Scriptwriter looking for help

[MikeEllis]

Thanks. I've been doing that, and I've been reading just about every online recruitment schedule I can find, but they don't explain some basic things.

For example, it seems as if most school have only a few days for "rush" (I gather that term isn't used in a lot of places anymore). It starts with some kind of orientation/overview/introduction to all the chapters. Then there are a few days to go to event held by specific houses.

But I don't find much online to explain what happens to the student who wants to get to know 2 or 3 houses before before making a choice? It seems like students are given very little time to make what could be a very important decision. Realistically, how much time does a guy have to get to know the houses and make a choice before he runs out of time?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by MikeEllis

Thanks. I've been doing that, and I've been reading just about every online recruitment schedule I can find, but they don't explain some basic things.

For example, it seems as if most school have only a few days for "rush" (I gather that term isn't used in a lot of places anymore). It starts with some kind of orientation/overview/introduction to all the chapters. Then there are a few days to go to event held by specific houses.

But I don't find much online to explain what happens to the student who wants to get to know 2 or 3 houses before before making a choice? It seems like students are given very little time to make what could be a very important decision. Realistically, how much time does a guy have to get to know the houses and make a choice before he runs out of time?

You're confusing sorority and fraternity rush in that first paragraph.

Your best bet is to go to the Greek life page of a school that resembles the school in your screenplay and go from that description. Fraternity rush varies widely from school to school.

[MikeEllis]

Originally Posted by 33girl

You're confusing sorority and fraternity rush in that first paragraph.

From this, I'm assuming that you mean fraternities still say "rush" but that sororities don't use that word anymore. Did I understand you correctly?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by MikeEllis

From this, I'm assuming that you mean fraternities still say "rush" but that sororities don't use that word anymore. Did I understand you correctly?

She means both that and that sorority recruitment is often more structured than fraternity rush. Beyond that, what you're looking for can vary widely depending not only on the specific campus but on what kind of fraternity (or sorority) you're talking about: NIC, NPC, NPHC, NALFO, locals or any of a number of other possibilities.