that she looked pretty good for someone who had just woken up. Then we both laughed. After I joined that house and she became one of my sisters, I remembered why she had impressed me: because she had been totally, utterly, herself. We always tell PM's to be themselves, but it's also important for a rusher to be herself, too. This way, the PM's get to see the true nature of a girl who may become her sorority sister. BARBINO