Amy Wilson - Managing Editor Clubs voted Wednesday to invite 200 percent of the size of their pledge classes to the next set of rushes. About 500 students picked up invitations to rushes for the second time in two weeks as a result of the new invitation-only system. Students received their invitations at the ticket windows in the Campus Center.
Some students say they prefer the invitation method to the open-rushing system used in the past.
She said the overall changes to rushing improved the system and helped to reduce hurt feelings. There's not going to be false hopes down to the wire. Cynthia Cooke, director of Student Organizations, said that the invitation system seems to work well and that students are bracing for the stress that comes with placing and receiving bids. Cooke suggested that students not read their invitations in the Campus Center but that they read them in a private setting instead. Some sophomores who decided to rush say they recognize benefits to the new system.