Rushin' Roulette

If you’re concerned that the stakes of rushing a Greek house on campus will not be high enough to hold your interest, never fear; you don’t have to wallow around your ennui any longer: Rushin’ Roulette is here. Go ahead and grab that revolver you got last Christmas out of your drawer, and prepare yourself for the most exciting – and also possibly the last – day of your existence!

Instructions:

1. Alert GLOS that you intend to participate in “alternative rush.” They’ll know what this means. The brothers and sisters in your houses of interest will be alerted so that they can gauge approximately how many members of the house should be packing heat at any given time.
2. You will need to attend a GLOS session, as well as a Rushin’ Roulette Bystander Initiative (RRBI) Overview session. Please arrive on time.
3. Remember that bystanders are expected not to interfere with the death wishes of any potential new members. Come on, do you really want to ruin their fun?
4. As a PNM, all you need to do is walk in the front door of your fraternity or sorority of choice (we recommend going to your first choice first because… well, you know). The brother or sister in charge of alternative rush (the alternative rush chair, or ARC) for that house will eventually approach you. You will recognize them by their blue and red attire, as well as their icy gaze.
5. Alternative rush players will be taken into a separate room (or attic) in groups of six, and the ARC will facilitate gameplay. *Feel free to make small talk or grab a snack at this point. Remember, the ARC is practically as nervous as you are!
6. The ARC will hand the first player a Nagant M1895, as Dartmouth tradition dictates. In one of the six chambers will be a gold-plated titanium bullet. The first player must place the trigger against his or her temple and pull the trigger. They will either die or not die, it’s pretty straightforward.
7. The game continues clockwise, and keeps going as long as no one has died yet.
8. So it’s your turn? Now comes the fun part: you will hear the sweet click of life 100% of the time! That’s because if you do not win Rushin’ Roulette, you won’t hear any sound at all. You’ll be killed instantly. So it’s kind of win-win.
9. *Please don’t bother reading this step unless you have survived past step 8.* Congratulations, you’ve made it! You are now a new (brother/ sister) of (insert house name here)!
10. Don’t worry about your friend over there. (S)he wouldn’t have have been able to handle pledge term anyway.

-LH ’16