Slideshow day of formal rush is when the potential new members who are rushing watch a video that the girls in the house have made that show the friendship and values of the house. These videos can be funny, sentimental, or meaningful. In these videos, the rushing girls see clips of the friendships of the girls in the house, the activities they do as a part of the sorority and in their free time, and some ceremonies and activities of the house. The girls see clips from exchanges, invites, date dashes, and pinning ceremonies. Exchanges are essentially parties between just one sorority and fraternity go to a venue together and have a night out just those two houses, a bonding night for the fraternity and sorority. Invites are like high school homecoming. Both sororities and fraternities have them and each member asks a date to have dinner and go to a venue to spend the night together. The dress code is usually formal, very similar to traditional dances. Data dashes are like these invites but much more casual. Usually a goofier theme, a boy or girls asks a date the day of. Date dashes are much more spontaneous compared to invites. Pinning ceremonies are when a boy in a fraternity gives up his pledge pin for his girlfriend to symbolize the importance of their relationship. This day of rush is where the girls who are rushing experience get to see the traditions in video and get to experience the chants and songs of the house once again. My thoughts on Slideshow day of sorority rush is that it shows in more depth the different aspects of the house that make each house unique and special. It is the day girls narrow down their preferences and begin to really select where they want to end up which is exciting.

House tour days are the days of formal where the rushees see the house and have deeper conversations with the girls already in the sorority. Seeing the house, the girls who are rushing are introduced to the deeper aspects of the house’s culture which has not changed for almost a century. The girls see the ways the members of the sorority have lived since the opening of the chapter in terms of their bedroom arrangements, floor plans, living room plans, pictures and composites on the wall, and room and house decorations. The girls who are rushing get a preview of the house and its culture. This is a crucial day of formal rush where the girls see the folklore of the house and are sung traditional sorority songs. As I have experienced this last year, I can say that the girls are pampered in order to make them appreciate the house and want to be involved in their traditions.

Convo days are the first days of formal rush where the sorority girls learn about the potential new members who are rushing and talk to them though brief, short conversations. These days introduce the potential new members to the sorority itself and some of the activated members. It is the first session of rush which continues the tradition of the culture of sororities in which recruitment is formal. Their personalities are analyzed as a part of the rush process. The active sorority members ask questions and gear the conversations toward finding out if the rushing girls’ values match those of the house.