Rush

Frats and Sororities. Wow. As you probably guessed, it's rush week right now down here in sunny LA and oh what a crazy week it has been so far. Unfortunately this isn't your "Ok, so I was really drunk" posts, but it's still crazy. As of now, only the sororities are rushing. The guys don't rush till next week. What I find incredible is the amount of time each sorority puts into recruitment. My dorm is located right next to the hall that some of the sororities use for their "pump up" rallies. The stuff that we hear coming out of that room is almost scary. All the songs, cheers, and high pitched screams is somewhat disturbing. The whole "sisterhood" seems to, for lack of a better word, consume people's lives. "It's all for the sisterhood/brotherhood." That's the kind of mentality that gets really nuts.

Another thing that weirds me out a lot is the sheer amount of girls that rush. There are about 1,400 kids in our class. 400 of them are rushing, and that's only the girls. Who knows how many guys will rush this semester. However, there is one major distingtion that I've come to see between the girls and guys. For guys, being in a frat is just, in my opinion, about the drinking, partying, and the brotherhood. However, it doesn't seem that a guy is "out" if he's not in a frat. I haven't really felt that much pressure to rush. I mean, I will at least give it a shot and take a look around, maybe get some free food, but overall the whole idea of a frat isn't that appealling. However, for girls, or at least for the ones rushing, getting in to the right one is paramount. Plus, if you're not in a sorority, you're "out." It's something in the mentality of girls, the whole being in a group. Yes, girls can be insecure, so can guys, but generally girls are a little more insecure, especially about looks and friends. I just find it interesting how sororities kind of play on those insecurities with recruitment.

Now I could be totally wrong here. I'm only speaking from one side. To some, rush is very important and I respect that. I just don't understand what the hype is all about. If anyone has any insights, I'd love to be informed. Other than that, nothing really exciting happening, although I might go check out a frat party tonight.........hehe. Until next time, ciao.