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February 23rd, 2012
This information is incredibly misleading. The concept of “spring rush” is completely false: Bid day takes place within the first two weeks of the second semester, and all of the rushing is complete by then. To say that freshmen are given a full semester to acclimate to collegiate life before rushing is an outright fabrication.
February 24th, 2012
While the recruitment process varies between the three governing councils, Vanderbilt students are not permitted to accept invitations to become a member until spring semester, as opposed to non-deferred processes that often require students to arrive on campus before classes start in the fall – this is the difference to which I was referring. There are, in fact, events held during the fall semester, but how much a student “acclimates” to college life during that time is obviously up to the student.
August 23rd, 2012
I agree with Enjolias. In the fall, the young men are invited to fraternity parties and eliminated by the fraternities that do not want them before Thanksgiving break. There is no ‘rush’ after the first semester for the fraternities. The second sememster ‘rush’ misleads. If the student doesn’t start the party circuit immediately in the fall, he is out of luck!
August 23rd, 2012
I agree with Enjolias. In the fall, the young men are invited to fraternity parties and eliminated by the fraternities that do not want them before Thanksgiving break. There is no ‘rush’ after the first semester for the fraternities. The second sememster ‘rush’ misleads. If the student doesn’t start the party circuit immediately in the fall, he is out of luck!