How to Get Guys to Your Rush Event
So the next question is how do you get them to attend a rush event? I always thought it was best to calm the fears that the rushee may be having. He is going to be worried about cost and transportation. He’ll be worried about being pressured to join. Having been through rush many times, these are questions that a brother may overlook. However, rush is very intimidating for someone new to college. I always did everything possible to make the rushee feel comfortable with attending our event.
I would normally start by explaining that the event is a no-pressure environment. It is just a way to get out and meet some guys. Nothing more, nothing less. I would let him know that all expenses will be taken care of by the chapter, and that the brothers will be sure to pick you up and get you home whenever you want. I promised them that no one would badger them to join. I explained that we had a great event planned, and it would be a lot of fun.
If I had done the things I described when I had found the guy to rush, this step should be a piece of cake. I was trusted, and guys were eager to attend.
I can remember several times where I would be recruiting four or five guys at the same time. Each one of those guys would have a friend or two that wanted to come as well. This would always present a ticklish situation for me. I didn’t want any of the guys that I had invited out to feel slighted because I had not paid them enough attention. I also didn’t want them to know that a few other guys had been getting the same special attention that they had been getting. Because of this, I would make it a point to introduce them to other brothers as soon as possible. The other brothers knew the situation, and would eagerly take them off my hands by offering to give them a lift to the house.
Once you get a guy to the house the first time, it normally isn’t that difficult to get them out the second time. I would always put great effort into getting a guy to come out. Some guys take a lot of persuading to get to a rush event. At the time I wondered if I should have cut my losses earlier on difficult guys and moved on to recruiting new guys. That persuading took a lot of valuable time. However, some of those guys made the best brothers in my chapter and were well worth the extra effort.
