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Okay, realized I had yet to say anything about this week.
This is kinda a quiet week for us, a chance for the rush chairs and the chapter to have a little break from the grind of rush (although in all actuality now that the NSE has started the rush chairs have to be present at the house every day to give tours.). All that is going on this week is a BBQ tomorrow night at the house. I imagine that with all the verbal commits from rushees that the BBQ will see several guys turn in cards. Also, now that NSE has been going for a week, there will probably be several new faces that begin showing up. Finally, Lincoln Public School Seniors only graduated 2 weekends ago and so all the kids from the schools in Lincoln who waited until after graduation to be contacted should fully be in the swing of rush by this point.
Other than the barbeque, there is no event this week, but of course that doesn't mean rush stops. I imagine that phone calls will be made and some guys taken out. So while the big event is missing, we still could offer some bid cards this week.
JAM: Saw your worry about rush apps...basically I can tell you that you shouldn't worry too much. If you think your son might not be getting calls due to not having involvement on his app, the best way to overcome that is to just go to the houses. Like I've said earlier, the app only can be used for so much, and even then it comes down to how he clicks with the guys. Obviously it is more difficult if he doesn't have a place to stay for a couple of days to check out houses, but it might be worth it just to spend some time down there, even if has to set up arrangements to stay the night with a fraternity (something my chapter did for my pledge brother from Seattle). If he does decide to stay with guys from one house, my suggestion would be that he meets with other houses before he meets the guys he's staying with, and then after he's packed up all his things and said his goodbyes the next day. But he also needs to let the guys he's staying with know that he's there to check out all houses and just because he's staying with him doesn't mean they're his first choice.
Is he going to the same school your daughter is going to? If so maybe he could stay with some of her friends in the area for one night? Just an thought.
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