Things are beginning to heat up around Lipscomb as Rush Week is right around the corner.
Whether they are a part of a social club or not, students are preparing for one of the busiest times of the year on campus.
Lipscomb has 13 social clubs — eight girls’ clubs and five guys’ clubs. Greek Life here at Lipscomb seeks to create God-honoring relationships, promote on-campus student involvement, serve the Nashville community and develop student leaders.
However, many prospective students still have questions concerning rushing, such as what Rush Week is, and how they can get involved with a social club.
“Rush week is a chance for prospective students to come and get to know the social clubs on campus and see what they’re about,” Claire Grissom, a senior member of Delta Omega, said, noting, “and to see if they’re interested in joining a social club at all.”
“Rush week is a good opportunity for different prospectives to get to know the different clubs on campus, and to see if pledging is right for them,” Haley Sullivan, a senior member of Pi Delta, said.
Jake Cartwright, sophomore and member of Theta Psi, gave a run down of just how long the rush process can be.
“Rush week is a time for us to get to know prospective students,” Cartwright said. “You’ll be immersed in Greek life, and you’ll get to meet all of us that are a part of a social club. After Rush Fair, you go to the open rushes of clubs that you like. It’s a four-hour long event, and you’ll have an interview with some of the members of the club, and, if they like you, you will get an invite to their closed rush. If you do get invited to closed rush, that means that you are eligible to get a bid from that club.”
We also asked a few members why students should pledge their social club, and what makes their clubs unique.
“Delta Omega is a great sisterhood that is based on Jesus, and we strive to minister to Lipscomb, the Nashville community and the world,” Grissom said. “We are a very diverse sisterhood in many ways, and we grow together and support each other in a way that is truly incredible.”
“Pi Delta for me stands for unity,” Sullivan said. “One of the phrases that we say a lot is that we are many, and we are one, so no matter where you’re from, we all kind of come together and form one sisterhood.”
And as to why students should rush Theta Psi, Cartwright said, “It’s a great group of guys that have a brotherhood similar to a fraternity, but also we stand for something much greater than that: we are here to serve God and to make His name greater.”
If you have any questions about the rush process, feel free to contact Sam Parnell via email at sam.parnell@lipscomb.edu, and they will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.