formal recruitment first tiem in two years-need help
 

hi everyone im from the phi eta chapter at york college and just got membership director. Formal recruitment is the first week in febuary adn this is the first time in two years that all the sororities here at york college are going through formal recruitment again. For the past few years we have been doing informal recruitment but here is my issue only one of the sisters has gone through formal recruitment in our sorority and i need a few ideas. I am in contact with our advisor and alumnae but need more ideas from you guys lol. One how do you ladies do your rotations during the rounds with sisters, two we need some phi mu songs any suggestions, three philanthropy ideas for round two i need some ideas as to what we should make, four just general ideas if you girls have any???? this is a big semester for us coming up we lose five sisters this semester and we need to make quota so if you girls have any ideas please help :rolleyes:


Heather

Can you give us some more info?

How many women are in your chapter?
How many PNM's are you expecting?
How many rounds are there?
Is it "no-frills"?
How many chapters are there?

FR is very different from school to school, so the more details you provide, the more useful help you will get.

our chapter has 20 girls adn honestly all i really need now are philanthropy ideas and phi mu songs and any cute ideas any of you would have??. We have 6 sororities and there are four rounds. Round 1 is a general round, round 2 is philanthropy, round 3 is sistehood and round 4 is preference night. the sororities numbers are rather lowere htis year and panhel has been promoting all the sororities more so we have no clue how many pnms are going to be coming out. Also i was wondering if any of you girls have any ideas for round three for sisterhood. At htis one we will be showing a slideshow and stuff adn i have some otehr ideas but do any ofyou have any good ideas. thanks
agian :)

liob
heather

If you're going for a fun atmosphere for 3rd night, you could go with a slide show of chapter members just being dorks (you know what I mean, right?) and having fun... or you could do a skit or have a theme to the party. My chapter does a light-hearted skit now, and these skits seem to work better for us than the more serious skits.
If you're aiming for a more solemn night, try a slide show of funny and 'serious' pictures. When I went through Recruitment, this is what Phi Mu did, and then at the end of the night, we all got in a huge circle while the members sang "Pass It On" and lit candles from each others' flame. Very touching, but mainly for sentmental saps like me. ;)

Hey There! I can send you some songs and such! We have a few that we use. I think my chapter is great with formal recruitment. Also, your chapter isn't too far away from mine. I'm looking to get together with the chapters in PA. IM me or email me if you're interested!

juliete168 - IM name
smzacky@hotmail.com - email

Thanks!

hey I sent you an email phimufabulous :)

my email is schoey101@hotmail.com
and IM is schoey101

LIOB
heather

One thing that has very successful for us on Preference night is having a few sisters stand up (one by one) and tell the PNMs how Phi Mu has changed their life or been something special for them. The stories need to be sincere and heartfelt. Make the PNMs REALLY FEEL how strong the sisterhood and bond is- it has a huge impact.

Best wishes to you and your chapter!
Love in our bond :)