After two harrowing weeks of recruitment activities, sororities and fraternities welcomed their incoming freshman with a flurry of bid day excitement. The Chronicle’s Katie Hillyer spoke with students who survived rush to get a better sense of their feelings about the process.
“There's no way around it—rush is exhausting. But I really trust the system and feel like you really end up where you're supposed to be!”
-freshman Rebecca Kass, Kappa Kappa Gamma
“I’ve never seen such a cool group of diverse freshman come together under one fraternity house.”
-sophomore Sam Miller, Alpha Epsilon Pi
“If you thought finals were stressful, try girl flirting with freshman for two weeks.”
-sophomore Leilani Doktor, Kappa Kappa Gamma
“This year's rush was a great experience for everyone involved.”
-sophomore Lewis McLeod, Sigma Nu
“It was exhausting but worth it in the end because we really love our pledge class.”
-sophomore Sarah Tufono, Alpha Phi
“I thought it was kind of a roller coaster. Lots of up and down, pros and cons. But ultimately I do think it all turned out for the best and now I am so excited to be a part of Zeta and finally get to know my new sisters!”
-freshman Jennifer Levin, Zeta Tau Alpha
“Rush is an experience you love to see coming and leaving.”
sophomore Jacob Robinson, Wayne Manor
“Our new pledge class is adorable. We are incredibly happy.”
-sophomore Lindsey Barrett, Zeta Tau Alpha
"This is the best way to get babies without giving birth. I love the new pledge class and I look forward to getting to know them all better.”
-sophomore Ainsley McWilliams, Kappa Kappa Gamma
“Rush was very different this year but we still got a great pledge class that we’re very excited about.”
-sophomore Shane Stone, Alpha Epsilon Pi
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