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I also want to throw this in because I know you'll hear about the "5 step model of recruitment" at some point when COBing...
1. Meet them
2. Make them your friend
3. Introduce them to your friends
4. Introduce them to your sorority
5. Ask them to join
Great course of action, but....IT TAKES TIME!!
I think too many people are told to use the 5 step model and given the impression that it takes 5 minutes or a week from meeting someone to bidding them successfully. It doesn't - some people might think about joining for a year or more before they actually do it. Be patient!! Don't pressure someone over and over to join...it's the surest way to make them feel as though you only want them as a "number" and not as a friend/sister. If you can't have a conversation without saying "so, when do you think you're going to be able to pledge?" you're going down the wrong road. Use your people skills and you'll be able to figure out the right and the wrong times to bring things up.
Ideally - they should be so comfortable with you and the sorority that THEY ask YOU how they can join.
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