University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sororities name pledges
Saturday, September 6, 2008
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Kappa Delta member Samantha Gross, right, screams as new members rush to their sorority on Sunday at Patten Chapel. Most new members were greeted with loud screams and violent hugs.
For the second year, more than 300 coeds at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga signed up to participate in sorority recruitment, formerly known as
Rush Week. Four National Panhellenic Council sororities have chapters on campus.
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Sigma Kappa member Caitlin Tigges, left, leader her sorority in a chant before the rush in front of Patten Chapel on Sunday. Each sorority has a set of songs that they sing during events like rush, and often groups alternate or sing against eachother.
According to Dr. Dee Dee Anderson, assistant vice chancellor and dean of students, 302 girls started recruitment week and 205 pledged on Bid Day.
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Members of the Chi Omega sorority welcome new members at the rush at UTC at Patten Chapel on Sunday. New members wore blue shirts and were given new t-shirts after they joined the group.
Dr. Anderson credited the resurgence in rush to two things: increased freshmen enrollment at UTC and good work done by members of UTC’s Panhellenic Council in advertising and promoting the Greek system.
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Members of the Alpha Delta Phi sorority welcome new members during the annual rush at Patten Chapel on Sunday. Each sorority dresses in their group's colors and stand outside the chapel waiting for their new members to come out of the doors and rush to their group, marking their membership.
