To rush
or not to rush?
By Connor Cottle
Sept 12, 2005 | Sure, we've all seen
Animal House and we have our own ideas about what goes
on in those houses on Greek row. But, if your really
curious about what happens in a fraternity or sorority,
now is your chance to find out. Rush week begins Sept.
12 and will kick off with an all-Greek luau at 7 p.m.
in the Sunburst Lounge.
"Rush week is a great
way to get out and meet new people, and if you're curious
about a fraternity or sorority the information is all
there", said IFC President Cameron Gordon. Activities
such as pool, mechanical bull riding, a luau and a live
band will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
nights at each house starting around 7 p.m. Bid night
will be held on Friday.
Rush week is a great way to get educated
on the differences between houses and to find out which
house might be best for you. "It's a totally unique
experience and unlike anything you will experience in
your college life," said Gordon. "It is also
a great way to network and gain important leadership
skills that will help you in your professional life,"
says Gordon.
"On a campus as small
as USU, many leadership opportunities became available
to me because of my involvement in my sorority",
said Pan Hellenic President Adrian Sample.
There are six fraternities on
campus: Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Delta Sigma Phi, Pi Kappa
Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Psi Sigma Phi. Each house
is unique in it's own way and will contain men of different
interests and tastes. "Joining my fraternity was
one of the greatest decisions of my life and I wouldn't
be in college without it", said Jeremy Griffis,
a member of Sigma Chi. It's also a great way to get
involved with the school," said Griffis.
There are four sororities on campus: Alpha Chi Omega,
Kappa Delta, Chi Omega, and Theta Nu Xi. Each sorority
has different standards and is unique in it's own way.
Each house also has a national charity such as the Make-A-Wish
Foundation and the Alpha Chi Omega foundation that they
collect donations for throughout the year. "Joining
Chi Omega was a great way for me to get involved on
campus and with the Make-A-Wish Foundation", said
Chi Omega President Alexis Lear
If it's hazing your worried about,
you shouldn't be because hazing is strictly forbidden
at all houses on campus and regulated by IFC, PanHellenic
and the university. "You won't be getting paddled
or anything like that. That is not what we're about",
said Gordon.
For more information about rush week or fraternity/sorority
life, you can visit their respective websites through
ASUSU's clubs
& organizations webpage. You can also talk to
them on campus; there will be rush tables set up in
the TSC starting on Sept. 13. Your best bet would be
to talk to them in person, just look for Greek letters.
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