Title: Rush Crush

Information about Item:

• Verbal folklore
• Informant: B.S.
• Collected 05/09/2020

Informant Data:

B.S. is a member of the Class of 2021 at Dartmouth and is affiliated with Greek Life. She is from Vermont.

Contextual Data:

• Cultural: This term refers to someone that a particular member of a sorority really likes and thinks is a great fit for her house.
• Social: This item was collected through video chat. This saying doesn’t refer to an official part of the rush process, but is commonly used during sorority rush.

Item: Sorority members refer to potential new members that they really like as “rush crushes”.

Collector’s Comments:

What makes this item distinct is that, unlike the “rush chair” position or Rho Gamma, which are official and formal parts of the rush process, this phrase refers to an informal aspect of rush culture.

Collector’s Name: Sanjit Deepalam

Tags/Keywords:

• Saying
• Customary folklore
• Sorority rush