University of Cincinnati - Cincinnatian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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1 Q i x 1 i 1 i V i l . L N A W . Rush is a two-week whirl of madness-teas, parties, fraternities, sororities, cut sessions, Greek names, song circles, and bids

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E 'ww Bbw Rush tensions are released when sorority pledges enthusiastically run down the hill to meet their awaztzn active sisters As teas and parties become more concentrated, fraternity eavesdropping intensifies, and feet seem harder than ever to lit into shoes, sorority rush eventually reaches its traditional peak of tension, indecision, and inspired voices . . . culminating in the anxious moments before opening a bid, and the clamoring relief of pledge Sunday. Shouting and laughter are everywhere when the oblivious pledge receives her awkward but long remembered escort down the well-beaten path that leads to pledg- ing . . . its furor and its finality. Yet this finality is already evolving into a beginning . . . the beginning of panhellenic thinking, of molded roleplaying that strives to become harmony, of close group-centered living, of symbolic meaning that seeks creative outlet, of conforming to an idealism which will pass on leaving a permanent mark.