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Have you met with the dean of student activities? Make an appointment and discuss the situation. Perhaps she will have some information on why the fraternity has not been recognized, and steps you can take to secure provisional and eventually official recognition. Go to the source-- find out what you need to do.

Also, speak to your nationals about this situation. They may have recommendations and can send out a field consultant to train you on recruitment and promotion.

To improve visibility, set one day a week where all members dress in letters and meet on campus in the student union for lunch. Invite the members to bring friends.

Next, plan a signature event involving the other students on campus. Maybe it can be a flag football tournament. Groups can sign up in teams. The proceeds can benefit your national philanthropy. Promote this to the student body by distributing fliers, hanging signs, taking out ads in the school paper, and getting area sponsors to donate food and prizes.


Also, make sure each of your members are involved in non-fraternity organizations on campus. They should wear their letters to meetings of those groups. This is a great way to increase visibility, know what is going on around campus, and to network with potential new members.

Get good grades. Honor professors with awards. Join honor societies. Make a big deal about your members good grades by sending press releases to the school newspaper, the dean, the Greek adviser, the campus IFC, your nationals, etc.

See about attending an IFC meeting as a group to observe how the fraternity council operates.

Visit the sororities on campus and serenade them. Leave flowers or candy. Support the sororities by attending their intramural activities and making posters. Sororities probably can't plan socials with you because of your unofficial status, but you can arrange with local hot spots to have a special "XYZ night." Invite people through word of mouth, Facebook groups, etc. This will be a great way to attract potential new members and meet other members of the Greek System who come out to your social events.

Lastly, keep your noses clean on campus. No hazing, no fighting, no public drunkeness.