University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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A Sigma Pi member displays his fraternity ' s edition of tfie ever popular Rush Tee. Zeta Beta Tau expresses its patriotism, using colorful banners to attract and recruit new members. RUSH !. ' . ' fl...i, .IW ' .Uk; liUlitisi history is uncovered to the prospective. Concluding the Panhellenic process is bid day. On this day, all 12 houses come will extend bids to prospectives with whom they have decided best fit the ideals and values of their house. The Panhellenic recruitment structure is extended to this process as well by capping the total number of bids through a quota system. The maximum quota for the year is 30 new freshmen or sophomore women; third and fourth year women are allowed to join but do not contribute to the quota count. At registration time, nearly 500 interested women signed-up for recruitment; after the bidding process is completed by houses extending offers and new members accepting, nearly 300 women will embark to becoming sisters within the Cal Greek community. Alpha Omicron Pi ' s recruitment effort this fall went exceedingly well, according to member Amanda Garbutt. Its planning process began nearly a year in advance. The key to a successful recruitment is planning. Planning begins as soon as recruitment ends, Garbutt said. For many sororities, the belief is that recruitment is the lifeblood of their culture and is an integral part of why they are there — to enrich the lives of generations to come. An IFC success story is Alpha Sigma Pi ' s fall rush. Led by Matthew Kaplan as Rush Chair, Alpha Sigma Pi garnered its highest bids accepted in recent memory at 16 bids. Kaplan accounts his group ' s success to working well as a group and motivating brotherhood within the group. During rush, the goal is to put each house ' s best foot forward and this can only be accomplished by ha ' ing a united house with the desire to do so. Some of Alpha Sigma Pi ' s other tactics were to formulate a game plan early on as to when events would go on and how they would be executed. Among the smaller houses on campus is Delta Tau Delta. However, what they lack in membership numbers they compensate in qualitv. They also led a successful rush with six pledges in a house of 20 total men. President Alan Mar attributes their success in planning well and offering great programs. Before the semester began, the house pulled together a planning retreat; among their largest accomplishments was a calendar of events for the entire semester. The calendar allows for prospectives to know when things are going on and proactively join in and learn about the fraternity as they wish. The process provides for a relaxed attitude for recruitment. For rush and throughout the year, the programs offered included football at Underbill, day trips to San Francisco, and paintballing. Thus, the strength of any fraternity or sorority may not lie in its size, but in its ability to maintain and foster its ideals and values for future generations. iAXM IFC fraternities, including Delta Tau Delta, gathered on Lower Sproul Plaza to educate Cal men on the benefits of Greel life. Greek houses had a variety of social events to encourage mingling among current and prospective members. 23

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Sandwich boards of Greek letters are one of the many tools employed by fraternities to promote their houses, generally on Sproul Plaza. Panhellenic come together each year to present Sorority Rush Week. From August 24 to August 31, 2001, the women of Panhellenic welcomed hundreds of prospective women into the (jteek sisterhood at Cal. During Rush Week, all houses are required to adhere to University Policies and the Greek Code of Conduct, including policies requiring all Rush Week events he alcohol free, or dry. To educate prospectives, IFC conducts information session.s, distributes fraternity event fliers, and provides rush counselors, otherwise known as Rho Chis, to men interested in fraternity life. In addition to counseling, Rho Chis serve as guides for walking house tours, whci c pi onctive freshmen tour Greek houses and meet members. Along 1 - efforts put forth by IFC, each of the fraternities spends ds, if not thousands, of dollars on recruitment each yeai hold events such as broi luau, to build friendships initial steps in building the become brothers. .Mternativelv, Panhellenic offe cruitment, individual chapters will bowling, and theme parties like a ispective recruits. These are the which will allow strangers to ich more structured process of recruitment. First, interested women begin by registering with an assigned Rho Chi who acts in a similar fashion to the male Rho Chis. With these formalities completed, the prospectives embark on a five day narrowing process that hopefully matches the girl with her best house. Day one is Greek Unity Day where prospectives are exposed to a forum of united Panhellenic members proinoting the benefits of Greek life. The goal of this first day is to share what it is to be Greek and not just to be a part of their house. At the end of the day, perspectives fill out house preference lists to help narrow down matching possibilities. This process is repeated at the end of each day. The following day house tours are conducted and on these tours prospectives garner a feeling of what it is like to live in the house ' s environment. Next, a day is taken for rest by chapter members and prospectives alike. Day four is theme night; this is the opportunity for individual houses to show off their talents and skills by putting on a performance. The last night is preference night. Best matches are given to each prospective girl and then each chapter will have an opportunitv to share more of fhcmseK ' es. Information such as a chapter ' s svmbols, crest, and 11

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AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE SEASON 1 Bears enter rival game with Stanford winless The team lines up for the pre-game ritual of stretching to prepare for the game. Streaking past the opponent, junior safety Nnamdl Asomugha capitalizes on his interception b gaining yardage for the Bears.