Spring Break
Students consider the Greek life
Tara Duffy
Issue date: 2/4/08 Section: Student Culture
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The first few weeks of each semester mark the start of rush, when fraternities and sororities try to recruit new members.
They set up tents and tables along Paseo de Cesar Chavez, in the Art Quad and in front of the Boccardo Business Complex. Members pass out fliers and answer questions from interested students.
Henry Ott of Beta Theta Pi said his fraternity is looking for guys that "have good leadership skills and that have some charisma and social skills."
Heather Erwin said a GPA of 2.7 is a requirement for her sorority, Alpha Phi.
Erwin's sorority sister, Elisabeth Bonifield, described recruiting as "tough."
"A lot of people don't want to talk to you when they go by," she said. "It's tedious."
Students who would rather pass by tables had different reasons for why they were not fraternity and sorority members.
Jenson Lee, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, said he didn't have the time to join a fraternity. Meagan Wallace, who's double majoring in psychology and behavioral science, said she may consider joining a sorority.
"A lot of girls are unsure if they want to join or not," Bonifield said, "but after you talk to them about it, they get more and more convinced. It's not as stereotypical as people kinda judge it to be."
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