[AXOrushadvisor]

Not everyone is a natural at holding conversations. Some people are socially awkward and recruiting is difficult for them. Those are the women you want to pair with socially strong women so that you don't have a PNM talking to a lousy recruiter the entire time they are at your party (sure fire way of them not ranking you on top.) Sometimes you don't know who recruits well and who doesn't until after the first day. You need to watch what is going on. So how do you prepare? I always tell the girls that you treat a PNM the way you would treat a guest in your home. Welcoming, warm and inviting. Have a list of topics they can talk about for each day (and not the what is your major questions) of recruitment and the ones to stay away from. Above all make sure your promoting your Chapter and what is so great about it (not over the top). Recruiting is like a job interview. You have to ask questions to get to know these PNM's. The more you know the better you will be able to "choose" your New Members. Practice makes perfect. If you can do mock recruitment with splitting your house in 2 to have 1/2 be the PNM's and half be active members do it. If you can work with another group on campus to do the same thing- great. The important thing is to prepare your women with what they will need to be able to successfully communicate to the PNM's. It takes a lot of pre work and planning to have a successful recruitment. Good luck!