2008 Woodie Awards
RUSH! Ahem, I Mean, Women's Formal Recruitment
Ladies all over campus search for a group of girls they'd like to call their sisters.
Natalie Wyatt
Issue date: 2/4/05 Section: Entertainment
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Starting Monday, January 31st, and ending on Friday, February 4th there happens an event here at Rollins College that is nearly as common place on College campuses as attaining knowledge itself. Rush Week, which is now to be called formal recruitment because of the negative connotation of the word rush and its association with the act of hazing. Now, formal recruitment may not seem that important to everyone but it definitely a serious occurrence here on our campus.
The first meeting for those involved in Women's Formal Recruitment, 2004, was held this past Sunday, February 30th, in the Bush Auditorium. The overview of the week and the PNM's (potential new members) agenda seem simple enough but the actual process seems to be considered by most who spoke as a potentially nerve-racking time of decisions.
In a nutshell this week is used as a tool in aiding all involved in finding "the right match". Not only the sororities but also those considering pledging to these sisterhoods make all aspects of the process stepping stones to help feel out which house might be right for which person. Do you want to pledge to Alpha Omicron Pi? Chi Omega? Kappa Delta? Kappa Kappa Gamma? Non Compis Mentis? Well, for the first couple days it doesn't really matter.
The participants will be going to every party at every house so that they can get a better understanding of which will be the best environment, the best group of girls for them. Parties, though, are not as crazy as they may sound because alcohol is strictly prohibited for the week of formal recruitment. They are merely allotted times, from 25-45 minutes a night, that the PNM's meet with different houses.
Every night from 5:30-9:30 belongs to the recruitment process. One is expected to dress a certain way and follow certain rules while going through this process. Each night one makes a sort of numbered list of which sororities they feel fit them, while at the same time the sororities make a similar list of girls that fit the house. Each night the number of invitations extended decreases and the pool of pledges shrinks.
At the end of this week, there is a point for many girls where they find themselves belonging to a group interested in community involvement, scholarship, and sometimes most importantly friendship. This is the underlying point of the formal recruitment process and I congratulate all of the girls who made it through and have been placed in sororities that they feel are good for them. For everyone else, there is always next year.
The first meeting for those involved in Women's Formal Recruitment, 2004, was held this past Sunday, February 30th, in the Bush Auditorium. The overview of the week and the PNM's (potential new members) agenda seem simple enough but the actual process seems to be considered by most who spoke as a potentially nerve-racking time of decisions.
In a nutshell this week is used as a tool in aiding all involved in finding "the right match". Not only the sororities but also those considering pledging to these sisterhoods make all aspects of the process stepping stones to help feel out which house might be right for which person. Do you want to pledge to Alpha Omicron Pi? Chi Omega? Kappa Delta? Kappa Kappa Gamma? Non Compis Mentis? Well, for the first couple days it doesn't really matter.
The participants will be going to every party at every house so that they can get a better understanding of which will be the best environment, the best group of girls for them. Parties, though, are not as crazy as they may sound because alcohol is strictly prohibited for the week of formal recruitment. They are merely allotted times, from 25-45 minutes a night, that the PNM's meet with different houses.
Every night from 5:30-9:30 belongs to the recruitment process. One is expected to dress a certain way and follow certain rules while going through this process. Each night one makes a sort of numbered list of which sororities they feel fit them, while at the same time the sororities make a similar list of girls that fit the house. Each night the number of invitations extended decreases and the pool of pledges shrinks.
At the end of this week, there is a point for many girls where they find themselves belonging to a group interested in community involvement, scholarship, and sometimes most importantly friendship. This is the underlying point of the formal recruitment process and I congratulate all of the girls who made it through and have been placed in sororities that they feel are good for them. For everyone else, there is always next year.