BOONE, NC — Sophomore Appalachian State student Harrison Whitley has reportedly not yet made the connection that the university fraternities’ Rush Week has, in fact, nothing to do at all to his all-time favorite band, Rush.

Fraternity rush events are coming to a close and Whitley has yet to hear anything about the world-renowned Canadian musicians, let alone carry on even the briefest conversation with his peers about the trio’s vast array of albums. In fact, Whitley bemused, no one participating in the events seemed to even understand what he was talking about.

“I went to all the parties, visited with all the brothers, and yet no one would engage me about the masterful bass lines in Rush’s 1978 album Hemispheres,” Whitley said to reporters. “I don’t even know when the Holy Triumvirate themselves will show up, or if there’s a concert… but everyone’s been partying for this entire week so I know it must be an epic finale.”

Baffled fraternity rush chair Eric Studebaker told reporters this week that he has “no fuckin’ idea what this kid is going on about,” and he claimed it’s been ruining the vibe of his fraternity’s rush events.

“He seems like an alright kid but he kept asking about my favorite Neil Peart drum solo,” said Studebaker, a senior. “It’s kind of off-putting, really… and it’s not helping bring in the chicks.”

This week, however, rushing comes to an end and the pledging process begins — and it’s unclear whether Whitley will be granted a fraternity bid of any kind, even after showing such acute knowledge of the intricate guitar solos from Moving Pictures as well as charming numerous brothers with his mastery of air drumming.

“It’s disappointing that with all this fanfare for Rush, I seemed to be the only real Rush fan,” Whitley stated. “But in the immortal words of Geddy Lee, those who wish to be must put aside the alienation.”