Students interested in pledging a social club this fall will have the opportunity to preview each club as spring rushing begins April 18.

Students can meet and mingle with ACU’s various social clubs at an all-club rush from 5-6:30 p.m. in the campus mall area. Each club then will host two rushes of its own, one per week, from April 19-29.

Mark Jackson, associate director of student organizations, said spring rushing is especially great for new students, freshmen and transfers wanting to get a head start on this fall’s pledging process.

“Students can find out if this is something they want to do,” Jackson said. “By the first fall rush, there’s more seriousness. Spring rushes are very relaxed and let students check out the clubs and see if they’re interested or not.”

All-club rush attendees will be able to visit various tables representing each social club and meet club members. Information on eligibility and registering for the fall pledge process also will be available.

“You may have great understanding of each club and think you know which direction you’re going,” Jackson said. “But then you start to meet people and maybe start to rethink that.”

Tom Craig, director of student productions, said he believes spring rushing is the perfect opportunity for students to get to know the personality of each club.

“For students who want the complete ACU experience, they should pledge a social club,” Craig said. “When a student joins a club at ACU, they get to know people on a deeper level and have a greater variety of experiences than they would any other way on campus.”

Craig said he encourages students to consider pledging, so they can form these special relationships found in clubs.

“Those experiences and relationships will literally last a lifetime as they come back for club events as alumni at Homecoming, Sing Song and other ACU functions,” Craig said.

In order to pledge in the fall, students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher and must not be on academic probation. They must have completed high school in 2010 or earlier and completed two full semesters of college (at least 24 hours). Students also must be enrolled full time in classes.

Students can view the rushing calendar and register for fall pledging at www.acu.edu/socialclubs.