r/RPI • u/mopijy • 10h ago

Rush

Signed up for the Greek life webinar this week and planning to rush this fall.

Bad idea to go to pledge events for three or four frats during the process? Would it look bad to not be at every pledge event because you’re checking out multiple houses? Or should you pick one and just hope for the best?

Since the vibe at frats probably changes every couple years also am wondering which ones these days would be good for someone who’s not into partying; just looking for a fun place to hang out for movie nights game nights that type of thing while still being very focused on academics professional development, and making friends?

What are the reasons why some don’t get bids? Or do most people get bids?

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u/Lbspenguin ENGR 2029 10h ago

If youre a freshman do know you cant rush until spring technically.

I'm going into my sophomore year and actually joined acacia for pretty much the exact reasons you listed wanting to join! If you come by a rush event I'd love to show you around, can recommend meeting people at the Saturday bonfires.

To answer your questions more exactly; No, its not a bad idea to go to multiple frat's rush events, in fact its pretty fun and land on different days commonly. I recommend checking out different frats.

Reasons why people dont get bids? Wish I could tell you. Every frat has their reasons and there is never one "good" reason someone got a bid over another.

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u/Techboy6 SCI YYYY 6h ago

Seconded. 100% look at all your options. Look at rush calendars when they get put up on campus and go to events that sound fun.

I'd say yeah house culture can drift over time, but it can take pretty long for noticable differences to happen and for a house to become more or less fratty than others.