Rushing

As rush week draws nearer and nearer, pressure is starting to be put on freshmen to join different sororities and fraternities. The active members want to make sure they have a good pledge class, and are starting to pick up their rushing. For many, including myself, it is not going to be an easy decision on which one I should join. I like people in a few different houses, but I cannot decide which one I am going to join. I have also made a great group of freshmen friends that I would like to be in the same fraternity as. However, no one is able to pull the trigger and say which one they will join. 

There are many positives in deferred rushing. It does not pressure the freshmen into making a decision without really knowing the guys or girls. It gives the freshmen time to think and make a wise choice. However, it also can put people in an awkward position. Simply going through the process of rush gives the freshmen an opportunity to meet many different people in the different houses; however, once the decision is made, you could potentially hurt someone who is in a house that you did not join. Many different people have connections (either family or friends from home) in many different houses. This forces them to automatically let one of their friends or family members down.

As it is getting down to the wire, many people are asking around what houses other people might be joining. It is an awkward situation, and I am very interested to see how it plays out.