<p>So I visited a few times and heard some good things (although pretty vague) about St. Anthony Hall "St. A's" from some people including a girl who was in a sorority and said she wished she had waited to rush st a's instead. I am considering rushing a frat as well but apparently you can't be in both a frat and st a's. Could anyone tell me more about rushing st a's and what exactly they do (literary society officialy) and maybe offer some opinions?</p>
<p>Basically a co-ed frat that historically gets many of its members into Ivy (although that wasn’t the case this past year). Not much hazing, not really more expensive than a frat or sorority. Their activities could probably be best described as “whimsical” (like quirky scavenger hunts in the city).</p>
<p>If they think you’re “cool,” they’ll send you invitations to their open rush events, but anyone can come. If you do well in open rush, then you move on to the next round. There’s something called rotating rush, where you’re constantly put on the spot and should attempt to respond in ways that are creative and/or clever. Oh, coffee dates (one on one with a member) are a good thing. The more you get, the better your chances.</p>
<p>Thanks for replying-- I have a better idea of what they do now for rush.–I wonder if you have heard of Sigma Chi as well, and do you think it would be worth skipping frats for now to rush St. A’s?</p>
<p>Yes, I am familiar with Sigma Chi. If you meet the bros and enjoy their company, then you should rush them. Though, at the risk of sounding like a complete ******bag, I should warn you that being in Sigma Chi doesn’t add all that much to your level of social capital: girls aren’t going to think any better of you, and it’s probably not going to help you come Bicker. I’m friendly with a fair amount of the Sigs, so it pains me to have to say negative things about the status of their organization, but that’s just how it is at the moment. </p>
<p>If you’re kind of an aesthete, then you might enjoy St. A’s a lot. However, if you would like to be more of a bro, St. A’s doesn’t really cater to that. If Ivy’s the place you want to be, then St. A’s isn’t a bad bet, but I think you should rush a frat anyways. There’s no guarantee that either an Ivy-affiliated frat (basically Zete, SAE, and AEPi) or St. A’s will take you, and if you decide that the frat which takes you on as a pledge isn’t really your thing, you can always drop it. Btw, I’ve known some girls who’ve dropped sororities for St. A’s, but never a guy who dropped a frat for it.</p>