At the university, most students get involved in Greek organizations at an early time in their college years, leaving themselves with little or no time to concentrate on school and their academic lives. Yes, there are those Greeks who are able to keep up with both arenas, but there are many that step out of their high school molds and break in to the college scene with little management of their lives. Fraternity and sorority rush at the university is very different. Sorority rush starts at least one week before classes are slated to begin. While, in contrast, fraternities begin formal rush on the first day of school.
Sororities plan a very strict schedule of outfits, parties, places to be, and events.
It is a fight to see who can get who first, and who can party the hardest. Obviously, it is easy to see how the different rush periods can affect a student s semester. Rush is so emotionally and physically draining on both actives and rushees. Since sorority rush ends the day before school starts, it gives everyone a chance to relax and regroup for the upcoming semester. And, after all of the emotional grief some of these girls endure, it is a well-needed rest for them to get back on their feet before the semester officially begins, said junior Lindsay McMillon, a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority who was a Rho Chi this fall.