Even with the "bring your own beer" policy well under way, early doubts about the size of this spring's fraternity rush have disappeared.

Scott James, president of Kappa Delta Rho fraternity, 420 E. Prospect Ave., said BYOB has hardly affected the number of people rushing this spring.

"We have a pledge class of seven this spring, and we had seven last spring, so we really haven't noticed a difference since the BYOB," James said.

Greek Life Coordinator Rick Funk agreed, saying rush wasn't as bad as everyone anticipated.

"The number of people who registered to rush was low, but that's just traditional," Funk said. "Spring rush is always smaller than fall. I don't know where that perception came from that this spring's was especially low."

Brian Rudick, former Interfraternity Council membership chairman, said about 300 people officially signed up for rush this spring but roughly 450 people actually came out.

This fall's rush was better than last fall and spring combined, Rudick added.

"I personally think rush went excellent this semester," he said.

Delta Sigma Phi, 508 Locust Lane, has a pledge class of 10 this semester compared to six last spring, said Bill Donato, president of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.

"This is because the members went out and encouraged freshmen and sophomores, not because of the BYOB," he said.

And many Greeks agree that people join fraternities for more than just drinking beer.

"I think people come to fraternities for more than just drinking. We had a big rush last semester and people were well aware of the BYOB policy going into effect," said Craig Thomas, president of Acacia fraternity, 234 Locust Lane. "It hasn't affected our house at all."

But aside from the new policy, spring pledge classes are usually smaller than those in fall because people need to get settled, James said.

"Our fall pledge classes are usually bigger because people are usually more sure of themselves in fall. People usually try to get their grades up during the spring," James said. "We had the largest rush ever this year because IFC did a good job in recruiting."

But at least one student used the Fall Semester to adapt to college life.

"I waited to rush in the spring because I had to get settled last semester and see how my grades were going," said Derek Breuers (freshman-division of undergraduate services), a pledge at Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. "Then I decided to rush a fraternity."