University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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WALKING to rush parties, girls chat about houses attended or to-be-attended, try to conceal obvious excitement that attends every rushee. SQUEALING, hugging, sighing, Tri-Delts welcome new pledges in an unrestrained display of rejoice and satisfaction after week of work. DELIA GAMMAS show rushees their basement game room on tour of their house during a rush party early in the week. 29

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FLIPPANT FLAPPER Carol Ann Lackey sings to rushees about the Roaring 20’s, bathtub gin and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Differing from fraternity rush skits, sorority shows were relatively well-planned and rehearsed at least once. KATHY GRAN, a rushee from Little Rock, smiles at the African-flavored Delta Gamma rush show. BREAKFAST for bid-receiving rushees was held at the Zeta Tau Alpha house the morning of pledging. 28

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Rush: Look for the name tag Fraternity rush is a mixture of back-slapping gobbledegook and ear- grinning malarky. Many of the rushees come up to the University already having decided which fraternity to pledge: They just go through rush lor the ride. It’s quite a ride. Rush skits are written the night before the parties and practiced once if at all. A cursory effort is made by some of the more diligent members of the fraternity to learn the names of a few of the rushees, but fraternity men usually rely on the name tags worn by the rushees for the necessary informa¬ tion. The rush talk used by all fraternities is standard: “Undying bonds of brotherhood,” “great contacts around the state,” and every fraternity is the best on the campus, which is good. The rushees are confused enough by all of the Greek letters. HANDSHAKING his way into the Sigma Chi house. Bud Trentham begins a week of confusing faces, forgotten names as fraternity rush week gets underway. 30