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Originally Posted by Zeta13Girl
Always remember it's about quality not quantity. Stress that to the chapter, so they don't feel overly pressured to make total. Sometimes when chapters worry about how few people are in their chapter they just give out bids to have extra bodies around which can turn out bad.
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I must say i really hate the quality over quantity line (not to be mean, it's just a huge pet peeve!)!!! You can have great quality and high quantity - they are not mutually exclusive! If chapter members do their job by meeting new people all the time and getting to know them at least a little bit, they will be able to tell if those people could meet the chapter standards. If they do meet the standards, spend more time with them and get to know them better. If they don't, still be friends with them, just redirect your recruitment intentions to someone else.
The chapter needs to create a recruitment/PR plan that go along well together. Make sure women are involved in other organizations/activities, train them on small talk outside of recruitment parties and make sure you have measurable membership standards that everyone knows and sticks to. Have each sister give the MVP 3-5 names of women they think could have potential and invite them to some of the activities someone mentioned above.
A sense of urgency does need to be instilled in these women and sometimes that means pressuring them so they will work hard to reach their goal...total. They are already below total AND are losing 22 women. This is a HUGE issue and they need to understand that.