Greek Glossary

Active: A fully inducted member of the club who pays dues

Bid: A formal invitation to join a social club

Bid Card: A card to indicate the prospectives’ clubs of

preference that must be turned into the campus life office

Bid Night: A celebratory event in which prospective new

members are introduced to the Lipscomb community

Closed Rush: A 3rd event for prospectives who receive a

formal invitation to the event; prospectives are required to attend

all closed rushes to which they were invited to remain eligible to

accept a bid

Function: Social events held by social clubs

Induction: A ceremony that brings a prospective into

membership

New Member Orientation: The 10 day process of joining a

social club

Open Rush: A rush event for prospectives and members of

social clubs to get to know each other; Prospectives must attend

3 to be eligible for a bid

Prospective: A student who is eligible to join a social club

Prospective Event: A 2nd rush event for prospectives with

interest in obtaining a bid from specific social clubs

Rush: The 3 week period that social clubs recruit new members

Rush Card: A card to be signed by social club presidents to

verify prospectives’ attendance at 3 open rushes