5 Tips To Help You Crush Fraternity Rush

Nobody Cares Who You Used To Be
 Nobody Cares Who You Used To Be
 Alex  

Last fall, I went into rush nervous. Personally, I had an idea of what houses seemed to be a good fit for me, but I truly didn’t know what to expect. I got a bid from one of the "top" houses on campus. Unfortunately, I know a lot of great guys who didn't get into their top picks. These tips should help you during rush week to get the bids you want.

Don’t assume that being a legacy equals an autobid

Countless guys enter rush banking on one house giving them a bid just cause their dad or grandpa is a brother there. Being a legacy certainly helps, don’t get me wrong. However, it doesn’t mean you’re automatically in, because you’re not. You still have to establish yourself as a chill guy that will make a positive contribution to a house. One of my good buddies unfortunately goes to a school with a giant Greek system where hundreds of kids show up to houses during rush week as described earlier. Not being one to settle, he had his eyes set on the three top houses, and he was a legacy at one of them, so he wasn’t worried.  50 other legacies showed up to the house, so that obviously didn’t help him much. He got screwed and didn’t get any bids and spent his first semester as a GDI.

Nobody cares about what you did in high school

Granted that conversations with actives can drag on at times, high school can serve as a talking point. Guys will definitely ask you about what sports you played. However, you should NOT brag about how much you crushed high school. No active cares about how hot your girlfriend was or how many parties you went to. Just stay away from talking about high school during rush.

Don’t be the guy that blacks out at rush events

Showing that you can’t handle your liquor is the easiest way to guarantee that a house doesn’t give you a bid. First, they see you as a liability, and they’re focused on how to get this kid out of the house as quickly as possible. But more importantly, the likelihood of you saying something stupid that makes guys dislike you increases exponentially.

Try to have a personal conversation in guys rooms

Usually, at rush events, brothers end up migrating backs to their rooms when parties are dying down. You should try to chill in a brother’s room afterwards in order to really form a bond with some guys. You’ll have tons of short conversations with actives at rush events, and the chances of all of these kids remembering you are slim. However, a deeper, more personal conversation with a couple of actives goes a long way when the house decides who to bid and who not to bid.

Just be yourself

I saw a ton of guys that were evidently trying to put on an act during rush. If I could see through it, the brothers on the other end of the conversation assuredly could as they’ve gone through rush both as actives and when they rushed themselves as well. Eventually, towards later rush events, talking to brothers will come naturally. Essentially, just show brothers why you’re a chill guy that they would want to hang out with. Through this, they’ll see where you could fit in and contribute to the house, and you’ll be getting an invite to bid night.

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