Out-of-stater going to UGA, want to do summer rush

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

Don't worry, I didn't think it was arrogant at all. It shows you have seriously tried to inform yourself about the Greek system at your university - a system that is VASTLY different from the one Psi U MC Vito is familiar with. You sound like you've done your research, but check for summer rush schedules on chapter websites if you haven't already, I've seen many chapters who post them. As to whether or not to send an e-mail, this Yankee couldn't say.

Ignore this.

A good chapter isn't going to have an up-to-date website. Likely it'll be four years old, with a likely dated rush chair phone number. He's probably married by now. If it's an up-to-date website, it's probably not a good chapter because they're interested in using it for rush.

I don't know the conditions of where you're coming from and I don't really remember the specificities of Georgia rush, but I imagine at your orientation you may have the opportunity to meet the fraternities. If not that, find some way to get yourself invited to a rush party. I'm not sure what stage Georgia is in, but many of the fraternities at the Arkansas campus just had their first one last weekend or the weekend before.

[PTJ]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

A good chapter isn't going to have an up-to-date website. Likely it'll be four years old, with a likely dated rush chair phone number. He's probably married by now. If it's an up-to-date website, it's probably not a good chapter because they're interested in using it for rush.

This was my first instinct, but I have managed to find one or two chapters so far with supposedly good reps on campus, who have contact info for their "2009 rush chairs" on their sites. Could be exceptions, or maybe Greeks in general are getting more web-savvy. Or maybe I just got bad info about who is doing well on campus and who isn't. In any case, I will definitely try to take advantage of orientation and see if it makes time for interested incoming students to get acquainted with some houses.

Sorry to take a slight detour on this thread, but another question: is it bad etiquette to ask one fraternity that I'm hanging out with during rush to introduce me to some of the other houses? I mean if they're friends and they all hang out together then maybe it shouldn't be a big deal - but then again, I suppose even houses who are friends are still in competition against each other for pledges.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by PTJ

This was my first instinct, but I have managed to find one or two chapters so far with supposedly good reps on campus, who have contact info for their "2009 rush chairs" on their sites. Could be exceptions, or maybe Greeks in general are getting more web-savvy. Or maybe I just got bad info about who is doing well on campus and who isn't. In any case, I will definitely try to take advantage of orientation and see if it makes time for interested incoming students to get acquainted with some houses.

Sorry to take a slight detour on this thread, but another question: is it bad etiquette to ask one fraternity that I'm hanging out with during rush to introduce me to some of the other houses? I mean if they're friends and they all hang out together then maybe it shouldn't be a big deal - but then again, I suppose even houses who are friends are still in competition against each other for pledges.

I don't think the Greek system at UGA is one big happy family. Individual guys probably hang out, but you're not going to know that if you just meet them through rush. Don't ask this.