Campus Greek News

IFC winter rush numbers set record high

From the 2/3/10 issue of The Michigan Daily...


While many students choose to go through the fraternity recruitment process in the fall, Interfraternity Council officials say they’ve seen an unprecedented number of rushees this winter, stemming from changes in recruitment tactics, they say.

According to Ryan Knapp, IFC vice president of public relations, 215 students accepted bids during winter recruitment. This number represents a 48-percent increase from last winter semester, during which 145 students accepted bids.

Knapp, a Kinesiology junior, added that 75 percent of students who registered for recruitment decided to join a house, compared to 61 percent last year. The two fraternities with the highest number of new members are Sigma Phi Epsilon with 22 new members and Phi Gamma Delta with 16 new members.

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