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Rush Season Begins...and Never Ends

Well it's that time of year again! University classes have started meaning the sixteen week gauntlet of education and seasonal coffee addictions is off to a running start. I make it sound slightly miserable but in reality if you pay attention in class and even have the slightest clue how to manage your own time it is not that bad. 

But that is not todays topic. What I want to discuss today is the other time of year that happens only once a semester and is the all encompassing blanket that takes over my mind body and sprit...fraternity rush season. This is a period of time where new freshman come to ONU and are introduced to the cacophony that is organizational extracurriculars. Most organizations just recruit on the basis of general interest in them. But fraternities are a bit more complex where we have to have a formal period to organize events and meetings to gain interest. Because when your organization comes with a price tag, a lifetime of stereotypes you have to defeat and the nerves of young adults to quell, organization is key.

This is not a bad time period though. It is a lot of fun and rewarding getting to show off my closest friends doing great things as a group. But it can be a bit of a drag sometimes when things don't go as planned. We all set schedules in advance but more often than not at least one event falls through due to difficulties. Not every event even has potential new members show up! Sometimes it is just current members hanging out hoping somebody new strolls on over. 

My position at ONU makes this time difficult becasue I am not only a Phi Mu Delta but also an IFC member overseeing all of the fraternities on campus. So I have to constantly change my hat from focusing on my own people to taking care of everybody. It is a lifestyle in itself.

Not much notable has happened yet so I will likely make a follow-up blog to this one. Stay tuned!

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  1. Harrison FaggAugust 31, 2022 at 10:30 PM

    Hello Micheal, glad to see that you're in a fraternity just like me. Rush season is a very exciting time for fraternities and freshman as they get to see new faces and make lifelong friends that will be there for them no matter what. I wish you luck on your recruitment and can't wait to read more from you.

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