deltajas: Thank you for the wish of luck! I know that I'm going to need it! I'm the VP-Membership for my chapter, and our formal recruitment begins on January 24th. The dates are the 24th, 27th, 29th, and 31st. Like you, I am extremely overwhelmed, yet anxious to get the show on the road!
One of the worst parts of formal recruitment, from my perspective, is getting those invites back! (Us and the PNM's make cuts after the second parties) I will be sooooooo jazzed on a girl and maybe even "plant" positive comments for her (since I run voting and have no voice/vote)....and then she turns us away!
To tell you the truth, I usually cry then say "Oh well, I didn't like ____ about her anyways." While untrue, it keeps me sane and focused on the girls who ARE coming back!
I will definitely post my story on here because sometimes I need feedback from a group of people who are kinda removed from the exact situation.
Another reason why recruitment is so exciting for me this year....we have a newly formed Graduate Council that helps us with the cost of the whole shabang! They are working their hindends off for us, and it's a huge relief. Sometimes I feel so guilty when I see my chapter struggling to pay bills when I know that such a huge chunk of the budget goes to me and my fanciful ideas.
Sorry for this mother-long post...I just get sooo jazzed about recruitment!!!!!