It’s the first week back at school and things are a little hectic, but if you just follow the yellow chalk road, I’m sure you’ll know what I mean. Between trying to balance seven million books in one hand and a steamy, delicious Java City coffee in the other, forcing your way through a traffic-load of students, it is just a little too much. Things can get a bit claustrophobic, but don’t panic, because even though there are tons of fliers being tossed your way, it’s probably for your benefit. So what exactly is this crazed event I speak of? Rush Week.

Yes, that’s right. Rush Week is in full effect and, trust me it’s only going to get crazier as the week goes by. Rush Week is usually a time when students go around getting to know all the fraternities and sororities here on campus and vice versa.

The organizations build booths, line them up along the walkway, and spend the day handing out information and talking to those students who are interested. It’s a time when there is no need to be afraid to want to join a fraternity or sorority.

Rush Week is when the organizations basically open up their doors, prop you up on their sofas and ask how you like your coffee. They want you. So instead of just passing by, why not take advantage of all the things being offered, grab that flier and start up a conversation? Who knows, maybe this could open up more opportunities than you ever realized were possible.

“Rush Week is important to getting to know the incoming students,” said Curtis Grima, former senior marshal for Sigma Phi Epsilon. “Before hand, we send out scholarship information to all graduating seniors in the Sacramento area to let them know about our fraternity.”

Rush Week is a Sac State tradition which usually involves bowling nights, sport nights and many more events which are all centered around getting to know those students interested in joining a fraternity or sorority, so there should be no excuse for not knowing about these events.

Rush Week can be overwhelming. The organizations have so much going on during the week that it’s complete madness. An important aspect during the week for sororities and fraternities is to make sure they have all their events organized and ready to present to interested students. Many students can feel a little stressed during this week.

“It’s a little crazy here and one can only hope that the new students can find some courage to walk into this wild crowd and shake hands with some of the organizations,” said Shannon McKinley a government graduate student.

Rush Week is all about meeting and greeting. The campus is full of students racing up and down the walkways, trying to get others to join their organizations. Yes, it’s crazy; yes you have tons of people up and down the walkway; yes, there are tons of girls screaming for no apparent reason, but take a chance. I mean, how boring would college life be if you didn’t? Nothing says “welcome back” better than a little madness on campus.

Rosa Pastran can be reached at [email protected]