\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Two weeks ago, rush for my housing group (Alpha Sigma) ended after three weeks of events and hang outs. I always recognized that certain levels of sales existed when it came to rush, but I never really took the time to think about just how unique of a selling situation it actually is. After all, both parties, the rush and the active member, have to sell each one on something, in essence making both of them a salesperson and both of them a customer at the same time. After experiencing both roles over the past three rush seasons, similar, yet very different sales lessons can be taken away from both roles.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0To begin, when it comes to being a rush, selling yourself is obviously important, but what’s arguably even more important is asking yourself whether or not the group you’re rushing is a good fit for you. I remember that when I rushed Alpha Sigma, the first thing that I did was decide on whether or not I liked the group. After going to a few rush events, I noticed that the group had a similar sense of humor, community, and priorities that I did. This helped me to see that the group would not only be a good fit for me, but that I would be able to sell myself simply by bringing out certain aspects of my personality that were already there. This experience taught me that selling oneself is a two way street: in order for someone to authentically sell themself, they first need to find a good organization to sell to!<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Now obviously, when approaching rush from the perspective of an active member, the role completely shifts. In a lot of regards you need to decide whether or not the perspective rush is authentically offering what you want for the group. Additionally, you need to sell the group in a way that shows what it has to offer, but that doesn’t overwhelm the perspective rush with a radically different culture than what they may be used to. Based on what I’ve seen, groups who don’t succeed fail in one of these two regards. They either let in a bunch of rushes who are radically different from the group culture, leading to internal strife, or they don’t sell the group in a way which is appealing to join. Obviously you never want to paint an inaccurate picture of the group and you want to be able to accurately discern if a rush is a genuinely good fit, but the two things are not mutually exclusive. Selling oneself is, again, a two way street, and both parties need to play their respective roles well in order to succeed.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0While this information is generally applicable overall, it’s not always universally true. Obviously other factors play into rushing a Greek group and sometimes groups will succeed when they don’t follow this approach, or fail when they do. But in my personal experience, with a group that I consider to have a very tight community, this is the best mindset to have in order to have a successful rush season and Greek group overall. Rushing is by nature selling, and it can teach a lot about the sales process to an individual. In essence, it can turn any college student into a salesperson, but specifically into a salesperson that understands both ends of the process very well.<\/p>\n
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