Spring cleaning started a little early this year.
The floors were mopped, awards were put on display and snow was shoveled off the walkways.
Recruitment for Panhellenic Council chapters wrapped up last week and is in full swing for Interfraternity Council chapters.
Crowds of people ventured through cold streets of East Lansing, attending tea socials, game nights and other events to learn more about the fraternity or sorority of their choice.
Laura Kocisky, president of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, said the had as many as 60 women show interest in membership.
Spring recruitment for the sororities ended last week and that for the fraternities continues this week.
Recruits who visited the Zeta Tau Alpha house not only got to meet members of the sorority, but did some community service for the group's cancer awareness project.
"We made pink ribbons made out of clay, and we're going to take them to Race for the Cure," Kocisky added.
Race for the Cure is an annual fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society.
This semester, the Panhellenic Council began efforts to formalize spring recruitment. Kocisky said it seems to be working.
She added setting formal times for interested recruits to visit one house at a time benefits both the sororities and their potential members.
"Instead of trying to make everyone visit a bunch of houses in one night, now they can get a feel for all the houses," she said.
At the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, 1148 E. Grand River Ave., members walked around sporting their new rush jerseys and T-shirts, while shirts from past rushes and events hung from the wall.
"It took a lot of work and preparation for this, and we hope the cold doesn't stop people from coming out," said Jason Spiteri, president of the fraternity.
He said each house has something to offer, and encouraged potential recruits to check out a variety of houses.
"Even if people don't come to our houses, it's always nice to have more greeks in the system," Spiteri added.
Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council chapters are not the only ones recruiting recently.
Pi Kappa Phi fraternity continues its reorganization process by rushing at the same time as Interfraternity Council fraternities. If the fraternity meets a certain number of requirements, it can regain Interfraternity Council benefits.
"I have faith in the IFC and rest of campus," Pi Kappa Phi President Grant Munson said. "Different fraternities are fighting from the same pool, but we're looking for founding fathers."
Renovation of the Pi Kappa Phi house, 131 Bogue St., began this semester. Last weekend, some of the members installed a hardwood floor in the living room.
"We're truly building a new organization here," Munson said.
