Members of Omega Psi Phi gather together during a spring rush smoker.

Students rush to join Greeks

The annual whirlwind of Greek activity referred to by North Texas as rush, netted for the fall semester 128 fraternity pledges and 152 sorority pledges.

In September, Formal Rush Week for fraternities ran aground with only 128 of 300 rushees completing the week of meetings and parties. Jack Wheeler, adviser to the IFC, blamed rush procedures for the failure to get the needed pledges. "The procedures for the last two years in particular weren't planned for North Texas State University. What is good for MIT or UT may not be what we need at NTSU," he said.

Sorority rush was expanded to include three parties for both semesters rather than the traditional two. The grade-point-average was lowered to a 1.0, and second semester freshmen were permitted to go through rush.

"All the changes were made in an effort to get freshmen girls interested in joining a sorority and also to accommodate the expanding sorority system," said Corinne Maginnis, Panhellenic president.

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