Sorority Rush Update

Don't forget about these important dates:
Monday Dec 1 - Chi Beta Epsilon Holiday Party
Tuesday Dec 2 - Gamma Chi Delta Holiday Party
Wednesday Dec 3 - Alpha Chi Lambda Holiday Party
Thursday Dec 4 - SPURS Holiday Party
Friday Dec 5 - Zeta Chi Holiday Party
Monday Dec 8 - Sigma Theta Tau Holiday Party
Tuesday Dec 9 - Phi Delta Kappa Holiday Party
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR BID ACCEPTANCE: 2.0 cumulative GPA (2.5 for student athletes) 12 hours in the fall and registered for 12 hours in the spring please email Josh Beebe for question/concerns in relation to academic requirements for bids Everyone study for finals :)
Deadline for adding yourself to the master rush list: JANUARY 15th If you are not on the list you can't accept a bid in the spring - no exceptions, no make sure you're on it!!!

Minutes, week of Oct. 17th

Minutes: Greek Council General Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:15 RCC 320

I. Co-Chairs:

• Bix Six Tailgate on Saturday, Nov. 1, on Prassel lawn at noon!

II. Rush Updates:

• Phi Sigs would like to change their rush date from Saturday, Nov. 8 to Friday, Nov. 7- the Phi Sigs will be taking the rushees to a hockey game. It would make the Saturday open for fraternity rush. The movement was passed.
• Men's OAC- if no men have applied, women will be in charge of all of the orientation programs.
• We have an excess of rush booklets. If you would like to set up a table in Coates to advertise your event, feel free to hand out the rush booklets as well. All rush chairs may come to CCI and pick up the booklets from Josh.
• Men need to apply for money for rush events. If you would like the money, please come speak with us. If you plan to attend an exec meeting to apply, let Rachel know and come to ask for money before your event. Exec will need to know exactly what the money is going towards.

III. Service Update:

• Due to many time constraints and lack of interest, Best Buddies won't happen; however, we will have Greek Olympics with elements of Best Buddies (a Best Buddies team will be competing) and the olypmics will be open to the entire school.

IV. Standards:

• If your standards chair never received the actual standards statements from Laura, please let her know.

V. Judicial:

• No news-good news!

VI. Treasurer:

• No news.

VII. Josh:

• Please be tasteful this Halloween (costumes, decorations) and please be safe. If there is an emergency, feel free to call Josh but please don't call him at 3AM. (He will provide his cell number upon request.)
• If you haven't had your monthly meeting with Josh, sign up A.S.A.P! If you haven't had your meeting by Friday, you'll miss out on extra standards points!

VIII. Announcements:

• Sign up for chili cookoff! It is on Nov. 12
• Come to TU Tailgate! Free food!! And there's a football game afterwards.

MODIFIED Office hours, week of Oct. 27-31

Monday, Oct. 20th:


1:30-2:30- Jade (Women's Rush/Orientation Chair)


Tuesday, Oct. 21nd:


11:30-12:30- Laura (Standards)

12:45-1:45- Danielle (Philanthropy)

3:30-4:30- Jade (Women's Rush/Orientation Chair)


Wednesday, Oct. 22nd:


12:30-1:30- Patrick (Men's Co-Chair)

3:45-4:45- Rachel (Women's Co-Chair)

3:45-4:45- J.T. (Judicial)


Thursday, Oct. 23rd:


None.


Friday, Oct. 24th:


12:30-1:30- Patrick (Men's Co-Chair)

1:30-2:30- Rachel (Women's Co-Chair)

1:30-2:30- Peter (Men's Rush/Orientation Chair)

sorority rush

Don't forget about these important events this week: Thursday 10/30- Chi Beta Epsilon Date Party: Mardi Gras Friday 10/30 - Gamma Chi Delta Date Party: Halloween Saturday 11/1 - TU Tailgate for Football Game vs. Milsaps @ 12:30: Greeks, TMN, TUVAC, ASR, Ambassadors, Tiger Council Remember that rush should be fun, NOT stressful. With midterms and pending finals, rushees should not feel like they need to attend every single rush event. Don't forget about school (you need a 2.0 to accept a bid in the spring- 2.5 for student athletes!) and your outside interests from rush (sorority members pride themselves in their varied clubs/sports and want new members who do the same). Topic: Date Parties - If you are attending a date party for a sorority, make sure that you RSVP on time! If there is bus transportation, make sure you're on time for the bus too. - Have fun with the theme!!! Get creative and dress to impress :) - Date Parties are supposed to be a fun social event between actives and rushees. Rushees should remember that a lot of work and planning goes into these events and that they should be respectful and cordial party guests.

Men's Rush

The rush season is upon us once again, and that means that many young spuds get their opportunity to blossom into future Greeks at Trinity. The men's rush "season" has been going well, and we have a large group of guys rushing. The freshmen, and a few upperclassmen, are getting the opportunity to meet many guys from the different clubs. Again, I would like to remind everyone that we have a very diverse group of fraternities on campus, and I am sure there is a club for everyone; you just need to look! Again, I would like to remind you of the upcoming fraternity rush dates: PIKE's: October 25 Iota Chi Rho (I-Chis): November 1 Phi Sigma Chi (Phi Sigs): November 8 Kappa Kappa Delta (Kappas): November 15 Omega Phi (O-Phis): November 22 Bengal Lancer (Lancers): December 6 If you are new to the rush process, that is not a problem. All you need to do is contact me via email, psenior@trinity.edu, and I will send you a form that you can fill out to put yourself on the Master Rush List. This form is REALLY IMPORTANT because it is the best way to get your name out to all the clubs so they can get in contact with you. If you have any questions about the rush process, please feel free to email me. I look forward to meeting you all. Peter Senior

Office hours, week of Oct. 20-24

Monday, Oct. 20th:


1:30-2:30- Jade (Women's Rush/Orientation Chair)


Tuesday, Oct. 21nd:


11:30-12:30- Laura (Standards)

12:45-1:45- Danielle (Philanthropy)

3:30-4:30- Jade (Women's Rush/Orientation Chair)


Wednesday, Oct. 22nd:


3:45-4:45- Rachel (Women's Co-Chair)

3:45-4:45- J.T. (Judicial)


Thursday, Oct. 23rd:


11:30-12:30- Patrick (Men's Co-Chair)


Friday, Oct. 24th:


12:30-1:30- Patrick (Men's Co-Chair)

1:30-2:30- Rachel (Women's Co-Chair)

1:30-2:30- Peter (Men's Rush/Orientation Chair)

Sorority Rush 3

Don't miss these events this week:
Monday, 10/20 - Phi Delta Kappa: Pink Ladies Party 7pm Fiesta Room Wednesday, 10/22 - Alpha Chi Lambda: South of the Border Party 7pm Heidi Lounge Thursday, 10/23 - SPURS: Spurs Night Fever Date Party (see invitations) Friday, 10/24 - Zeta Chi: Fright Night Party 7pm
Also, Trinity Idol 6 is on Tuesday the 21st! Junior Alpha Chi and winner of Trinity Idol 5, Nicole Roth will be performing, as well as rushees Kaela Dickens and Marisa Cavin. Good luck Ladies!
Topic: Jerseys and Big Sisters :) Jerseys are the shirts given to new members upon completion of their orientation (they are usually shirts who previous members have worn and have 'willed' or passed down). These shirts display sorority colors and letters, and have nicknames on the back. Jersey names are secrets and are usually based on a funny/amusing story or a characteristic of the owner of a jersey. Jerseys can also be willed down at Senior will downs when senior members of clubs choose to give away their sorority paraphernalia upon graduation.
New members will find out who their big sisters are during orientation. All of the sororities have different ways of finding out who big sisters are; several have ceremonies or special nights in which little sisters will find out who their bigs are. The big and little sister relationship is a unique mentor ship and may also divide new members into families. Families usually consist of a little and big sister and her line of big sisters before her. For instance, your big's big sister, will be your grand-big, and her big sister will be you great-grand big and so forth.
email me at Jade.Martinez@Trinity.edu if you would like to be added to the master rush list, have questions/concerns about rush or would like me to blog about a certain topic.

Sorority Rush 2

Rush goes from late September till the first week of February. This means that rushees have a significantly long time to get to know sorority women and decide if being Greek is something that they would really like to be. During rush you'll be invited to formalized parties (1st rounds, date parties and holiday parties**) and informal events like dinner at different restaurants or clubbing. Once you sign the master rush list you should receive invitations from each sorority to these events. You may also be contacted for a "one-on-one", in which a sorority member will ask to meet with you for lunch or coffee.

**Please note that if you do not receive an invitation to one of these parties, you will need to contact the rush chair of the particular sorority and let them know. Also, the Zeta Chi "date party" on October 24 is actually a "second round" and their date party will in fact be on December 5.

What is dirty rush? Dirty rush is when a rushee is pressured by a sorority member to rush/pref a certain sorority above all others. It also occurs when a rushee is alluded/promised a bid or a big sister. And finally, dirty rush occurs if a sorority member breaks silence. Silence is a time designated 1 hour before and 1 hour after each sorority's party, in which only members of the hosting party can speak to rushees. This allows fair rush and makes sure that rushees aren't being pressured to hang out with another club on another sorority's party date.

The sororities at Trinity encourage rushees to rush every sorority and attend at least one of everyone's events. You'll never know who you like until you rush everyone. Rush may seem like a stressful thing, so please don't feel that you have to attend EVERYTHING. Go to what you want/have time for. Sorority members understand that you have other clubs/interests and of course academics. In fact, in order to accept a bid in the spring you will need a 2.0 cumulative GPA (2.5 for student athletes), and need to have taken 12 hours in the fall and be registered for 12 hours in the spring. Because of these stipulations for bid acceptance, we encourage all rushees to keep academics at a high priority.

In January, rushees will be asked to "RSVP" to at least 2 sororities that they would like to continue rushing. At that time, the sororities will decide if they would like you to continue rushing them, which they will indicate by extending you an invitation to their formal party. After formal parties, rushees will be asked to "Pref": rushees will be asked to rank in preferential order which sorority they would like to receive a bid from. We encourage you to pref more than one club, but if one is all you want, you are free to do that as well - this is referred to as a "suicide pref". We ask that rushees think over what it means to pref a sorority before actually doing so. One should not pref a sorority if they are not fully intending to accept a bid and become a member. At bid acceptance, you will become a full member of that sorority (sorority's at Trinity do not believe that you need to earn your membership), and we expect that if you accept a bid that you are willing to go through orientation and become a member.

Orientation lasts 4-6 weeks and is a time when new classes will bond with each other and their clubs. New members will learn the history, traditions and values of their sorority and participate in sisterhood bonding activities. A generic orientation schedule may include: mon-thurs dinners, study hours and then activities, and then over-nights on weekends. Study hours exist so that new members have time to study for thier classes and keep up with their academics. Trinity is very strict against hazing and all of the sorority's are well aware of both Trinity and Texas State Law against it. We have a nine hours hands-off policy where new members will receive nine-hours each school night in which orientation activities will not occur. Please do not believe any stereotypes that you hear about Trinity's sororities. A lot of people will sadly try to categorize our women and call the actions of an individual to be the characteristic of an entire group. You may hear rumors about different sororities or their orientations, but please don't let these discourage you from meeting with a certain group. All of our sorority's have wonderful women who are proud of their clubs and each other.

Minutes, week of Oct. 13th

Since there was no General tonight, here are the minutes from last night's Exec.

I. Co-Chairs:

• GC Blog is up- will contain updates, rush announcements, etc.

II. Rush:

• Sorority rush chair meeting yesterday; chairs can now petition for alcohol.

• No snap bids this year.

• Suggested equal rush budgets voted no due to discrimination by size.

• There will be another meeting next month on Nov. 3, O-chairs on Nov. 11th, calenders due 1st week in Dec.

• Sororities now have options to cut lists for date parties.
  

III. Service:

• RCC 320, Wednesday, 5:00-6:30, Best Buddies meeting.

• GXD All-women’s jeans party- 10% of proceeds go to Concert for Cure. Money will be counted, but hours won’t.

• Working the drag show counts for a service hours; donating/just showing up doesn’t.
  

IV. Standards:

• Nothing.
  

V. Judicial:

• Nothing.
  

VI. Treasurer:

• We’re going to try to get a new computer for the Greek Council cubicle.
  

Sorority Rush Blog numero uno

Hey everyone, I'm Jade Martinez, the sorority rush and orientation chair. I'll be blogging about women's rush, so be sure to check back often for new stuff :)

Choosing to rush at Trinity University is an amazing choice. The Greek system at TU is proud of our 7 local sororities. Because we are local, we have significantly lower dues (in comparison to national chapters) and each sorority has a unique and personal relationship to the Trinity campus. Sorority women at Trinity are involved in different things all over campus, and several hold some of the top leadership positions in their organizations. We have a variety of majors and we represent states across the country as well as International countries (Ecuador, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the UK, Holland and more). Sorority women are proud of their clubs and each other. We are dedicated to uplifting the individual and upholding the four pillars of Greek Life: Scholarship, Service, Leadership and Social.

Sounds great right? Now you're probably wondering what sorority women actually do. - Yes, we love to have fun (several of us host mixers with fraternities or sports teams). - Yes, we have formals (most of us go camping or on beach weekends). - and Yes, we do love to each lunch/dinner together in mabee while wearing the same shirt (what's with that?!?)

But BESIDES ALL THAT, sororities at Trinity are supportive networks. In a sorority, you can count on your sisters to be there for you (whether it be personally or academically). Several sorority women use their own alumni for networking possibilities and advice for careers and internships. Your sorority sisters will accept you for who you are and will celebrate your successes (like when you land a lead role in the play! - congrats to Senior Alpha Chi Jamie Hyndman; see her in 'Booth' premiering next month - or when your team wins a big game - congratulations to senior Spur Chelsea Wilson whose 2 goals helped shutout Oglethorpe 6-0 in women's soccer).

Sorority members also host big service events throughout the semester: the women of Zeta Chi have partnered up with the Sexual Diversity Alliance to host a Drag Show TONIGHT at 8:30pm on Esplanade in which all proceeds will benefit the San Antonio AIDS foundation, and the women of Gamma Chi Delta will host their 3rd annual Concert for the Cure benefiting the American Cancer Society on January 28 at Sunset Station's Lone Star Pavilion featuring country artists Roger Creager and Paul Eason.

Sorority women at Trinity helped found the Sorority Body Image Program, which is the first evidence-based, sustainable eating disorders prevention program in the country. It has gained national attention through Tri-Delta Sorority and is well-known in the medical world. Sorority women at Trinity realize that college women have the unique power to spread the 'healthy ideal' and are dedicated to supporting one another to achieve healthy perceptions of own bodies. This week (October 13-17) is FAT TALK FREE WEEK, a booth will be set up in Coates University Center where you can pledge to eliminate fat talk from your conversations and encourage others to do the same. Check out this video for more info: https://secure.pursuantgroup.net/pursuant4/deltadeltadelta/fall08/dddselect/flashstory.asp The sororities encourage all Trinity women to sign the pledge and help us in our campaign for healthy body image perception.

Office Hours, week of Oct.13-17

Hello everyone. My name is Leigh Carver and I am the Greek Council Secretary. I'm the basic information wrangler, so if you have a question and don't know who to go to, feel free to shoot me a line and I'll get you pointed in the right direction.


I'll be posting the minutes from General meeting later on tonight, so keep an eye open for those if you either (a) miss meeting, or (b) don't go to General but are curious about the goings-on. That said, here are the office hours for this week. Office hours are held in the Greek Council cubicle in CCI. Please, feel free to drop by.



Monday, Oct. 13th:


1:30-2:30- Jade (Women's Rush/Orientation Chair)


Tuesday, Oct. 14th:


11:30-12:30- Laura (Standards)

12:45-1:45- Danielle (Philanthropy)

3:30-4:30- Jade (Women's Rush/Orientation Chair)


Wednesday, Oct. 15th:


3:45-4:45- Rachel (Women's Co-Chair)

3:45-4:45- J.T. (Judicial)


Thursday, Oct. 16th:


11:30-12:30- Patrick (Men's Co-Chair)


Friday, Oct. 17th:


12:30-1:30- Patrick (Men's Co-Chair)

1:30-2:30- Rachel (Women's Co-Chair)

1:30-2:30- Peter (Men's Rush/Orientation Chair)

Welcome to the new Greek Council blog!

My name is Patrick Nuttall, and I am the Mens' Co-Chair for Greek Council. In addition to seeing updates from me, you will see postings from Rachel Hugman (Womens' Co-Chair) and other members of Greek Council!

While we encourage you to take a look at the Greek Life website to get more information about being Greek at Trinity, make sure to follow this blog for announcements and updates about the latest events. Thank you to everyone who came out to the Rush Kickoff Pool Party on Thursday, September 25th. I have posted some pictures which are courtesy of Jade Martinez, our Womens' Rush/Orientation Co-Chair.

If you were unable to attend the Pool Party and you are not on the Master Rush list, please email Jade Martinez if you are a woman or Peter Senior if you are a man. Please send them your full name, graduation year, phone number, Dorm name and room number, hometown, intended major, and your birthday. This information will help the organizations learn more about you and your interests. Also make sure to check the calendar of rush dates posted on the Rush webpage or in the information booklets given out at the Pool Party and other events. There are copies of the booklets in the Greek Council cubicle of CCI if you do not have already one.

If you have any questions or concerns about rush, please email Jade or Peter. If you have any questions or concerns about Greek Council, please feel free to contact Rachel or myself.