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Originally Posted by honeychile
This should be a given, but I'm always shocked by how many chapters don't use the next idea.
Once you do take a new member class, the very first thing you want to do after introductions is for each of them to list the parties they attended for the last two rounds, and what they liked and didn't like about each one. Coallate your lists, and with a very thick skin, see what each chapter offered that you don't, and what you offer that other chapters don't offer. This will give you a good idea of what the incoming PNMs are looking for in a sorority.
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Yes, yes, YES!!! You have the best resource ever in your PNMs. If they feel uncomfortable attaching their names to bold faced honesty, tell them they can make them anonymous, and provide a box they can put them in rather than just handing them to the pledgemistress or whomever.
You don't have a numbers issue, and fall COB shouldn't be for girls who are coming to you cold. It should be for friends of members who would be GREAT members, but don't want to go through formal rush. Don't discount juniors or even seniors.
Are you stuck hanging out with the same fraternity all the time? Stop this ASAP. Not saying completely blow them off, but begin going to other fraternities' parties. Even if they are perfectly nice guys, you could be losing girls if there's a perception on campus that "yoursorority only hangs out with XYZ fraternity." No one wants to
narrow their social options by joining a sorority.
Don't have mixers/exchanges/whatever you call them unless you know that the majority of women are going to show up, and WANT to attend. Better to not have the mixer than to have it with only half the sisterhood present and half of those girls disinterested in being there. Again, the perception trickles from the guys at that mixer, to other fraternities, to other sororities, to women rushing that yoursorority is a big dud.