Good point. This is why chapters should recruit year round and look at everyone. Pledge the the guys you know and want. But at the same time, use your resources to find and pledge those "rough gems".

You are correct. It is easier for larger chapters because they have more resources (manpower, finances, alumni). However, numbers do not necessarily make a chapter "tops" on campus.

I understand your point. However, it does not matter if the chapters on a campus are "small" compared to other campuses. What should be important is how they compare to the chapters on their campus.

i guess that i am referring to those fraternity chapters who participate in formal recruitment, get 10-15 new members and feel content to be done for the rest of the year. they basically keep the status quo-they maintain, but don't take the opportunity to grow larger. there have to be some quality guys on campus who fall under the radar, would enhance the chapter and make great members. could it be that the fraternity's headquarters don't place much emphasis on numbers? or is it that the majority of guys don't feel they need to join fraternities? and if that's the case, are the fraternities marketing themselves properly?

if a sorority falls short of pledging quota, or is below campus total, they aren't going to stop recruiting just because formal recruitment is over. they most likely will continue to recruit thru out the entire year, if need be. they may not meet their goal, but there will continue to try.

continual recruiting does not have to cost a lot of money-it would cost them some time. if they met a great guy in class, or in a campus organization they both belong to, they could invite him over to the house to watch a sporting event on t.v. or to a party or social already on the calendar.

so, is it that sororities are held to a certain standard by their headquarters and fraternities just don't consider it that important? or is it because the goals-quota/total are more concrete? could it be the difference between a wedding the groom planned vs. a wedding planned by the bride? maybe tsteven hit the nail on the head when he said "sororities are from venus, fraternities are from mars."

Does anyone know about the fraternity situation at University of North Carolina? I am going to try and rush as a sophomore next year. I know people in a few of the fraternities, but not really on a first name basis. (Meaning we may have worked together on projects, and one guy went to my Church.) Granted, there is one fraternity I could probably get into fairly easily, but I don't know if that would be my choice.

Keep in mind that fraternity rush does not have quota. Therefore, the fraternity does not make a decision on "do we like guy A or guy B more?" They make a decision on each guy, "do we like guy A enough to give him a bid?" Therefore, even if they rush most of their pledge class before the school year starts, it can't hurt them to meet even more guys.

How True that is!

Each Campus is different.:)

Thank You for stating this!

We "DO NOT" have Numbers as some do!

We take a Member for his individal worth to help build Our Chapters no matter what NIC GLO it is!

Maybe some others should take the hint?

Alpha Phi Alpha recruitment
 

does anybody know anything about rushing Alpha Phi Alpha (particularly the theta sigma chapter at UF). How long is the pledge period? What does one have to do while pledgeing? When is the next possible time to rush them?

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