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Originally Posted by CULater
i agree that we do need to work together rather than dividing ourselves. It's very hard, though, because I think a lot of the fighting/competition stems from the fact that there is a such a small pool for any to recruit from, and most chapters have very low # members. When you co-sponsor an event with another organization that is recruiting from the same pool as you, it's hard for potentials to be able to differentiate if a lot of what you do involves working with another org. We don't want to share our recruitment strategies, and whatnot, because we don't want to lose that "advantage."
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Does your school hold a "meet the greeks" type function? We're required to have an "all MGC" recruitment schedule that interests can attend. On more than one occasion, I've directed interests to the Betas or Lambdas because they wouldn't be a good fit at my chapter. They've done the same for us. This helps alleviate some of the tension between the orgs.
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Originally Posted by CULater
Another reason why we may not be getting along is due to the fact that working with another organization can be a huge risk. I've seen orgs trying to co-sponsor an event or party with another org, but somewhere along the way someone doesn't fulfill their aspect of responsibilities, and it leaves a sour note for future collaboration.
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A few years ago, we hosted a joint-social with DU and the Lambdas. We outlined all of the responsibilities in a contract and had representatives from each of the chapters keep their guys in check. That worked out well for us.
You may also try attending functions that have already been set, as opposed to actually hosting/creating new events. Whenever one of our orgs has a social or service type event, we make it a point to send out some representatives to show support.