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Originally Posted by meridionaleDG
On the third day (skit), I was looking around each round at the girls expressions. Very few were actually smiling and getting into the skit, the others were just so concerned about all the "rush" stuff they looked emotionless.
I think the nerves were getting the best of a lot of girls, and actually nerves make me a little more uhm...over excited (which worked to my advantage in this case). Just remember the best marketing tool is a smile and some sort of body language to let them know you are having a good time. It sounds like a given, but you wouldn't believe how many girls just don't show any emotion....even in sororities they liked! It doesn't matter how good that $2000 outfit looks on you, if you don't look happy and excited to be there, they will take that as you don't like them (even though you really do).
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Okay, I'm pretty inexperienced with recruitment as I haven't been through it on "the other side" yet and my own experience is limited to spring informal at only two houses, but, it seems like a good idea, if you are nervous, to tell that to the active you're with. Can someone back me up?
I mean, chances are on the first day someone is going to ask you, "so how do you like recruitment so far?" Respond honestly, "actually, I'm just so nervous that I'm afraid I'm not ...(showing my best self, appearing as interested as I really am, you fill in the blank)." It seems like the sister would then have the opportunity to share her own recruitment story or admit that this is her first time doing formal recruitment and that she's nervous too! and the two girls would then get to share that in common. If a PNM admitted that to me and we got an actual conversation / exchange of experiences and emotions out of it, I wouldn't forget her in a hurry! Plus, the next day, if she is invited back, I would have the opportunity to follow up on it.
However, I do have to agree with Meridionale that it's impossible not to smile. If you're surrounded by beautiful women who are all smiling at you, how can you help but smile back? I personally felt like a rock star when I was being rushed!
