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...s Party where the members wore fancy flapper dresses and gangster suits. Rush was very successful and the chapter pledged 31 women. The pledge project wa
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...sed on sisterhood as a new chapter of independent women. The first formal rush went smoothly, pledging eight women who all became active in the chapter. T
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..., and after a period of disorganization a graduate counselor was assigned. Rush and other areas improved, but only temporarily.
...to restore order from chaos. Scholarship improved, organization improved, rush was still poor. A small chapter, however, when forced to question itself, c
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...mpany. Back at the chapter house, the Kappas insisted that Lana perform at Rush, for alumnae dinners and Panhellenic performances. She used her puppet at p
...use was unfinished (except for two rooms) and that is where initiation and rush voting was traditionally held. During the 1970s the university sororities h
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Rush (Recruitment) numbers were noticeably lower in the 1960s and continued into
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...ature dance put on by the new members before spring vacation, and a spring rush formal in May. The “Snowball Formal” was the most elaborate, and always
...to "KKG Putting on the Ritz." Return percentages increased every party and rush turned out to be a great success.
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This year Eta Chapter had budget concerns, due to over spending during fall rush. With such extravagant expenditures, the chapter has had to make adjustmen
...gthened their friendship bonds. In response to an over budget usage during rush week, the chapter has concentrated on managing and dispersing funds wisely.
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...e an honor for such a young chapter. A record number of women went through rush this year, and it proved to be very successful for Zeta Kappa as well. Bowl
...apter standards at Bowling Green as well as the Kappa convention. By 1996, rush numbers began to increase again after several years of decreases.
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...ss. A large jar of rock candy served as the only “refreshments” during rush. The city of Columbia was closed during the 1918 influenza epidemic, and wh
...Wabash Cannonball” and stayed until vacation. A few cars appeared before rush week, but soon went back to the family garage. Everyone walked everywhere.
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In spring 2015, we held spring rush and added 12 amazing new members to our chapter. In February, we held our a
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...re extended on January 11 to three NPC groups who conducted a colonization rush beginning January 22.
On Sept. 19, Zeta Tau began its first informal rush and welcomed eight new members on Sept. 30.
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...to Colgate. Among other things, the Committee proposed that going forward, rush would take place only during a rushee’s sophomore year, and that the pled
...edge period rules, the chapter still went forward with planning for formal rush in March 1991. During 1990, 38 sisters were initiated in the spring, and an
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...rned to school in the fall, the charter members took part in UCSD's formal rush and pledged 29 more young women.
...icron Pi) and six fraternities on campus. There has been a rapid growth in rush numbers the last few years, which led to UCSD's decision to expand. It is e
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...istory Report: A huge challenge in 1986 was going through our first Winter rush but we were prepared through various workshops and help from the Fraternity
...w home will accommodate 36 Kappas and include large rooms for meetings and rush functions.
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...roup books the rooms and booths on campus to use for events. Without FSAC, rush would have had to rely on word-of-mouth and all chapter meetings would have
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..., there was a banquet held on the Magnolia Patio for the sisters. During rush, there was an event at Discovery Zone. A banquet to honor seniors was held
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...ons in June, excited and uncertain about the tasks that lay ahead of them, rush and having new pledges, and the role of a sorority in their lives.
...t certificate in deep gratitude for her time and dedication throughout the Rush period.
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...e chapter. The Fraternity approved the proposal and the first colonization rush for Zeta Xi-Yale, was held in April, 1986.
...a and Kappa Alpha Theta conducted Yale's first formal sorority rush. After rush, Sheri took the new members through pledge training while the Fairfield Cou
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...the university was Evelyn Church Smith. The Lambdas were the first to wear rush outfits (1968) and by 1970 every sorority had followed their example.
...y had the highest GPA on campus for several years in a row, had successful rush weeks where they pledged more than 20 women during the fall Recruitments, a
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Their Rush themes included the likes of: Open House-blue dresses with white sashes, To
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In the fall of 1926 the chapter was cited for a rush violation, but the penalties imposed by the campus Panhellenic were declare
In 1932 a new kind of rush, the party system, was adopted and the Kappa Monte Carlo Party was the best
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...was renovated in 1991-1992 which caused challenges for the chapter during Rush and the storing of the archives. The chapter was excited about the finished
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...n the campus as well, whether through Panhellenic Association, Boiler Gold Rush, or by being a student athlete. We are extremely pleased in the positive d
...affiliated with chapters and that the skits round was no longer a part of rush. These changes made recruitment slightly different, but we made it a positi
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...ies at Arizona were denied social privileges during the first semester for rush irregularities, and Gamma Zeta lost its social privileges in the spring bec
...busy with campus activities: drama, athletics, Associated Women Students. Rush was conducted for a few girls at a time, and swim parties, shows, and sprin
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...was necessary for the chapter to rent rooms in town for their meetings and rush parties. The Kappas moved to various apartments until 1949, when a charming
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...d with many success for our sisterhood. In the spring, we had a successful rush and welcomed 19 beautiful new members. We raised our cumulative GPA so that
...and accomplishments for our sisterhood. In the spring, we had a successful rush and welcomed 27 beautiful new members. Our bid day theme was "Pajama Party"
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...g the house was of utmost importance so the chapter participated in formal rush and Continuous Open Bidding throughout the year.
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...965; Eleanor Lee Todd Congleton, Centennial Fund State Chairman 1970; Anne Rush, 1978 Women’s State Amateur Golf Champion of Kentucky; Gretchen Nash-Gard
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...a modest base in the apartment of four of its members it would attempt to rush in competition with six strongly entrenched international groups. This abru
...ders and enthusiasm and hard work were substituted for numbers in the 1974 rush season. It was heartening to report that the pledge class of 1974 was more
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...hi, and we won the banner competition again on the 29th. October came in a rush as it started out with Homecoming week the 1st through the 6th. Then the fo
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This was the height of rushing season and the Omegas helped rush at a dance given the night before installation. After the ceremony and a sh
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...s in charge of all the sorority recruitment said that Eta Delta’s spring rush was the best she had ever seen by the chapter.
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...p install Kappa’s 126th chapter at the University of San Diego. Informal rush in the fall of 1997 added six more members to the chapter
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...ers, and at the next meeting they were pledged and initiated. There was no rush, no pledge training, and not until 1900 was there a time lapse between pled
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The number of girls participating in rush increased in 1972. Panhellenic started an uphill trend striving for more po
Beta Pi’s 1985 rush was a huge success with almost 100 percent returns for every party and the
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In 1988 Beta Upsilon came out on top during rush with the number one quota of 64 bringing membership to its highest ever wit
...es' parents with Kappa. The chapter continues to use the newly implemented Rush policies focusing on communication rather than skits and decorations.
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...y recruitment policies. Our chapter benefited from this change during fall rush. Our chapter currently has fifty-five active members and we are currently p
...ceived 13 new members in the fall and have more girls interested in spring rush. Our chapter is continuing to grow with new girls who are dedicated and com
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...pter alone raised over $10.000. Our fund raising efforts included selling "Rush Chi-Po-Tle" tanks bearing a #FTK on the back (For the Kids) and a Panera fu
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...eron’s Undergraduate Counselor , and Elizabeth Abel, UC Davis. As spring Rush was fast approaching, the colony was soon to increase its size.
...main goal was to have a successful and compatible “Panhellenic” spring Rush.
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1963 first year of deferred rush … A cultural program (1964) placed emphasis on current events … There w
TWO FIRE ENGINES RUSH TO KAPPA HOUSE, FIREMEN BREAK DOWN KITCHEN DOOR, OPEN OVEN: “Somebody bur
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...mainly from Colorado towns, providing a strong base in rush. Nearly every rush plan had been tried during Beta Mu's first 25 years and by the 1930s it had
...m was inaugurated. Students returned the end of October with a weekend for rush and the second day of classes for pledge day. Beta Mu sent gift boxes overs
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...he association brought challenges, the chapter welcomed the change. Summer Rush was always an event the Kappas eagerly anticipated, and the chapter regular
...mmer Rush, the events were held slightly later in the year and became fall Rush. Even with the changes, Kappa still proved successful each year. Chapter Co
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...the house, and there were torrential rains and an influenza epidemic when rush started, a quota of 26 was pledged. The chapter still used 1033 Audubon tod
...es and later in hotels. There, recommendations were studied and evaluated, rush skits planned, decorations made and songs practiced.
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...our sisters were excited to expand Greek life at Santa Cruz. Our own Fall rush went extremely well. We welcomed 60 new sisters to our chapter. Through th
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Immediately following rush, a member was fortunate enough to attend the leadership conference from Sep
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70% of freshmen at Northwestern participate in Rush Week activities. Over 33% of the class pledges; a 7% increase from 1973. Ac
...llence…The Essence of Kappa.” Members attended workshops on standards, rush, and active-alumni relations. The chapter received the Mabel McCoy Advisory
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The 1960 fall rush provided the 11 women’s houses with 190 pledges. Beta Alpha won Penn’s
During the 1975 open rush, Beta Alpha pledged four women.
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...the goal of the DEI committee being front and center in our education and rush process. Our chapter is participating in our Fraternity and Sorority Commun
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...which marks the beginning of the Fraternity extension program; first Kappa rush (recruitment) captain. She attended the Alpha reinstallation in 1934. Dedic
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The chapter participated in fall rush for the first time, recruiting five new members to compliment the 26 women
...quality of Cornell's Kappa Kappa Gamma. It all began after Spring semester rush 2011, where we had several sisterhood bonding activities for the new member
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During World War I (1914-1918) rush was simplified by having no refreshments and no invitations to meals. Fifty
Rushing changed. Deferred rush was implemented at KU. Freshmen lived in dormitories and only upperclassmen
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where the younger pledge classes trained and prepared for Rush. Emily planned to innovate the Recruitment process by having Kappa’s test
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...iation was quickly organized, and alumnae opened their homes for meetings, rush parties, teas and even slumber parties. They remembered Alpha Phi Psi, too.
During fall Recruitment, 26 new members; chapter voted to participate in Open Rush for the rest of the year but decided to be very selective since they did so
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...f a Kappa. In 1966, she participated with the Gamma Rhos in a party during rush week. While she was on display, several Phi Gam pledges loudly disrupted th
...any sisters who were selected to be Recruitment Counselors for 2009 formal rush.
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...titive and consistently ranked in the top groups on the Ohio State campus. Rush programs were strong, with particular attention paid to legacies.
...zations were amended. The Greek community as a whole lost many members and rush numbers declined significantly. However Beta Nu was able to maintain its st
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...ters all over the country are facing … the number of those going through rush declined at a steady rate while hostility toward the Greek system increased
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In February 1927, the only rush party was almost an unqualified success: "Nothing happened to mar our fun u
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2014’s lucky number must be 54 because RUSH brought 54 fabulous new members home to Beta Tau!
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...n of the fraternity by participating in many new activities including Open Rush.
...Chair, Kathleen Thomas, and her committee spent the summer designing a new rush manual for the chapter. Their goal was to Search Out Unique Pledges, or SO
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...unmatched, the helping actives were terrific, and the quality of women in rush was all the Fraternity hoped for and more!” wrote Marian Klingbeil Willia
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The Kappas participated in Open Rush for the first time in 2009. The next year Zeta Zeta created programming esp
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...in 1976. Gamma Theta’s sisterly bonds grew as it met quota for each fall rush and created bonds of sisterhood that would never be forgotten. Through the
...tion of frequently changing the themes from year-to-year for their various rush parties. This helped keep the members excited for membership recruitment.
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...ar (Shelton), Kansas, and Arma Jo Smith (Northup), Kansas State. The first rush party was on January 3, 1946, at the home of Ruth Shaw Gilman, Drake. The A
In the fall of 1946, rush was conducted in this temporary house. The physical aspects of the house we
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...events, and included activities such as walk-out and the Mom-Dot program. Rush welcomed 50 new girls who joined only six holdovers.
..., a Fraternity membership adviser Joyce Carlson visited the chapter during rush week. The opening day theme was "Kappas on the Koast," skit day was a slumb
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...est in sororities at the University of Connecticut. In fact the 1973–74 rush was so successful that the chapter was asked to present a program at the 19
...use where everyone felt more comfortable. By the end of the decade, formal rush was moved back to the fall.
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...nge when Panhellenic switched to a deferred rush in the spring and an open rush in the fall.
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In 1988 the College imposed a new policy of delayed rush. It wasn’t held until spring term of the sophomore year. As a result, eac
...een chapters. To accommodate the D Plan, sororities now had to conduct two rush periods a year. New federal legislation required colleges to enforce the dr
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...the Proprietors of Pennsylvania. By 1873, under the direction of Benjamin Rush, its founder, Dickinson College was chartered by the Pennsylvania legislatu
...Members of Delta Phi—Bucknell and Delta Alpha—Penn State assisted with rush functions.
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...e Kappa retreat. We, as a chapter, spent one full day in the middle of pre-rush at the beach, relaxing and catching up on each other's summers and continue
the process of rush. Unfortunately because of COVID, we couldn’t hold our annual Kappa
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The bright yellow posters proclaiming Colonization Rush Week for Epsilon Phi at the University of Florida said, “We need a specia
...ers Carolyn Jones Laure, Ohio Wesleyan, and Juli Warner Deeds, Ohio State; Rush Team Captain, Sally Moore Nitschke, Ohio State, director of membership; Col
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...s freshman classes were continuously getting much larger meaning that “rush” was as well. In 1985 Baylor had an especially large freshman class with
...onsistently been important to us at Epsilon Upsilon and in anticipation of rush in 1996 we implemented a 24-hour day of prayer. Each chapter member signed
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Twenty-nine young women pledged Kappa during the colonization rush at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss., in January 1977. They
...Delta Rho Chapter at Mississippi had served as big sisters and aided from rush on through installation. Chapter presidents from Vanderbilt, Auburn, Alabam
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...InterSorority Council, helping to coordinate and execute the first formal rush on campus. Kappa Gammas were on the university field hockey and women’s l
...ldest and longest winters in Charlottesville in years, we had a successful Rush. Icy weather caused us to cancel a round, but we welcomed 37 new Kappas. We
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...were a productive decade for Epsilon Rho. The chapter participated in Fall Rush each year and regularly welcomed an average of 50 new Kappas into the chapt
...y, we were able to come back to College Station in August. We prepared for rush during a virtual work week, including daily deliveries of fun activities an
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...and on Inspiration week, in October 24-29; the women were initiated. With rush again in the spring the chapter was able to grow from 13 actives to 30 by 1
1979 was kicked off with Formal Fall Rush. The first night the girls attended open house and had sandwiches while get
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...micron. Support from the many Kappa alumnae in Northern California and the rush week participants from Delta Omega Chapter in Fresno and Pi Deuteron Chapte
...standing members of their group. Meanwhile, they continue to hold informal rush and will hold their net initiation near the end of April.
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...ly for a quick gulp and doubling the punch recipe, the colony plunged into rush, emerging a week later with 15 marvelous pledges including its first Kappa
...e worthwhile when the chapter received a 100% retention rate on day one of rush. At the end of new member period, the chapter was proud to initiate 39 memb
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...ted back only to February, 1972, when a group of about five decided, after rush, that another club was needed. The Independent Women's Association had fold
In the fall of 1972, only nine were left to rush and four girls joined. All four became important officers later. This "bake
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...new sisters to learn about rush procedures and selection sessions. Regular rush workshop was held April 14 at which time name tags were made for parties an
...Omega at Clemson. However the new chapter had no effect on Epsilon Mu’s rush. Kappa had an outstanding return and return rate – 99.5% for pref night.
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The first rush was "wild," with fun-filled practices, work sessions, mistakes, aggravating
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...a'', lived in Georgia. The last two were with the chapter during the first rush in September, 1966, as was Marsha Lynn Love, Florida State, slated to be th
...ber 29, 1966, twelve girls accepted bids. Four more were added in informal rush. The twelve who made their grades became charter members of Epsilon Kappa a
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...to add a illegal drug clause to its bylaws. Panhellenic did away with some rush trimmings, with changes the rushees preferred, such as reducing costume par
...pleased to be able to grow in size through successful formal and informal rush periods. In the fall of 1986, Epsilon Iota’s chapter room was moved from
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...mpus life in 1995 with sisters participating in Miss Greek Week, Miss Fall Rush, Miss Auburn University, Greek Sing and the Auburn University Talent Show.
...two Kappa speakers (an active and an adviser), and the chapter performed a rush skit.
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...n February, 1961, actives from the Rollins and Alabama chapters arrived to rush for the new colony, and on February 21, 25 girls were pledged. Parties and
Remembrances include the first rush, the first Kappa Key Man, Karl Kuersteiner, the Kappa husband and Florida S
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...sessions. Chapter meetings were held in the Alumnae Memorial Building; and rush parties, in the Church School Building. Later, Panhellenic House was moved
...ey are known at Emory. They traveled to various parts of the state to plan rush parties or just relax and become closer to one another. The tradition has c
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...ta Chapter of Duke University, helped Epsilon Gamma in making early plans. Rush parties were held in campus buildings and alumnae homes. Two Kappas from Wi
...e acapella group). EG tried to make rush practice enjoyable by dubbing “Rush Queens” each day.
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Treats and snacks are provided by alumnae and mothers for rush week and exam time, and in return the actives share their living rooms for
...the Richardson-Plano Alumnae Hootie Award, plus Best Pledge Program, Best Rush Program and Best Chapter/AB Relations awards.
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In October, 1952, members of Las Chaparrites attended a Kappa rush party at the home of Billie Bob Jones Murphy, Gamma Psi- Maryland; on Novem
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...ampus Panhellenic Council, and was anxious to cooperate and make its first rush season a most successful one. It was a busy time, and the membership was en
The first year’s activities included a Christmas party, a mock rush party with skit, a Founders Day banquet, a semi-formal pledge dance, and co
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...f rushes saw the Kappa house for the first time during a week of elaborate rush parties. The Hotel Fleur-de-lis party was a great success. A Kappa bellhop,
...ation, riots, threats to the fraternity system, and general unrest. Winter rush January, 1961, was deferred because of integration problems. Yet a happy at
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...he mid-90’s, so to help with this, the chapter had its first ever Spring Rush in 1994. The chapter report for this year states that the decline in number
Delta Tau had an amazing recruitment week led by Rush Chair Sarah McMullen and her assistant Maggie Hill. We could not be happier
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...colony was delayed until the established groups on campus had ended formal rush. When the Delta Sigma Colony enrolled its first members, 15 choice girls w
...i Delta would be joining our Greek community in the upcoming years. During rush in 2013 some correspondents for the sorority came to oversee how Oklahoma S
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...nt as a delegate to the Mackinac Convention. The vote was affirmative, and rush plans were made for the fall of 1946.
...om Memphis, New Orleans and Jackson loyally traveled many miles to see the rush season through and gathered together again for the installation. There was
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Much planning and organization went on in Tulsa that summer. Fall rush parties were held in the university’s music building, Tyrell Hall, and 13
...throughout the country, making the University more geographically diverse. Rush was still strong and the size of the chapter grew. Unfortunately Phi Mu lef
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...for permission to move to a larger suite. It was almost impossible to have rush parties, even with all the furniture removed.
For this and other reasons the campuses sororities voted to rush in their own suites...For Homecoming that year the Dekes entitled their hug
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...chapter members wearing light and dark blue dresses started with the first rush and proved to be a fine way of identifying Kappas to the Rushees during the
...the Greek Week for the fifth consecutive year. They had a successful fall rush resulting in 19 enthusiatic pledges, filled quota and chapter total. These
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...sponsored the newly formed Delta Rho, Mississippi, chapter, helped during rush week and attended the installation ceremonies, just as Beta Omicron at Newc
...n a spring testing party for girls who were contemplating on going through rush in the fall. Each sorority had a party with their own theme. Ours was a t
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...wall is a Kappa crest created by the mother of a Delta Eta member who was Rush Chairman in 1963. They made the lovely 3-by-5-foot wall hanging as a specia
The Delta Eta’s put their creativity to work in developing two favorite rush events inspired by popular movies, the “Sounds of Kappa,” an Austrian-i
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The system of deferred rush began in 1963. There were no new pledges from the spring of 1962 to January
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...cognized again in 1965 when Panhellenic selected the chapter to portray “Rush Week at McGill” in a feature story in the Montreal Gazette. This resulted
...vities. In an effort to combat the downward trend, new informal one-to-one rush techniques were tried with each member trying to interest an incoming stude
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A spacious dining room opens out to a lounge and terrace- great for rush affairs and mixed parties.
...ally and as a chapter. We are excited to announce our successful Fall 2014 rush, recruiting 45 beautiful girls to join our chapter. Academically, we are al
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...ng, as had the Kappas. Headquarters purchased Delta Beta’s furniture and rush schedules were rearranged. Everyone thought this change was only temporary.
...n-Hellenic resigned from her office and her sorority in the middle of fall rush. Isolated student involvement grew into great student participation in poli
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...ge program that Gamma Omega implemented with their pledges after a success rush. The chapter officers, including Fraternity Education, tried each week to f
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...Board members. Joint meetings, especially on Founders Day, gifts, food for Rush (now Recruitment), supportive activities, even financial help, have made th
...discrimination and related policies.” In April, the practice of holding Rush prior to the start of school was vetoed by the administration as interferin
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...chapter was supported by very active alumnae. They helped count votes for rush, plan the initiation brunch, decorate the house for the holidays, sell Kapp
...our centennial. Panhellenic had the most number of girls ever sign up for rush with numbers topping 600 girls. This allowed the Gamma Phi chapter to welco
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...t UBC was exciting and ground breaking. Our Chapter saw one of the busiest rush periods ever. Not only is the campus’ Greek life thriving, but extra curr
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Gamma Tau, North Dakota State, founded in 1929, closed 1985. Rush (Recruitment) numbers on the campus declined during an extended period whic
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...here was the traditional Panhellenic Formal, the culmination of the hectic rush weeks. Other annual Panhellenic events included philanthropic fundraising a
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In August we had another outstanding rush, with yet another, outstanding large pledge class of 115 incredible new mem
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Among the Kappas themselves, there was dissension. Rush meetings became mandatory. Those not attending the spring dance were fined
...ies, all the houses that weathered the lean years filled their quotas last rush. "We even had to have eight pledges room elsewhere. Unheard of!" the chapte
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Rush in the fall of 1925 was a busy and exciting experience with Kappas eagerly
Deferred rush, meaning that girls do not pledge until they are at least sophomores, start
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...s turned a service project into a date dinner. The chapter maintained a “Rush Closet” … a small room where members could leave outdated clothes. Befo
...ve council, ASOSU student government, MUPC student event planning council, Rush Counselors, and volunteer work for local schools and children’s organizat
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...e formal to first semester in 1977. They had always participated in spring rush, but the switch to fall caused the change in the formal. The pledge class s
...resident Graves. The chapter vocal group, Fit Your Fancy, performed during Rush and Mother-Daughter Tea. The philanthropy, Kappa Kakes, was revived this ye
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...oore Nitschke, Ohio State, director of chapters, directed the colonization rush in addition to securing references, interviewing rushes, and making selecti
The team went into action for the first rush party held on Friday night in the John Dewey Memorial Lounge. The large, hi
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...d not deny that she cut her honeymoon short to be back in time for chapter rush).
Under her direction, state rush chairmen were appointed and rush techniques and guidelines were spelled out in Kappa Keystones. She initiate
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...Beta Phi, Marian was one of eight Kappa cousins and served her chapter as Rush Chairman and Panhellenic Delegate. After graduation in 1930, she became a t
...dministrator at the University of Utah for five years and assistant to the rush director at UCLA before becoming Fraternity Director of Membership in 1966.
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Jean had married shortly after graduation but returned to her chapter for rush and to become Pledge Advisor. She also served as President of the Atlanta A
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...s friends know her, served as President of her pledge class, member of the Rush Committee, Second Vice President and President of Beta Nu; and her Fraterni
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