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If you scroll down to the bottom of the page of this thread, you will see linked threads with similar content about being a recruitment counselor. Good luck!

Tips:
Don't give them more information that they need to know on any given day. It is very overwhelming. Terms like snap bids and single individual preferencing don't need to be addressed until the very end.

Have a little "Welcome" Present for them when you meet them-- maybe a cup decorated in paint pens that is filled with candy.

Write a motivational note to them to hand out before the first party at Prefs telling them that you are proud they have made it this far and to go in with an open mind and open heart to each of the events.

Don't torture them too much into trying to guess the affiliations of you and your other counselors. It is fun the first time. It's harrassing and annoying the 5th time.

Give out your cell phone number, and emphasize and re-emphasize again that they each need to be near a phone from 7 AM and on in case of any last-minute changes that may affect the recruitment schedule. That they can be dropped for being late! Also tell them that if they have an emergency, they need to call you ASAP so you can get them excused from events so they don't get dropped for being a no-show!!!!

Teach them to sing the Greek Alphabet. For those who join a GLO, this will help them a lot. You might even come up with a group song.

Do icebreakers each morning--- like sitting in a circle for a group massage, Get up and Move, etc. It will get them pumped up and put them in a great mood. A resident assistant or your VP of Membership will have some fun ideas.

Stay after each days' events conclude for anyone who wants to talk and let them know you are available to talk. Some may want to gossip, others will have concerns. If you don't know the answers, be truthful and say, "I don't know," but DO follow-up and find out for them.

Warn them ahead of time and each day to not go in with preconceived notions, to not spread gossip, and to have the expectation that they will be cut from at least some of the sororities, no matter how wonderful their GPA and campus activities or overall beauty. Emphasize that being cut is the unfortunate outcome of having so many qualified PNMs and not enough spots to accomodate every one of them, as well as a limited period of time to meet with all of the PNMs. Also tell them that it is ok to be disappointed if you are cut from a chapter you liked, but that membership selection is a private matter exclusive to each sorority and each recruitment. Selection can not and will not be discussed with non-members or outside of the sorority members who were part of membership selection decisions during that specific recruitment cycle.

Before you hand out schedules from the first round of cuts, remind them that inital cuts can be made for GPAs, class rank and a number of factors, including their attitudes and past behavior in high school or in the community. Remind them again that virtually everyone gets cut from sororities, and that it is ok to be disapppointed. But think of it as way to help cull down a list of many choices to a few-- remember that you are cutting sororities from your list who may really have wanted YOU-- and that through this mutual selection you can see where you are most wanted and what you want the most. Stick it out and see what happens!

Good luck!