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Originally Posted by gpb1874
I totally agree that chapters should not take people just to reach total - that's a total disservice to the chapter, the national org and those low quality members that will eventually drop or be dropped. And it really bugs me when sorority reps tell chapters just to get numbers or else. I, in my idealistic mind, believe that they want their chapters with low numbers to get quality women, but they do not communicate it effectively and don't approach it the best way, which to me is something like: "the chapter is in serious trouble because numbers are low. Sustainability is the big concern. Given current chapter operations/practices, will this chapter be around in 5 or 10 years? Likely, it won't if major changes are not made. Let's talk about core areas that need improvement, like recruitment, new member education and member retention."
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I think that even if you are a person who likes being in a smaller group (I am), you still shouldn't join the smallest group on campus and hope they stay small - if you are not comfortable with being in a sorority that is whatever that campus's total size is, then sorority life is probably not for you. Don't join the sorority of 50 whenever everyone else is at 150 - because the way the system is running, you still will be in the mode (for lack of a better word) of sororities that run w/ 150 people. Does that make sense??
Also, I haven't read I <3 Recruitment, but I am hoping that it does explain that the
5 step model of recruitment takes more than 5 minutes. Sometimes it takes 5 weeks or even 5 months. I think too many people (including national volunteers) think you can crush all 5 steps into 2 open bid parties, and it isn't true...that's just regular old formal rush, except you're putting steps to it.