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or many women rushing, it has been
a life-long dream to become a sorori
ty sister — a chance to continue the
legacy of the women in their families
to had been sisters before them.
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a ^ ^nity to meet people and become involved
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Last week, over 900 women went through
nhellenic sorority rush, making it the largest
in Texas A&M University history.
One by one, girls came out of Rudder on
bid day with a small envelope containing
their bids.
Holly McCoy, a sophomore business major,
received a bid from the Alpha Chi Omega
chapter and had a look of joy on her face as
she walked out of Rudder tower.
“I was more excited than nervous,” she
said. “You just want to get your first choice,
which I did.”
McCoy said she went though the rush
process for several reasons.
“1 rushed to meet new girls and make
friends,” McCoy said. “I wanted to get more
involved on campus, and this is somewhere to
start from.”
For non-Greeks, rush is unfamiliar, giving
a false impression of the event among most
students.
Meg Manning, Panhellenic adviser at A&M,
said the rush process is like trying to get a job.
“First you have to go through the interview
process,” Manning said. “Then you ask your
self, ‘Do I really want to work for this compa
ny or that one?’”
Manning said 80 percent of the women who
rush end up joining a chapter.
All registered rush participants meet for
rush convocation, an opportunity for potential
members to meet their rush counselors, the
Sunday of rush week.
During convocation, women have the op
portunity to ask questions about sorority life
and the recruitment process at Texas A&M.
see Rush on Page 6.
• Nine hundred women
participated in
sorority rush this year,
the largest in
A&M's history
Brandon Bollom/The Battalion
Ashley Bullard, a freshmen genetics major, calls friends and
family on her cellular phone to let them know she received her
bid from Alpha Chi Omega.
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