RUSH

In short, Recruitment is the selection process one must go through in order to be selected as a probationary member of a cooperative house. Recruitment takes place in the Spring. Typically in January and February. You must go through formal recruitment and informal recruitment. This years recritument dates for formal are January 24 & 25 and the informal dates are January 31 & February 1.

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FORMAL RECRUITMENT

This is the first step in your Co-op Rush process



Formal Recruitment is held on one weekend in January. You only attend one day. Choose the day that fits your schedule. You can fill out the application online at here and send it in or bring it with you to Recruitment. Once you have registered, you will be split up into a group of girls you will travel with to each house through out the day. Transportation is provided. Don't worry about food either. The houses will provide you with meals and snacks throughout the day.

The dress for Formal Recruitment is business or business casual. Recruitment is just like a job interview. First impressions are big, so make sure you look and feel good. If you don't have a suit, you don't need to buy one but they do always come in handy for the eventual job fair and interview. Business casual means a dressy pair of slacks with a button down shirt or a sweater. Or you can wear a dress or skirt. As they say, it's better to be overdressed than underdressed. Whatever you choose to wear, just make sure you feel comfortable. And if you still are unsure, we suggest Googling "business wear" or "business casual".

INFORMAL RECRUITMENT

This is the second step in the process.



Informal Recruitment is held the weekend after second week of Formal Recruitment. Invitations will be mailed to girls requesting their presence at Informal Recruitment. The invitation will have the date and time you are to attend the house's Informal Recruitment. If you receive and invitation, please R.S.V.P.

The dress for Informal Recruitment is business causal or just a notch below that. Wear a nice pair of pants or a skirt. Stay away from jeans, but feel free to dress down from Formal Recruitment. We want you to be comfortable after all Informal Recruitment is more laid back and you should be too!

Formal Recruitment can be sensory overload! With Informal Recruitment you've had a chance to digest all the info and it's your time to really get to know the actives, ask the questions you didn't know you had the first time around, and finalize your decisions. At the end of the day you'll be given a card to rank houses in the order of your preference. You can fill out our take home and drop it in the mail.

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BIDS

This is when we pick you to live in our house!



During the week following Informal Recruitment, Recruitmentees selected to live in a house will receive a phone call. Only one bid will be offered to a girl. If the girl accepts the bid, she will be a probationary member and will move into the house the following fall semester. Congratulations!

COUNT ME IN!

You think you're interested in rushing co-ops? Great!



Students must be enrolled or considering enrollment for the next fall semester at Purdue University. There is 2.25 minimum GPA requirement to participate in Cooperative Recruitment and at least a 2.25 Graduate Index or Semester GPA to be initiated. Most houses have their own minimum GPA requirement, higher than what PCC requires. Students must be able to reach the GPA specified by each individual house and classified as a full time student by Purdue University. If currently a senior in high school, please include your high school GPA. It is not necessary for high school students to convert to a 4.0 scale.

For more information check out the PCC website!

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