Longest/shortest formal rush period?

newsun · #1 08-14-2002, 04:20 PM

Who has the longest formal rush/recruitment period? Likewise who has the shortest? I am sometimes amazed at how some big greek schools get it all done in just 4 or 5 days!

#2 08-14-2002, 04:30 PM

We have our rush seperate from the NPC sororities on our campus

so our rush usually lasts only 2 or 3 days. But we usually have a small amount of girls coming through, so its easier to get to know everyone very quickly

KappaKittyCat · #3 08-14-2002, 04:50 PM

Ours is 3 rounds, but it's spread out over a whole week. I'd prefer it if it were clumped together more, but that's just me.

shadokat · #4 08-14-2002, 04:55 PM

My school has formal recruitment for 7 days, while another campus I know does the same stuff in 4. The difference in time stems from the large # of sororities on my campus (9), as compared to theirs (4).

valkyrie · #5 08-14-2002, 04:59 PM

What about that crazy rush at Indiana University where they have like one round of parties in the fall but then don't even find out where they were invited back until like January? I can't imagine that there's anything longer than that -- nor can I imagine how the PNMs deal with that much waiting!

aephi alum · #6 08-14-2002, 05:01 PM

When I was in school, our formal recruitment period ran for 5 days including bid day. The school is going to deferred recruitment - looks like it will be 6 days including bid day, but it will be spread out over two weekends, and the first day is just an info session. We have 5 sororities.

Harmony · #7 08-14-2002, 05:03 PM

At Penn State this year, formal rush (including rush parties, pref night, and bid day) will be held for 11 days spread over the course of a little over 2 weeks. That doesn't include orientation or anything like that.

S_A_I · #8 08-14-2002, 06:06 PM

At ETSU, our formal rush is 6 days, spread out over approximately 1 1/2 weeks. This includes the orientation which is 1 week before recruitment begins. The madness starts on September 3 - I'm so excited! - with open house and bid day is on Sunday, the 8th. There are four nationals and 1 local:

Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Xi Delta
Kappa Delta
Sigma Kappa

and the local:

Phi Sigma Beta

I'm sooo exited!

UF56 · #9 08-14-2002, 06:27 PM

At UF our rush is from Sunday to Sunday, here is our schedule:

Mandatory Recruitment Orientation
Sunday, August 18th

4:00 p.m. - University Auditorium

Round One
Monday, August 19th

Party 1 9:00-9:20 a.m.
Party 2 9:40-10:00 a.m.
Party 3 10:20-10:40 a.m.
Party 4 11:00- 11:20 a.m.
Party 5 11:40-12:00 p.m.

Break

Party 6 4:00-4:20 p.m.
Party 7 4:40-5:00 p.m.
Party 8 5:20-5:40 p.m.
Party 9 6:00-6:20 p.m.
Party 10 6:40-7:00p.m.

Tuesday, August 20th

Party 11 10:00-10:20 a.m.
Party 12 10:40-11:00 a.m.
Party 13 11:20-11:40 a.m.
Party 14 12:00- 12:20 a.m.
Party 15 12:40-1:00 p.m.

Break

Party 16 5:00-5:20 p.m.
Party 17 5:40-6:00 p.m.
Party 18 6:20-6:40 p.m.
Party 19 7:00-7:20 p.m.

Round Two
Wednesday, August 21st

10:00 a.m. Preliminary Preference

Party 1 5:00-5:35 p.m.
Party 2 6:00-6:35 p.m.
Party 3 7:00-7:35 p.m.
Party 4 8:00-8:35 p.m.
Party 5 9:00- 9:35 p.m.

Thursday, August 22rd

Party 6 9:00-9:35 a.m.
Party 7 10:00-10:35 a.m.
Party 8 11:00-11:35 a.m.
Party 9 12:00-12:35 p.m.
Party 10 1:00-1:35 p.m.

Round Three
Friday, August 23th

8:30 a.m. Preliminary Preference

Party 1 3:30-4:10 p.m.
Party 2 4:40-5:20 p.m.
Party 3 5:50-6:30 p.m.
Party 4 7:00 –7:40 p.m.
Party 5 8:10- 8:50 p.m.
Party 6 9:20-10:00 p.m.

Preferentials
Saturday, August 24th

10:00 a.m. Final Preference

Party 1 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Party 2 6:55-7:55 p.m.
Party 3 8:20-9:20 p.m.

9:20 Ranking Session

Bid Day
Sunday, August 25th

5:00 p.m. New Member Induction Ceremony
6:00 p.m. Bid Day

Pick up Invitations

Here are our sororities:

Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Gamma
Delta Phi Epsilon
Delta Zeta* (starting this fall)
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Phi Mu
Pi Beta Phi
Sigma Kappa
Zeta Tau Alpha

roxydiva · #10 08-14-2002, 06:29 PM

valkyrie--

it IS insane at IU!!!! 19 party lasts 2 days in early november. then everyone returns the tuesday before spring semester classes start (about the first or second week in january) to continue. 12 party is two days, then 6 pary, then prefs, then monday night is bid night!!! VERY LONG!!

roxydiva

aephi alum · #11 08-14-2002, 06:51 PM

UF56 - wow - you are seriously expected to make your first cuts based on 20 minutes of conversation???

chloe173 · #12 08-14-2002, 06:55 PM

At USC (Southern Cal, not Carolina) rush this year is 6 days long including bid day. There is also a madatory meeting before formal recruitment starts though. The schedule is like this:
August 25th-Mandatory Recruitment Meeting
August 29th-Meet Rho Chi, rush group, half of round 1 parties
August 30th-Other half of round 1 parties
(there are 9 parties in round 1)
August 31st-Round 2, 6 parties
September 1st- Round 3, 4 parties
September 2nd-Preference Night, 2 parties
September 3rd-Bid Day!

And if you do the math, that means I start rush in exactly two weeks! I'll keep everyone posted!

HeavenslilAngel · #13 08-14-2002, 06:59 PM

When I went through "COB" if thats even what it was. It was only like an hour or 2 one night. The reason I have COB in quotes is because when I went though my local had just started like 2 months before and the only members were the 9 founders 5 of which have dropped or graduated (the one that graduated is one of our advisors) and 2 come around when its convenient for them and one is our current chapter president. But anyway there were only 3 of us at that informational meeting and I got my bid the next night. Generally our COB's were 2-3 days. This will be our 1st year participating in formal recruitment. I'm so excited.

UF56 · #14 08-14-2002, 07:10 PM

AephiAlum-

I never thought about it like that but you are right WOW!!! But from what I have read from last years GCers it's more like be happy that you get invited back because UF does heavy cuts. But who knows if it is like that for everyone. I know I will have a disadvantage b/c I am not a freshman but this year there is only 1084 girls rushing where from what I have gathered there was somewhere close to 1300 rushing last year. Hopefully the fact that almost 200 less girls will help!!!! But good luck to everyone especially my fellow GATORS!!! We only have three more days!!

hopefulgreek · #15 08-14-2002, 07:57 PM

I hope just like you UF56 that I won't get cut terribly after the first round!! I mean in 20 minutes what can you guess about me? AK! That's nerve-racking!