-Sorority-Fraternity seminar in early fall. A variation is a "Greek-Freak Confrontation" where anyone interested can state his views. -Greek posters all over campus, even some that upport other events sponsored by non-Greek organizations. For instance: "John Doe and his Gang of No Names" in concert Friday ... "The Greeks are going, why don't you?" Just one way to show the Greeks do support things they don't happen to sponsor. -Crests or window displays in the Student Union. -Color Day for sorority outfits. Stress individuality through group participation by all A'LA's wearing red, but it could be in pants, dress, skirt, or even hot pants . . . -Brochures, newsletters, rush information, and friendly notes mailed to incoming freshmen before school starts and before rush season.
to the counselors' soronttes. This program encourages girls to stay in rush after the ru h begins because Panhellenic gives them "someone to turn to" for help. They are not "left out in the cold," especially on ampuses with strict silence enforced. -Greek week in early fall could include such things as street dances, seminars, lectures, concerts, cookouts, picnics, Olympics, rock concert, open smokers, open rap sessions, intramurals, inter-Greek parties, mixers, and song fest. -Publicity of Greek service projects, emphasizing all Greek, and not one or two individual, groups. -Panhellenic-sponsored Brunch for Freshmen. -Rush teams through Panhellenic to visit dorms talking to interested girls.
Now we come to the next step. Using many of these suggestions and more, Panhellenic has -Information tables set up at registration in advertised completely. Rush has been revamped the fall. to make it more flexible and relaxing. DEemphasizing the financial aspects of rush, that is, -Sorority women, usually Panhellenic representexpensive refreshments, decorations, and espeatives, as rush counselors during rush. In most cially favors. Emphasizing the individuality of cases, they take rushees in groups to rush par- members working together . .. emphasizing sisties, meet in small groups after parties with terhood. Parties are more relaxed. Teas and rushees to answer questions and act as co- formals have been changed to informal, casual, ordinators for activities. This is done "Pan- "get to know you better" get-togethers. hellenically" with no emphasis nor clue as It is now "Formal Rush"-parties held by all groups during the same period of time with bids going out at the same time. Girls have signed up like crazy. All your songs are perfect. The "Knocking sorority is fashionable these rooms are spotless. Wait! Have we forgotten days, but that only puts us with some of something? Oh, yes, did someone turn over the the best company-God and the churches, sofa pillow so that the burns won' t show? That's the university and even the so-called system. not it. Did someone light the candles . . . oh, It is much more difficult to commit oneself that's not this party. Well, what did we forget? to a group of people of one's own choosing The party's about to begin ... I know! What in order to create and mold a single piece am I going to talk about?!! Right. What are of that new and better world we hope to you going to talk to the rushee about? You can have. The key, of course, is commitment tell her about sorority, but how can you find out and work, not isolation and destruction. what kind of person she is? This seems to be To be effective, the commitment must be the number one problem for every chapter in genuine and sincere, the work, long and every Greek organization everywhere. You can arduous. The fruits of such a commitment just talk so long about someone's cute hair-do. can be very sweet." The Greeks who solve this communication problem are the ones on TOP!! I would like to recJEANINE JACOBS GOLDBERG ommend one possible solution. Grand Archon's address Each member should concentrate her rushing The Sphinx of Phi Sigma Sigma on a particular rushee whose interests are similar. The member makes a point to get to know,
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