I think fall recruitment is a great idea, and that's because of the experience with it at my school. Houses that don't make quota tend to avoid COB like the plague, and even houses that do COB ask the new members to keep it on the "down low" so it's not really known that more girls were brought in... crazy.
Having said all that (everyone knows I heart fall recruitment!) I agree with the same issues everyone else brought up:
If a house is going to hold recruitment in the spring, it should NOT be the spring before a potential member is beginning the college/university. (Keep in mind that summer is sometimes okay, but not while a PNM is still in high school... as 33girl addressed.) If spring recruitment will be held after the PNM has been attending the school for a semester, PNMs should be able to freely talk to sorority women and get to know them, which is sometimes not the case. (Look at some schools where PNMs cannot speak to women if they see them on campus or at meals...) Also, keep in mind that waiting until spring could possibly be detrimental to girls who may not have gotten the opportunity to know sorority women over the course of the first semester... will they still have an equal chance to receive a bid? Or will it be a situation where extending bids is merely a technicality, because you already know the girls you want?
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If a high school senior (HSS) gets a letter/brochure in Mar. or April says "congratulatons on being accepted ... there are XX GLOs on campus, and you may be invited to visit one or more of them for a weekend this spring ... and we're sure you will enjoy that visit."
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I don't know about other schools, but I know that here, you are not allowed to be recruited/attend events that a GLO hosts until after Summer Welcome (our orientation for incoming freshmen) in July. Depending on the school, it may not even be an option...