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Eroi'l'Aifnil'u on rn ri4 I lu 1CI III iy j OUIUIII By Beth Harrison "Rush" is the week when students scurry in and out of greek houses eager to pledge or just party. But most of the similarity between sorority and fraternity rush stops with the name. Sorority rush is much more formal and regulated than fraternity rush. This year's rush was the most successful in years, said Julie Busch, coordinator of Greek Affairs. "All the chapters worked hard and did well." THE PANHELLENIC Association pledged 332 women, and the Interfraternity Council pledged 399 men. Sorority rush was held the first week of school and fraternity rush was held Sept. 3-12. Sororities pledged 30 percent more girls than last year. Fraternities had a 12 percent increase. "The success of sorority rush was primarily due to the great job the rush counselors did," said Myri Morales, rush director for Panhell. "The counselors gave the rushees the confidence and encouragement they needed." Rush counselors are representatives from the eight sororities on campus and are supervised by PanhelPs rush counselor director, Mindy Petock. These 23 girls disassociate themselves from theflr sororities during rush week and are not supposed to wear anv^rority insignia or talk to members of their sorority during jsh week. THE COUNSELORS form a "sorority within the sorority system called Rho Chi," said Leigh Jones,program adviser for Greek Affairs. Rho Chi is short for rush counselors and these girls serve as the mentors to whom the rushees can go E-Svsl the the world's gi Guglielmo Marconi was F able to see communications rev- t olutionized by his development t of the first successful system of radio telegraphy ? the wireless. t His first experimental transmis- * sions were no more than a few 1 feet. But, within a quarter of a < century, he had advanced his i system to the point that a radio < message sent trom England i could be received in Australia. < E-Systems scientists and ? engineers continue to expand the technology he began. Today, i communications equipment r designed and developed by E-Systems engineers is used extensively around the world for line-of-sight or satellite communications, digital communications and applications requiring micro 1~ *7 :'-" - ?am. iMtflltlff Our Greenville Division will y membership incr wnenever mey nave questions or prooiems, sne saiu. The first night of rush is an orientation when the rushees meet the Rho Chis. The next two parties are open house and round one, and everyone is invited. Rounds one and two usually include a skit and light refreshments. The two-way selection process begins after round one when the rushees can choose to attend up to five round-two parties for which they received invitations. The rushees can return to a maximum of three sororities' preferential parties. "THE PREFERENTIAL parties are usually more formal and a little more serious," Jones said. "This is the last chance for the rushees to get to really know the girls in that sorority, and viceversa." After their last party, rushees sign a bid card, listing the sororities in order of preference. They then turn their bids in to Jones and Steve Doyle, another program adviser. Bids are matched by members of City Panhellenic, which is ^AmnncAfl r\f qr^Q alumiiQA VJ 1 Ul VU UlUlllllUV. "If a girl can be matched to her first choice, she is." Jones said. "The rushee is always given preference over the sorority. Your chances of getting in are a lot better if you list more than one preference on your bid card." RUSHEES PICK up their bids from the Rho Chis on the third floor of the Russell House. "No one knows who matches to which sorority until the rushee opens her bid," Jones said, "not the Rho Chi, the rushee or even the sorority. Only the alumnae who bid-match have any idea." Once the rushees get their bids they meet their new sorority vvi a inia iuv9 s tradition of reat problem soli )rocessor-based teleprinters, in Texas, Florida, Indiana actical radios and microminia- and Virginia, write: Dr. Ll( ure HF; VHF and UHF equipment. Lauderdale, Vice Preside In addition to communica- Research and Engineerir ions, E-Systems engineers are E-Systems, Inc., Corpora solving many of the world's Headquarters, P O. Box :oughest problems in antennas, Dallas, Texas 75266. ~tata arm liciitinn nrnrp>cc?inri m?? ? storage and retrieval systems IBS b'oYo I and other systems applications for The proble ntelligence and reconnaissance. Dften, the developed systems are the first-of-a-kind. An equal opportunity employer M For a reprint of the Marconi llustration and information on caeer opportunities with E-Systerns "^ p?f - A / 1 I be on campus interviewing Septembe easing at USC sisters. Bid day was held on the Horseshoe this year. "A lot of people were screaming, hugging and crying. It was coin VY11U, JV/1IVO JOJU . "You should go through rush with an open mind," she said. "Sororities all offer similar opportunities to get involved." FIVE SORORITIES will continue to open-bid throughout the year. Interested girls should contact Morales at 777-2323. "Rush this year was fantastic," said Mike Youmans, rush director for IFC. "According to the figures I've seen, between 30 to 35 percent of all incoming freshmen pledged a fraternity or sorority, and this has brought new life into the greek system. "In general, it seemed to me that the people coming through both fraternity and sorority rush were more aware of the positive effects of greek life." he said. Rush week began for the fraternities with a band party before the USC-North Carolina football game. THE FIRST two fraternity rush parties were open. After these parties, invitational parties began. Fraternity rush parties are held on a much more flexible schedule, Jones said. Most parties have various themes such as the "decade par ty," the "monopoly party" and the "Hawaiian Luau." Lamda Chi Alpha had the largest pledge class this year, pledging 42 men. The average class pledged was 25. This year's rush statistics indicate it will be a good year for the greek system to improve and consider expansion, Busch said. 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