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I think my campus found a good middle ground for the first round. It was split into two parts -- Part 1 required all the PNM's who registered for recruitment to watch chapter videos. Campus move-ins and orientation were on a phased schedule, so all the PNM's had a few days to watch the videos. Once everyone had finished moving in, they moved to Part 2, which was a round of 30-minute Zoom meet and greet sessions. Each chapter selected a group of actives to meet with the PNM's; after about 10 minutes of general intros and info, they broke off into small group conversations for the remaining time. It worked quite well, but it's a small campus with chapter sizes of 40-50 women, and between 18 to 20 PNM's assigned to each first round session, so it was manageable. Certainly wouldn't work everywhere, but it was nice that both chapters and PNM's got a little time to connect before making the first cuts.
Preference round was where things got a little odd. At the last minute, due to a spike in the state's COVID infections, Panhellenic decided to make the Philanthropy round virtual-only, which was fine. But it refused to come down one way or the other on Preference, ultimately leaving it up to each chapter to decide if it wanted to do in-person or virtual-only. A couple of chapters opted to do virtual Preference parties, while the majority did in-person preference parties. I guess it all worked out for the best (everyone made quota), but I think it would have been great if our campus Panhellenic had opted to demonstrate a united front given the circumstances (something that it has struggled with over the years).
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