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Originally Posted by GtownGirl98
Hey TSteven... why do the frats think that need to rush out of sorority houses? Or at least the front yards? Just wondering if you knew.
UK AGD's did excellent... 58 NMs with 57 being quota!
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Congratulations to Alpha Gamma Delta on an excellent job! Interesting that quota was the same as last year. I had heard that quota would be around the same. But for it to be exact number, well that is kind of eerie.
Regarding IFC Rush. For those who may not know, some of UK's fraternities rush out of the sorority houses during formal rush week. These chapters are either un-housed (no official chapter house, dorm floor), or their house is not near main campus - i.e. freshmen dorms. The particular sorority most often does not help with any of the rushing. While they might attend (and that can be good PR for the fraternity), they aren't hosting the event.
The reason (bottom line) is to help even the playing field - as it were - for those chapters not near campus or un-housed. As such, both location and cost come into play.
Location. There isn't a formal IFC rush structure that requires a rushee to attend an event (open house) at each chapter. Rushees are more likely to attend a party that is "right there" on (near) campus. Thus the chapters on or near campus (i.e. walking distance from the freshman dorms) are the ones that are at an advantage for a more productive rush. Rushing out of a sorority house allows the un-housed or away from campus chapters to have an "on campus" base.
Cost. IFC requires all formal rush events to be held at an approved venue (campus facility or a third party venue) between 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. during rush week. Three or four days at a third party venues is quite expensive thus the chapters opt for something on campus. Rushing out of a sorority house (tent in yard) is better than something at the Student Center. Plus the cost to have an event at a sorority house is minimal. For the most part, there isn't a charge for use of the sorority house. The fraternity pays for clean up and I've heard that some make donations (cash, volunteer hours) to the sorority's philanthropy. Plus the sororities get good PR for helping out too.
And for what it is worth, those chapters that do have an off campus house often hold events at their house later on during the week. And they give tours of the house during the week.
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