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Originally Posted by LadyLion4Life
The thing is our seniors have been giving us the "I don't have class with underclassmen, I don't know any" excuse consistently since I have joined. I don't know how to tel them that that is not an excuse because we have tried and they just get angry and get the whole "fine well then I just won't do anything" attitude. My sisters are extremely strong minded and stubborn and at times very frustrating to work with lol
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It took me a long time to learn this, but informal recruitment IS NOT HARD. It really isn't. What's difficult is getting a chapter who thinks "We didn't get a lot of new girls this semester because we aimed for quality" and "I'm too old to meet new people", to completely change their way of thinking. That's your job. Because the reason you didn't get a lot of new girls is because you didn't MEET a lot of potential members. And you're only too old to meet new people if you're dead. A little extreme, but it's kind of true.
Keep in mind, however, that you can't just say to someone, "You're a senior, but you MUST know younger girls." And you can't just say, "We shouldn't have official informal recruitment events." And you can't just say, "Recruitment is easy." I'm no mind-reader, but I can tell you that everyone will come back with the same answers: "No I don't", "Yes we should", and "ARE YOU CRAZY?!"
You have to ask questions, such as, "Is this method producing results?" and, "Have you all been satisfied with our informal recruitment numbers?" and, "What can we do to improve?"
You have to show how your ideas will make the system better. My suggestion, though, would be to start off small. Don't go from having numerous informal recruitment events to having none. The chapter probably won't go for that. Suggest doing some things your way, and some things their way. After recruitment is over, have a serious discussion about what worked, what didn't work, and what will probably work in the future.
And go to Phiredup.com! Actually, their blog entry from 2 days ago ('Let's Leave the Big Top for the Circus') is something you should definitely read. Then... keep reading more! The people on that site know what they're talking about.