By Heather Leiphart, Student Reporter

The 2nd annual all-club rush will be Monday from 6-8 p.m. in the mall area in front of Moody Coliseum. Each social club will set up a booth, showcasing their colors, letters and club gear, along with information about each club’s upcoming individual rushes.

“It’s a nice, laid-back introduction to rushing to get everyone’s feet wet,” said Katie Findley, junior middle school education major from Houston and president of Sigma Theta Chi. “The idea is to draw in the people who never really thought about social clubs before. Instead of you having to come to the social club, the social clubs are coming to you.”

The all-club rush is a club’s first chance to create interest for potential members. It also is the only event where every club is in the same place at the same time, so the air is thick with competition for attention.

“It’s kind of like a mini Sing Song,” Findley said. “It’s good to have that competition because that will just make every club step it up a notch and make it really enjoyable for whoever comes.” Last year, Gamma Sigma Phi members built a castle, and Galaxy members set up a television for students to play Rockband. The clubs plan to show their individuality, and the re-chartered Trojans could pose quite a bit of competition, said Adam Tate, sophomore biochemistry major from Abilene and president of Trojans.

“Everyone has their own things that they’ve always done, and they continue to do them,” Tate said. “But because we just re-chartered, we’re free to do whatever and we’re not restrained.”

Students can expect to see the clubs again at the Social Club Fair inside the Campus Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the women’s clubs will set up April 13 and the men’s clubs will set up April 14. Spring rushing also begins April 13 and continues until April 23.