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Also recruitment in and of itself is a pressure cooker type of situation that no one can really prepare themselves to go through (on either side really) except by doing it. Threads like these help women realize that we've all done it, we've had some home runs and some strike outs, and we've all lived to tell the tale. Also I loved hearing about just the variety of stories that women tell about recruitment (because every sister I know has at least one crazy story) because it is such a strange situation. Hearing from women from every chapter ("top" or "bottom" tier, small or big, laid back or ultra competitive) gave me a good overview of what all I could expect.

A program is nice, sure, and workshops can help, but I know that I enjoyed reading over the recruitment "from the other side" threads before it was my first rush. I felt that they were helpful too, and helped me see all the positives of it (because I'd heard some negatives as well and was nervous because of it).