The Professional Fraternity Council will kick off their rush week Monday with United Rush, an informational meeting where students can learn about the eight professional fraternities and sororities.

On Monday, the eight organizations included under PFC are set to gather in the Old Union Hall at 8 p.m. to meet potential new members.

According to Robert Sayers, PFC president, this is the third United Rush since the PFC was formed in the fall of 2007 and chartered under Greek Life over the course of the 2008-09 school year.

“Before when we weren’t chartered by Greek Life all of the professional fraternities knew of each other, but when rush came around every frat and sorority did their own thing,” Sayers said.

Since the start of United Rush, each professional fraternity and sorority begins their rush week at the same time and works together for the event.

“Some [fraternities] are in competition for the same pool of people,” Sayers explained. “With United Rush everyone kicks off at the same time. It really helps to foster unity between the organizations.”

At United Rush, each organization under PFC sets up a table displaying their letters and banners to attract new members.

“At the event, prospective rushes come in and have between 30 and 45 minutes to mingle,” Samantha Greenberg, junior programming coordinator of the PFC, said. “The rushes walk around … and see whose events they want to attend during rush week.”

While six of the eight organizations are coed, two of them are single-sex.

According to Greenberg, the presidents of each fraternity and sorority have a chance to speak about their organization, why it is great and what benefits it provides to its members.

“There are 300 people in the eight professional fraternities that are part of the council,” Greenberg said. “We are hoping to get at least a couple of hundred rushes. We are hoping it will be as successful as last year.”

The fraternities and sororities included under the PFC are business fraternities Alpha Kappa Psi and Delta Sigma Pi, service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, pre-law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta, pre-medicine fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon, pre-health fraternity Delta Epsilon Mu, engineering fraternity Theta Tau and engineering sorority Alpha Omega Epsilon.

“The fraternities and sororities cover every discipline,” Greenberg said. “No matter what your major is, there is something for you.”