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==Part of speech== | ==Part of speech== | ||
# Noun | # Noun | ||
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==Pronunciation== | ==Pronunciation== | ||
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==Description== | |||
# The process of going through Greek life recruitment. Fraternities start this process in the fall and for soroities, the formal process starts at the beginning of winter quarter. | |||
# To actively pursue membership at a fraternity. | |||
# To actively recruit an person unaffiliated with a fraternity. | |||
Examples of Fraternity Rush Events: | |||
* [[Sunday Night Dinners]] | |||
* Parties/Social Events | |||
* Brotherhood Outings such as paintball or bowling | |||
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# He's rushing Sigma pretty hard. | # He's rushing Sigma pretty hard. | ||
# Sigma rushed me pretty hard, but I wasn't interested. | # Sigma rushed me pretty hard, but I wasn't interested. | ||
==Related terms== | ==Related terms== | ||
[[Recruitment]], [[bid]] | [[Recruitment]], [[bid]] | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 8 June 2015
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Part of speech
- Noun
- Verb
Pronunciation
[ruhsh]
Description
- The process of going through Greek life recruitment. Fraternities start this process in the fall and for soroities, the formal process starts at the beginning of winter quarter.
- To actively pursue membership at a fraternity.
- To actively recruit an person unaffiliated with a fraternity.
Examples of Fraternity Rush Events:
- Sunday Night Dinners
- Parties/Social Events
- Brotherhood Outings such as paintball or bowling
Usage
Example sentence
- I need to plan all of my outfits for rush.
- He's rushing Sigma pretty hard.
- Sigma rushed me pretty hard, but I wasn't interested.
