Is there a single good rush rule?

[33girl]

Originally posted by hoosier
The worst rules are any requiring registration or any pre-rush fee, and those setting schedules and deadlines.

You've obviously never had to deal with a bunch of pissed off rushees who are told the chapter's out of food because they had no idea how many people were coming. This is the best rule in my opinion...it means people have to actually THINK before participating in rush. If a bunch of girls/guys showed up who just wanted to eat the rush food or make fun of the whole process, how much would that suck?

I know when I was in school, the rush rules were much more relaxed...there wasn't any of the trying to get infractions called on people or any of that crap. There were people who promised bids, but that's about all I can think of. There are less people going through rush today, the nationals are emphasizing numbers more, and therefore anything you can do to get a leg up on someone is used.

As we've discussed before I honestly think this is just a male/female thing. When girls go out, we call each other 10 times beforehand and make plans - guys just show up. Plus, a lot of what you read on here is geared to large schools where the majority of rushees are first semester freshmen. For a lot of rushees at smaller shcools, rush is just a formality.