Students rushing for Panhellenic sororities and fraternities gathered Sept. 11 to celebrate the result of the organizations’ recruitment efforts.

Caroline Unks, a freshman majoring in fashion and textile management is excited about being accepted into Zeta Tau Alpha. After attending a few meetings and getting to know her future sisters, Unks knew she made the right decision.

“The sign-up date for rush began before school started, but the sororities were very flexible about the last date to sign up,” Unks said. “After signing up for rush, you were assigned into a Rho Chi group. The leaders of the group were a part of an anonymous sorority.”

Unks said she enjoyed meeting new people during the process.

For Emily Weber, a freshman majoring in fashion and textile managment, one of the best parts of rush was skit day. Weber was accepted into Delta Gamma.

“It was fun to see each sorority’s personality,” Weber said.”After a tiring day, the most challenging part was staying energized. The most fun part was meeting sweet people and getting to know new people.”

Christian Lilley, a freshman majoring in electrical engineering, rush was a great time to socialize and meet people.

“You are required to attend at least two meetings for rush,” Lilly said. “Whether or not you decide to pledge it is a great experience to meet new people for now and the future.”

Jessica Thurston, a junior majoring in business management, was pleasantly surprised that so may girls came out to rush.

“We were first worried that not many girls would rush because of the economy, but we ended up with over 100, girls joining,” said Thurston. “We were very pleased with the amount of girls that went through recruitment.”