ifc rush
by: new tiger
Gotta say the IFC sucks at getting positive / any info out. Ive emailed once about 2 weeks ago and no response yet. Then I get my NSRO info today which guides me to the IFC web site which hasn't even been updated. I thought and expected a school with a great Journalism and communications rep would be way better than this.
Then some of the fraternities I want to rush have no info on their web sites about fall rush. Mostly random info from 2+ years ago. Are they really that unorganized / don't care ????
Sorry about the rant but its just another project to have to do in the process. Any thoughts comments ?
Thank you
#1by: Answers
I'll help you out bud! IFC formal recruitment registration will probably open in late April and close in early June. Recruitment is typically held on the last weekend in June. Cost was around $150 (covering housing in dorms, food, t-shirt and etc.) but could increase. It is a 3 day process. The first day being expo day, where you go to the Rex center and all participating fraternities have their recruitment chair at their chapters both and PNM's talk to which ever fraternities they are interested in (preferably visiting every fraternities booth). After the expo you'll go to the student center to preference your top 10 fraternities you'd like to go tour on house tour day and 10 alternates so IFC will be matching preferences from PNM's in conjunction to which PNM's each fraternity would like to invite for house tours. So for Example: you preference ATO and say they only want about 250 guys to tour them that day, and you didn't have that great of a conversation with them, or your GPA wasn't so good they might cut you, so your first alternate that wanted you (in order of numerical preference) to tour them will be on your list for house tours the next morning. So the next morning for you'll meet with your Rho Gamma (temporarily unaffiliated recruitment guide) and he'll give you your list of house tours that day. There will be a rho gamma to check you in at every scheduled house tour. You are required to visit EVERY fraternity on your list regardless of whether you like them or not
Comment#2by: Answers
It's a tiring process, not half as stressful as formal recruitment for girls, but still. Not that many chapters give that many bids at formal recruitment since most fraternities mainly recruitment informally over the course of summer. It's mainly a way to accommodate out of state students who typically wouldn't have a chance to informally because they don't live close enough. People from Missouri participate too. If you don't get a bid, you might get a continue to rush card so a chapters will be wanting your to rush them a little more when school starts so they can know you better before they bid you. Or if you don't get anything at all don't freak out, some fraternities will be having rush parties the first week of classes so you can get in contact with some chapters and still rush.
by: OP
Okay, here's what you're going to do dude. So around late April or May go to the Greek life website then find links to the chapter websites of a couple fraternities and get the contact info for the recruitment chair. Text him and him you'll be a freshman and want to rush. You want to establish a point of contact. Your recruitment chair will likely be keeping a list of contacts of all the guys interested and will contact you during the summer about informal recruitment they'll be doing. If you're not from Missouri and can't go to events it's okay. If a recruitment chair has been in contact with you during summer it's likely he'll invite to recruitment stuff when school starts.
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by: OP
No problem dude. Getting into Greek life for guys is a lot more difficult than it sounds if you don't have information or advice on what to do. You'll probably meet a lot of guys who didn't know how to join a fraternity, so they don't even pursue it. I just wanna help guys be able to live their out their college experience to the fullest. Also, if there's any way possible to do formal recruitment this summer if your family vacation plans aren't interfered by it, do it. It's honestly the main way a lot of guys from states besides MO, IL, KS, TX and MN who go to Mizzou knowing no one join Greek life.
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by: new tiger
thanks much Answers and OP! Unfortunately gonna be out of the country in Europe during formal rush. Really wanted to make that. I don't mind contacting some houses directly. What are the frats who have Illinois guys in them. (hope I dont start a storm with that question)
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by: OP
All of them lol. Guys from IL more specifically the Chicago area are abundant in our fraternities. If you know any guys from your high school who are in fraternities at Mizzou, contact them. They'll know about rush events and it's the number one way of getting a bid. It really helps when an active can vouch for a guy rushing, Good luck man, remember start contacting people late April- early May
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by: New tiger
Thank you very much!!! This was very helpful. Prob now is I'll be on vacation during summer rush. Am I screwed now ?
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