Rush Week: Note to Self, Duders!!

For anyone who's interested in Greek life, this week is kind of a big deal. No, seriously, it is a big deal. It's Rush Week for all you duders planning to go Greek but wait, there's more:

This is also a week to check things out to see if Greek life is really for you. Of course, there are those folks who are going to say, "C'mon, Greek life just isn't for me," but if the smallest notion of rushing is on your mind, my suggestion to such individuals is that they should give it a go & see what they think. Why for is beside the point; to be honest, why shouldn't anyone go Greek? There's absolutely nothing to lose & oh so much to gain from such an experience as the next few days or so will confirm. Not only that, you'll have a chance to meet new people, possibly make new friends, new connections. And more often than not, just by checking out Rush alone, chances are good that you may get a bid...Remember, accepting your bid is up to you in the end.

The possibilities of which fraternities to check out are endless as well as exploring them, meeting the members of this house or that, etc. And it wouldn't hurt if duders did their research beforehand, just to see if fraternities are much more than party central on the weekends. Even if certain men are preoccupied with one fraternity whom they've, as it were, committed themselves to, they can still look around a bit before getting their minds made up & accepting their bid from the house(s) of their choice. There's no pressure (& shouldn't be) to go Greek unless the spirit really moves you; the options in such cases are always open if you want to join a fraternity or not & with good reason: those folks who feel pressured to become part of the Greek system after rushing, pledging, the whole 9 yards, more often than not bail out (i.e. quit/disaffiliate) when they feel that Greek life isn't for them anymore (among far worse factors such as bad grades, drug/alcohol abuse, conduct unbecoming a fraternity member...). Don't be the duders who were pressured to join a fraternity without giving themselves a chance to think their other alternatives over; every fraternity member who has seen duders drop out of their chapters in like fashion know this personally & firsthand.

At any rate, this week is an opportunity to make a wise choice, a good call on which fraternity one wants to join (as well as ask as many questions as possible to help you along in your decision-making process). This is your chance to give Greek life a go; if you decide to rush, you'll be glad you did. If not, take heart that you learned something valuable about what makes this week so special, should you decide giving Rush another try next semester or next Fall or no.

Go Greek!!!