She and the other rho chis, Patti Thomson, Lindsey Gabbert and Megan Darling, are staying with RAs in freshman housing in order to help answer the questions of freshmen concerning rush. And some of those questions, says Focareto, are big ones. Darling says she's often asked whether you have to be on the crew team to be a Sigma Kappa. She's also asked what sorority she belongs to, but that information is off-limits to even the most persistent rushees. Some girls were asking me the color of the carpets in people's houses.
Some questions are more serious.
The rho chis try to reassure their rushees that such an instance is rare, and most rushees get bids from their preferred houses. Thomson says that with the right attitude, rushees and houses will find the right matches for each other. It's just the attitude of the girl. If you don't have an open mind, you're not going to like any of the houses. The rushees will have their questions answered when rush kicks off this evening.