rushing a fraternity

1) during rush week (week after welcome week) go to different houses.
2) talk to them, see who ur chill with and who ur not chill with.
3) on the friday of rush week, frats will hand out bids (invitations to pledge the fraternity) during the day. At night there will most likely be a bid night (fancy party thrown by the frat for the rushees who accepted their bid). To accept a bid, you just show up to bid night.
4) you are now a pledge.

and to clarify, you normally take a date to bid night (bro's of the frat will have dates also) -its not a open party, its only for the rushees/brothers/their dates.

Please be genuine and honest during the rush process. Its hard for us to figure out who you are in the space of a few days, and when we feel like you're putting up a front you usually just come off like a try-hard.

Also, if you're seriously considering a fraternity, I would visit them during welcome week. See what they're like in an environment with alcohol, how they treat other people, and if you could get along well there. Don't be afraid to come by during the day to say hi, either. Most fraternities would welcome you with open arms.

Talk to upperclassmen sorority girls in the top 4. They will tell you which houses are worth your time and which aren't.

look for the hottest sorority girls and ask them which frat they like the best

No matter what people say, join a top tier (or as close to top tier as possible) fraternity if you want the full experience. You have four years, you don't have time to build a house and even if you pull it off, no one will care in the outside world.