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Our chapter has also had trouble in the past with formal recruitment, although it has picked up in the past two years. (This year we made quota and last year's pledge class was AMAZING). It can be hard to stay positive when your chapter is shrinking, but if Phi Mu isn't where a woman feels she belongs there isn't anything you can do about that. It's a personal conviction. I've seen women who could have been amazing Phi Mu's join other chapters and then disaffiliate and it's heart-breaking, but there isn't anything more you can do. Just keep getting out there and recruiting amazing COB phi's, and maybe next year will be your year for formal recruitment. I don't know your school's specific rules for formal recruitment activities, so I can't offer any specific suggestions but keep up the good work and remember that even though numbers are important, it's more important to be true to Phi Mu!