[ncstatetke]

assuming there will be parents at these summer orientation sessions, try to steer clear from Koozies and too much mention of parties. that's what the impressionable 17 year olds want to hear, but will turn the parents off before you even get a chance to rush their son. and as we all know, selling TKE to the parents is often times more important that rushing the kid.

i was IFC VP of Recruitment 2 years ago and I set up the whole orientation thing at NC State. we encouraged chapters to bring out composites, pens, scrapbooks, pictures, trophies, past T-shirts, grade reports (if you're proud of your chapter's GPA)....hell, we brought our Sweetheart out to some of the sessions. Always a plus for the mothers to see a nice young lady.

the chapters who failed miserably just stood behind their tables talking to each other or on the phone. they made no effort to meet new people and certainly didn't make their table inviting to potential new members.

the chapters who succeeded (and ended up having good pledge classes as a result) were rarely, if ever, behind their chapter's table. they were out in the lanes talking to everybody who walked by. talking to parents, answering questions, being polite....

the biggest thing I recommended to my guys was to GET THEIR INFORMATION. giving them hand-outs and stuff simply plants the seed and is a good start. if you really want the guy, get his NAME/CELL PHONE NUMBER/HIGH SCHOOL/HOMETOWN. that's really all you need. you can look up his campus number and address when he gets to UT-C in the Fall.

these kids will rarely call you. they don't know any better. you MUST reach out to them and don't take "no" for an answer. don't leave it up to them.


....and lastly, take a road trip to visit Beta-Beta. 'Nooga isn't all that far away from Raleigh (6-7 hours)