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Originally Posted by KappaSigISU
We pledge in Feb. 2nd and our quota is five guys, its like pulling teeth to get people to join fraternities up here and I don't know why, any suggestions?
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I know there's an Iowa State DU who posts on here semi-regularly. I've been out of school 8 years now, and have mainly sorority experience.
Bottom line, you have to be able to offer guys something different than all the other chapters on campus. Not everyone wants to be a Delt or AGR or Pi Kapp or FarmHouser. You have to show guys the benefit of being a Kappa Sig. You can (and should be) rushing guys all year long. It's very rare that guys will seek you out, so you have to do what you can to promote yourself. Despite trying a few different times, IFC formal rush will never fly at Iowa State, but does IFC have a list of interested guys that they give to chapters? I know Panhel has a continually updated list of girls who are interested in informal rush, but I can't remember if IFC did the same.
You guys have a pretty sweet house. Has your House Corp done any updates lately? Even small things (new paint, cosmetic redo in some common areas) can help.
There's a huge range of fraternity sizes at Iowa State, and, IMO, that's a good thing. You don't want to take anyone just to build up your size. Make sure you're getting quality guys. It's better to have 5 good pledges than 25 idiots who will just bring the chapter down.