Fraternity Guide
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Meet the Fraternities January 15 7 pm Orton UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS Saturday January 16 SPRING 2016 Open House at all Fraternity Houses 4-7pm Sunday January 17 Kappa Sigma Sigma 12-3pm Pi Chi 3-6pm Sign Rush Fraternity Monday January 18 Kappa Sigma Sigma 7-9pm Tuesday January 19 Sigma Kappa Alpha 4-7pm Inter-Fraternity Chi Sigma Chi 7:30-10:30pm tinyurl.com/redlandsrush Wednesday January 20 Gamma Nu 6-9pm Council Chi Rho Psi 9-12pm Thursday January 21 Sigma Kappa Alpha 4-6 pm Gamma Nu 6-9pm Friday January 22 Greek Lipsync 7pm Orton Saturday January 23 - Chi Rho Psi 10am-12pm 11 January ups Sunday January 24 Chi Sigma Chi 2-5pm Pi Chi 6-9pm Monday January 25 Gamma Nu 4-7pm Sigma Kappa Alpha 7-10pm Tuesday January 26 Fraternity Pi Chi 5-8pm Chi Rho Psi 8-11pm Wednesday January 27 Recruitment Chi Sigma Chi 3-6pm - Kappa Sigma Sigma 6-9pm 24 Thursday January 28 Final Open House at all Fraternity Houses 4-7pm Friday January 29 Guide All bids must be turned into Christy Clinton in the SLIC office before 5 pm All events meet at organizational house. Welcome Rushees! Rush Rules (amended from IFC Bylaws) I am excited that you’ve taken the first step to Rush rules apply from the time of sign-ups until final bids are presented. join over a hundred years of tradition on the 1. No fraternity member (active, inactive or alumni) may be on the Redlands campus. The Greek Community was premise of another fraternities formal recruitment event. Addi- founded in 1909 and has remained dedicat- tionally, no member may be in SLIC on Bid Day, unless approved ed to developing Redlands top leaders. by the IFC Advisor. Each of our six fraternities has a strong foun- 2. Alcohol and other drugs will not be present during rushing events dation in the Greek Community's five pillars and shall not be supplied to rushees during the rushing process. of Community Service, Academic Achieve- ment, Leadership, Traditions: Brotherhood 3. “Snowing” shall not be tolerated. No fraternity member (active, and Sisterhood and Alumni Relations. I look inactive or alumni) shall make a rushee feel uncomfortable with forward to you finding your home through- his decision. Likewise talking about another fraternity in a defama- out this rush process. tory manner is unacceptable. Please feel free to contact me in SLIC. I’m here 4. Alumni will be invited to attend all rush events so long as abiding to help you through these exciting two weeks by all University Policies. of rush! 5. No fraternity nor fraternity member shall degrade any fraternity Christy Clinton property, or symbol, in a defamatory manner. Director of Greek Life [email protected] During the process you cannot join FIE, WRW, RYG, APO, DSP, or any- thing else with a new member process. You have the chance to join these organizations at a later time. GREEK Council Leadership Fall 2015 IFC President: Panhell President: Rushing rules apply to rushees, active, inactive fraternity men, and Sebastian Brown Shyenn So alumnae. IFC Vice President: Panhell Vice President: Garret Young Anna Kearfott 2 19 What to Do & Not to Do During Rush Inter-fraternity council What to DO… BE YOURSELF! Be natural, relax, and make new friends. IFC Follow all RUSH rules. (see next page) Gentlemen, Be appreciative, courteous and gracious—remember that you are a guest. If you know someone in that or- ganization don’t be rude to them (ex. If introduced to It is my distinct pleasure to be the first to welcome you to Spring them don’t say ‘I already know them let me meet some- Rush 2016. The Greek men at the University of Redlands are all excited to meet one else’) you! What NOT to DO… Greek life at the University of Redlands is made up of twelve local Do not speak negatively of other organizations while fraternities and sororities. We are proud of our Greek system and each unique attending someone else’s event, we’re a small greek community with friends in many other organizations. contribution by our fraternities is an achievement for our community. Fra- Try to influence other rushees – the final decision ternity men are among the most dynamic and involved students on campus should be the individual’s own. and rushing is a great opportunity to get to know us better. Adopt a new personality for rushing. The first step in joining a fraternity is “Rush.” Rush is a period for Do not ask: How someone gets a bid? How many bids you to get to know the fraternities and what they’re all about. There will be are giving out? Can they be your big? a number of free events hosted by all the fraternities and you are strongly Do not solo: Along the lines of keeping an open mind, recommended to attend as many as you can. That gives you a better chance to do not commit yourself to a single organization. Not everyone is going to get a bid, so please keep your op- get a feel for what fraternity is right for you. tions open. The Inter-fraternity Council (IFC) has made every effort to make rush as fun and fair as possible. During the weeks of rush the IFC president (me) TIME COMMITMENT will remain a completely neutral party, so please don’t hesitate to shoot me Rush is only the beginning. The New Member process is a 6 week an e-mail or stop me on the sidewalk if you have any questions about Greek commitment with a minimum of 20 hours a week committed to fra- life or the rush process. ternity items or academics. The process allots for 7 hours a week I wish you all the best of luck and I’m so excited for each and every related to process activities, not including time spent with your one of you. Remember to relax, be yourself, keep an open mind, and of course brothers or working on process stuff outside of organized time and study hours. Five minimum community service hours are also due have fun! during the process. It has been compared to the equivalent of taking Sincerely, on a part-time job. There are new member dues ranging from $160 Sebastian Brown, IFC President to $200. The six weeks will result in lifelong friends and a lifetime of [email protected] brotherhood. It is worth it, but it’s important to know what you can handle this semester. 18 3 WhatGreek Glossary to Expect at Rush Active/Member - an undergraduate student who has been initiated into lifelong membership of a Greek Organization. up Online no later than Sunday, January 24 at 5 pm. Alumnae (If - Ayour graduated GPA is lower member than 2.5, of please a Greek complete Letter an organi-online petition form by 5 pm as well. You will be notified if you are approved to rush.) zation, singular is alumni. Bid -A formal invitation to become a member of a Greek Letter organization. Bid Day Chapter -The local campus group of a Greek Letter organi- zation. Each Fraternity decides when they want to distribute bids. Bids can Dues - Fees paid to a Greek organization for membership, often paid per semester. be delivered any time the second week of rush, but are typically on Formal Recruitment - The formal period during which Friday morning of the second week of rush. All bids will be deliv- Greek organizations are actively seeking potential ered no later than noon on Friday. The fraternity will come to your new members. The major recruitment process em- ployed by the Greek Community; also know as room and extend a bid. The bid will be a formal piece of paper that Rush. you will need to consider carefully before you accept. You do not Hazing - The University of Redlands has an absolute prohi- accept the bid on the spot. bition on hazing. The University's strict definition may be found in the Policies section of our website. *If you receive a bid, you need to take the paper bid to the Director of IFC -The Interfraternity Council at the U of R is made up of Greek Life’s office in SLIC (2nd floor of Hunsaker) no later than 5 pm on all of the fraternity presidents plus one representa- Friday. From there each process begins. If you have doubts, you have un- tive from each organization. til you attend the evening festivities to decline your bid to be eligible to Initiation - The formal ritual ceremony when an individual is accepted as a full member into a Greek organiza- rush another organization. Past the deadline, the only group you may join tion. is the group which you accepted your original bid. Remember the New New Member Period -The time from Bid Day until initiation. Member process is 6 weeks and it is not necessarily easy. It is a time com- At Redlands, this is six weeks long. mitment. You will have mandated study hours, community service, new Panhellenic - Coordinating body for the sororities on cam- member education as well as obligations to learn your organizations’ pus. The Panhellenic Council at the U of R is made songs and history. up all of the sorority presidents plus one representa- tive from each organization. *If you do not receive a bid, do not be discouraged. We strongly encour- Philanthropy - A cause for which a particular organization age you to think about rushing again another semester. Each fraternity may raise money or volunteer time, also known as can only take so many new members at a time and not receiving a bid community service.