<p>I've seen the TV show "Greek". Is it just like that? you go and talk to members of different frats and you choose which one you like? is it that easy to join, or do they have to choose you or what?</p>
<p>also, are you constantly with your brothers? i want to make good grades so I probably can't be hanging around them 24/7....</p>
<p>and once you are a part of the frat, can you quit?</p>
<p>Yes, for guys, rush is simply going to fraternities and talking with the brothers. You will be offered a bid if they like you (ie. they choose you). A bid is a formal invitation to join a fraternity. It is possible to receive multiple bids, but once you accept one, you can't take any others unless you're kicked out.</p>
<p>If I recall correctly, my bid stated that the time requirement was nine hours per week, but that is highly misleading. All the guys on my hall who pledged that fraternity spent all their free time at the house, so their total weekly time commitment was far greater than nine hours.</p>
<p>You can "quit" by not paying your dues. You'll still be a member, just not an active one. I'm pretty sure that if you want to leave altogether, you can do that, as well.</p>
<p>Rush is pretty much a week where all the fraternity houses on campus have "open" houses so to say and have events. You go to the house and to the events and if along the course of all this the brothers like you and see something in you that they think would benefit the fraternity, they'll give you a bid. Like fabrizio said, you can only accept one bid from one fraternity. Getting a bid depends on if the brothers like you and how you come off. Usually the first day or two of rush week the people that have been to the house before and know some brothers get bids and after that the people who just came during rush week for the first time start getting them. I got mine on the third day of rush week.</p>
<p>As for time commitment, pledging does take up a lot of time and is a large commitment. It's often referred to as "the most fun you never want to have again." It's definitely worth it. Once you're part of the fraternity, you can be as active or as inactive as you want. Being active requires paying dues and this lets you come to brotherhood events such as parties, philantropies, socials with sororities, etc. As for actually quitting, I'm not sure if you can or not. For most fraternities you're a brother for life once you're initiated and I think that once you're a brother of one fraternity, you're no longer allowed to join any others. Don't quote me on that though.</p>
<p>ok i see..so these are basically life-long friends even after we graduate...</p>
<p>With my sorority you can quit by going alumni at any time.</p>
<p>Rush is Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. The only worthwhile thing to ever come out of Canada besides hockey players.</p>