Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Student Life • 14 Fitting CHoices in an attemiit to find wiiat is rigirt for Uiem 9 I a by Courtney Stensland Fraternities and sororities were a large part of many students ' lives at Northwest. The various Greek organizations ' recruitment and selection of new members got underway with Rush Week. In sororities. Rush Week began with an informal meeting where the rules were explained and pictures were taken. Girls met with the Rho Chis, a group of representatives from each sorority, and then attended several parties. On the last day. Bid Day, they were sent invitations to attend more functions, and finally they selected the sorority to which they wanted to pledge. It was them picking us, Sigma Kappa member Sarah Alexander said. But the chapter did decide who got sent the invitations. Some girls did not receive final invitations for the last parties from the sororities they wanted to join, which influenced their decisions not to join. I came into Rush Week hoping to get into a certain sorority, Jane Doe said. When I did not get an invitation to their last parties, I just decided to quit rushing and not join another. On the other hand, some of the new hopefuls received many invitations when it came down to the final parties, but still chose to decline sorority life. The whole process turned me off, Sally Smith said. I felt like it was boot camp. It was five days of getting ordered around. It was exhausting. Fraternity rush was handled differently. It consisted of less formal events such as barbecues and organized sporting events sponsored by the fraternity. The pledges of Delta Chi filled out forms telling about their interests, activities, and grades. Then they met with the active members, who selected who got in and who did not. A lot of the actives knew some of the pledges from high school so they already had some background on them, Chris Olsen said. I guess we just looked for the ' good guys. ' In the end, the final decision was up to the rushee whether or not he or she wanted to become part of the Greek life. names have been changed to protect identity

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u r n d I 1 3 Several students fall under hypnotist Dr. Jim Wand ' s spell during his performance in Bear- cat Arena. Wand was no stranger to the North- west campus. This was his tenth straight year performing for Advantage. Over a span of 14 years, Wand had performed more than 30 shows for Northwest. Photo by Chris Tucker Two members of ComedySportz perform a Shakespearian version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Complete with a referee, penal- ties and points, ComedySportz teams compet- ed against each other in improvisational com- edy skits. Photo by Amy Roh ! M J ' . ■mSmfl gl mM - j i . ' 4« ,. . pnMB .. m ' ' ■■ D 1 kfl Hft iir rm mmmmm «. ' ' Tti P ■« m B - tB- wt. m ■ - ' - ■IF ' VOfl Lii .:•;.. Advantage Events| Wednesday, August 20 Family Luncheon Hypnotist Dr Jm Wand Late Night 3ari?ecue Thursday, August 21 Jazz Feaat Tiger Ipy the Tail Pgv ' d N it-f ' Friday, August 22 5oaai issues in College Pancake Brunch Downtown Merchants Open House ComedySportz Saturday, August 23 Merchant Organization Fair Ivtohammed dilal X-tOe Beach Party Sunday, August 24- Pool Party Sand Volleyball Pesidence Hall Orientation ' la ' ' ' ■ ' tf -xn. ' VcTvat ' cna! speaker

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Rush As she watches IVom a second-floor windov ol ihc J. W. Jones Student Union, a nishee anxiously awaits the moment she finds out about a possible bid. All fi e sororities i;athered outside the Union so that pledges could meet their new sisters. Pholo h Siini i I ' hipps Alpha Sigma Alpha member Jennifer Pit- trich embraces a sorori- ty sister as the tension of Rush Week winds down on Bid Day. Bid Day often brought out usual- ly hidden emotions as sorority members con- templated the bond of sisterhood. Photo by Amy Roh A shriek of happiness greets new Sigma Kap- pa pledge Heather Wag- ner as she moves to- ward the sorority ' s ac- tive members. The en- thusiastic greeting was the first welcome re- ceived from other Greeks as part of the Greek system. Photo by Sarah Phipps