Rush

Part of speech

1. Noun
2. Verb

Pronunciation

[rush’]

Definition

1. (noun) 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.
2. (verb) To actively pursue membership at a fraternity.
3. (verb) To actively recruit an person unaffiliated with a fraternity.

Example sentence

1. I need to plan all of my outfits for rush.
2. He's rushing Sigma pretty hard.
3. Sigma rushed me pretty hard, but I wasn't interested.

Examples of Fraternity Rush Events

• Sunday Night Dinners
• Parties/Social Events
• Brotherhood Outings such as paintball or bowling

Related terms

Recruitment, bid