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Rush (aka Recruitment) Chairmen – Fall 2023: Samuel Bernicke, 513/476-4420, samuel@bernicke.us, Nathan Guzek, guznathan9@gmail.com. 219/263-3030. The Fall 2023 recruitment schedule is not yet set. Watch this page the week before school starts for complete details. In the meantime, feel free to contact either of the rush chairmen should you have questions or recommendations.
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Spring 2023 Rush Chairmen: Andrew Davis, 317/914-2808, davi1457@purdue.edu; Akash Devamadhavan, adevamad@purdue.edu, 720/448-1819.
You may register for our spring recruitment by clicking here.
You can also find us at the Meet the Greeks and Cooperatives event, 6-8:30 p.m., Purdue Memorial Union’s North and South Ballrooms. Look for the Pi Kappa Phi booth there.
See the Spring 2023 Recruitment Calendar below:
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HERE IS INFORMATION ABOUT THE FALL 2022 RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR YOUR REFERENCE.
If you are interested in being consider for the Fall 2022 recruitment or want to make a recommendation for a prospective new member, click here.
Here is the Fall 2022 Recruitment Schedule:
Sunday, Aug. 21: Meet the Greeks, Noon to 4 p.m., Krach Leadership Center lawn, 1198 Third St., West Lafayette. This is an all-Greek and all-cooperative recruitment event. Find our table among the other 41 Purdue fraternities
Sunday, Aug. 21: Meet the brothers, informal gathering at the fraternity house after the Meet the Greeks event on the Krach Leadership Center lawn.
Tuesday, Aug. 23: Room talks, potential new members get the opportunity to learn about various aspects of the chapter by going to various rooms in the fraternity house
Thursday, Aug. 25: The Ability Experience panel discussion. Find out about how our chapter works with the national philanthropic outreach to work alongside people with disabilities.
Sunday, Aug. 28: Meet the brothers, another informal gathering whereby potential new members can meet and interact with chapter members
Tuesday, Aug. 30: Basketball (outside Recreational Sports Center courts)
Wednesday, Aug. 31: Room talks, your second chance to learn about what makes the chapter operate with different topics than the previous room talks topics
Bid dinner tentatively Thursday, Sept. 8, this is when all bid accept new members gather for a meal and get to meet members of the new fall class
New member retreat (tentatively, Sunday afternoon into evening on Sept. 11), this is when all new members attend an off-campus retreat to learn more about expectations of being a Pi Kappa Phi member
Unless otherwise noted, all new member recruitment functions will be held at the chapter house, 330 N. Grant St., West Lafayette.
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Additional Information:
Recruitment (also known as fraternity “rush”) at Purdue is the process of joining a group in the Greek or cooperative housing system. Rushing a fraternity can be a life-changing experience, providing many benefits to members that would not otherwise be experienced during and after college. Rushing one of the 42 campus Interfraternity Council chapters is the first step in experiencing all that Greek Life has to offer.
Purdue has one of the largest Greek systems in the country, with more than 6,000 undergraduate students involved in Greek and cooperative life. Many of Purdue’s most influential and famous alumni were involved in Greek life while at Purdue, including Neil Armstrong, Orville Redenbacher and Drew Brees.
Pi Kappa Phi at Purdue was established on campus in 1922. Since then we have initiated more than 2,000 members and been influential in many campus events. Since 2008, Pi Kapps has been named the top fraternity at Purdue 10 times (RB Stewart Award) and a finalist for 16 straight years. It has been the top chapter of Pi Kappa Phi in the nation 4 times (Founders Award). Chapter members have won countless intramural titles. In 2019, Pi Kappa Phi received the North American Interfraternity Conference’s Award of Distinction, recognizing it as one of top 5 fraternities in the nation (out of 6,000 plus fraternity chapters).
Each semester, the Purdue Interfraternity Council (the governing body for fraternities) hosts a “Meet the Greeks” event on campus. In the fall semester, it’s typically held outdoors either on the Memorial Mall or the lawn north of the Krach Leadership Center. In the spring, it’s typically held in one of the ballrooms of the Purdue Memorial Union.
Afterwards, individual chapters host recruitment events (also known as “rush functions”) at their fraternity houses. While there, you should meet as many of the brothers that you can to learn about them and how the chapter operates.
If you or someone you know are interested in joining the legacy of Pi Kappa Phi, please fill out the form form found here.
For specific information about the most current recruitment information, use the recruitment pull down menu and look at the rush calendar.
Recruitment Terminology:
Rush, aka new member recruitment. This is an opportunity to meet brothers at various chapters. There is no commitment made by you to visit chapters during rush, nor are there any guarantees you will receive an invitation to join (aka bid). It’s an opportunity to learn about the members and the chapters. If you find fraternities that you are interesting in potentially joining, you are encouraged to attend as many rush events as possible. The earlier the better and meeting as many members as you can helps.
Bid. This is an invitation to join the chapter. You are welcome to visit as many chapters as you wish and get as many bids as you want. However, once you accept a bid you are committed (it’s not a contract, it’s a commitment) to that organization.
Legacy. This is when you have a relative who is a member of a specific chapter. Preference is generally given to those who have relatives among the chapter’s membership or alumni rolls. There is no guarantee that a legacy will receive a bid at Pi Kappa Phi.
Induction. This is a formal event at the start of the new member education (aka pledgeship) starts where each member of the class commits to seeking to become an initiated member into the chapter.
New Member Orientation/Pledging. After accepting a bid, there will be a formal ceremony welcoming you into the new member education plan. New Member education programs can be 2 to 24 weeks long, depending on the fraternity. The most common timeframe is completion in the same semester as you start, typically in the 10 to 14-week timeframe.
Initiation. This is a formal ceremony inducting you into a chapter. It occurs upon your successful completion of the new member education process. If you so choose, you typically can relinquish your bid (quit) to a chapter up to initiation time. It’s during the initiation ceremony that you typically learn the secret meaning of the chapter. At Pi Kappa Phi, initiation occurs after the start of the semester following induction. Our initiation order is determined by the prior semester GPA (reinforcing the chapter’s commitment to academic achievement).
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