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Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi
Have someone in your sorority invest in the book "I Heart Recruitment": http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Recruitm...1552458&sr=8-1
You're totally lost on how to COB and get new members, and that's understandable. That book is an incredible resource for chapters in your situation - where informal recruitment will make a huge difference, and the traditional methods of just hosting an open house event aren't bringing in the women.
Good Luck!
ETA: DGTess beat me to it! We posted at the same time, with the same thought! |
I would also suggest the book I <3 Recruitment. Based on the concern in your posts I'm assuming your colony is quite a bit smaller than the other groups on campus. If that's the case, you will need everyone recruiting all the time. And by that I don't mean setting up COB events every night of the week - as LABlondeGPhi said, that has probably not worked for you thus far.
Your chapter will need to work on making friends. Probably the easiest way to do this is to follow the outline provided in the Fraternal Musing blog post someone else linked. DON'T mention your sorority when you're doing this. You don't want to come off as only caring about that person so you can build your numbers. Eventually you can introduce your sorority to people, but it should come after you've made friendships.
If everyone in your colony can do the above, they should be able to find at least one person to join, in which case you would have doubled your membership. It will take work, and people will probably become burnt out, but the rewards can be really great. Good luck.