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Originally Posted by hopeful mom
Does anyone know how many girls this new colony will be accepting or any other information about it?
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I don't know the slightest thing about how they will do their colony recruitment, but I can tell you generally about how KD did a colony recruitment at Washington University last spring. It might give you a general idea about what sort of goes on.
The chapter consultants spent lots and lots of time tabling and doing campus promotional events. They sponsored an ice cream social for International Women's Friendship Day, for example. PNMs were welcome to stop by the table and any events and talk to the chapter consultants.
If women expressed an interest in joining the colony, the chapter consultant scheduled a coffee date with the PNM
After the coffee dates were done, the PNMs were scheduled for interviews with the chapter consultants and several officers of National Kappa Delta. We did these in small groups of PNMs and officers and consultants.
After that, PNMs were invited to an invitation only party that was more or less a preference party.
The next day, the chapter consultants sent out invitations/regrets to everyone. PNMs who were receiving bids were asked to go to a Bid Night event on campus. There was a ton of food and several dozen alumnae attended to meet the NMs and to show support. It was a really fun, laid back party. Some alumnae from different chapters each did a song or chant for the PNMs. Besides their bid, they all received Bid Night bling - shirts, canvas tote bags, water bottles, stuff. It was a crazy, happy excited room.
During that process, there were membership selection meetings between the chapter consultants and the national officers. They looked at grades and activities, just like regular recruitment.