Rush

Setup

Learn how to configure rush and set your chapter up for success

Rush has lots of different features you can use to run recruitment and improve chapter operations. Here's how to create a rush, configure its settings, and manage your rushees.

Creation

Settings

  • Rush class name (required): the name of the rush class, used for organization (such as Fall 2024).
  • Start & end dates (required): the date range for the rush. Calendar events that fall within this range are used to track rushee attendance.
  • Public applications: when enabled, generates a public application link and QR code so recruits can sign themselves up — no app or login required. See Public Applications & Event Check-In below.
  • Field requirements: set each applicant field to Hidden, Optional, or Required. This applies to both the public application form and the manual Add Rushee form. First name, last name, and email are always required.
  • Comments: choose who can comment on rushees — Admins only, After voting, or Everyone. Members can also upvote and downvote each other's comments.
  • Attendance tracking: when enabled, tracks which rush events each rushee attends.
  • Member feedback: when enabled, members can submit written feedback on each rushee. Responses are summarized with AI and visible to officers. Add up to 10 questions, each a short-text, slider, or yes/no type.
  • Interviews (Beta): when enabled, run structured interview rounds — each with its own feedback questions, assigned interviewers, and optional member self-scheduling. Available on chapters with the Interviews feature enabled.
  • Voting: when enabled, officers add fields that members rate on each rushee (up to 6).
    • Field name: the name of the field (such as Involvement).
    • Vote type: either a checkbox or slider. Checkbox results show the % of members who checked the box; slider results show the average value.
  • Who can view results: choose who can see voting results before casting their own vote — Admins only, After voting, or Everyone.
  • Activate this rush on create: when enabled, the new rush becomes active immediately, deactivating any currently active rush.

Voting fields, results visibility, and activation are chosen when a rush is created. The other settings can be changed anytime by editing the rush.

Activation

Once a rush has been created, it must be activated from the Rush Settings page (by clicking and then Activate). Note that only one rush can be activated at a time, so activating one rush will deactivate any currently active rush.

Rushees

Rushees can be added to and viewed within any active rush. Let's learn how to create or modify a rushee.

Creation

Fields

  • First / Last Name (required): name of the rushee.
  • Email (required): used so recruits can check in at rush events and to prevent duplicate profiles.
  • Major: major of the rushee.
  • Hometown: town the rushee is from.
  • Year: the rushee's year in school (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th+).
  • Phone: phone number of the rushee.
  • Additional details (optional): you can also add a photo, social media handles (Instagram, Snapchat, and LinkedIn), how they heard about you (source), a resume, and a note on what interests them about your chapter.

Modification

Some fields can only be set once a rushee has been created.

Fields

  • Contact: member who is in charge of maintaining contact with the rushee.
  • Bid Status: the current bid status of the rushee. Options are None, Received, Accepted, Denied, Rejected, or Voted.
    • None - No bid activity has occurred yet for the rushee.
    • Voted - The chapter members have internally voted on whether to extend a bid to the rushee.
    • Received - After a positive vote, the bid has been formally extended to and received by the rushee.
    • Accepted - The rushee has decided to accept the bid from the chapter.
    • Rejected - The rushee has decided to reject or decline the bid.
    • Denied - The chapter voted against offering a bid to the rushee in the first place.
  • Events: list of rush events the rushee has attended.

Voting

Members can vote on rushees (and mark the rushee as having met them in the process) while viewing the rushee. The results are shown under "Rankings". Up to 6 fields can be set.

Comments

When comments are enabled, members can add comments on rushees (and upvote/downvote comments made by other members). Who can comment — Admins only, After voting, or Everyone — is set in the rush settings. Chapter officers can also delete comments made by members.

Public Applications & Event Check-In

Greek Connect can collect rushee sign-ups and event attendance automatically through a QR code — no app or login required for recruits. This is optional and configured per rush.

Enabling Public Applications

  • Allow public applications: turn this on in your active rush's settings to generate your chapter's public application link and QR code.
  • Only the active rush accepts public sign-ups, and only while this setting is enabled.

The Rush Event QR Code

Tag any calendar event with the Rush category. On that event's detail page, Greek Connect automatically displays a QR code recruits can scan — pre-tagged with the event's name so you can see which event each recruit came from.

  • New recruits: scan the code and fill out your application form. A rushee profile is created and automatically marked as attending that event.
  • Returning recruits: anyone who has already applied simply enters their email to check in. Their existing profile gains a new attendance mark for that event — no duplicate profile is created.

Self Check-In & Attendance

  • A rushee attending multiple rush events scans each event's QR code (or enters their email) to add each one to their attendance history.
  • "self" label: self check-ins count immediately and are marked with a "self" label, so officers can distinguish them from attendance a member confirmed in person.

You can review each rushee's event attendance on their profile under Attendance.