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Rush Policy
Rush Policies 2002-2003
Committee on Social Organizations
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1. Have rush registration for students interested in participating
in rush and potentially joining a club or section. Students must register
for rush to be eligible to accept a bid.
2. Rush registration would begin prior to any rush events and continue
up to the end of second rush events November 8 at 4:00 p.m. Students
would be able to register for rush at first and second rush events.
3. Information sessions sponsored by IGC/CSO would be held during orientation,
during Scot Spirit Day and approximately two weeks before the beginning
of rush. These sessions would provide information to potential rushees
about rush, rush registration and the Greek system at the College.
4. Rushees would be encouraged to attend rushes of a variety of the
clubs or sections. Such rushes might be combined into a block of time
on the weekend. Benefits of this arrangement could be relieving pressure
on rushees to limit their choices, increase rush attendance, provide
more factual information to rushees upon which to filter their choices,
and add to the diversity of individual club and section membership.
5. Bids would be issued prior to Thanksgiving Break and accepted after
break. CSO discussed the possibility of a celebratory event once bids
are accepted.
6. Rush would occur between fall and Thanksgiving break. This period
would immediately precede the bid date. Under this plan, rush will begin
in mid October. The rush schedule would avoid conflicts with Forum and
other significant campus events.
7. The potential of two groups holding rushes on the same day exists.
The maximum length respectively of each rush is an hour and a half,
an hour and a half, and two hours. The suggested agenda for the rush
events would be first rush (meet and greet), second rush (information
about the group), and third rush (final questions).
8. Ideally the entire rush schedule including dates would be resolved
this spring or summer so the schedule can be announced in the fall and
groups can start planning based on a known schedule.
9. Alcohol should not be a factor in rush. All formal rush events are
to be alcohol free. In addition, actives of legal age are not allowed
to consume any alcohol on the day of a rush event prior to the conclusion
of the event. From the start of rush through the acceptance of bids,
clubs and sections may not solely sponsor all-campus parties (CSO should
be notified if two or more groups plan and are approved for any all-campus
party) or allow actives and rushees to gather formally around alcohol
on or off campus.
10. All formal rush events must occur on campus.
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