rushee

[ruh-shee]

noun

1. a college student who is rushed rush by a fraternity or sorority.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rushee¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; rush ¹ + -ee

Example Sentences

“You know there’s not very much we can do,” Nan Webster, the president of the Panhellenic Council, the governing body of sororities, told a Black rushee, according to a 1968 report in the student newspaper.

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In 2012, another student, 19-year-old rushee Jack Culolias, drowned in a river after drinking at an event thrown by the fraternity.

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He rushed up the steps just as a Freshman rushee was starting down all alone and demanded the rent for six months on the spot, threatening to throw us out into the street that minute.

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The Thetas invited her to their "rushee" party, and things looked well.

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