My school has no-frills formal recruitment. We have had this for at least the past four years, so I really don't know anything else. One of the bad things is there are a lot of rules. Each sorority can only spend $800 on the entire 4-day recruitment. You must turn in reciepts to panhellenic within 48 hrs of bid day. A small snack is serverd on skit day, but it is absolutely just water for every other day. We do have skit night, but we are only allowed to decorate the room where the skit will be performed. Same goes for pref. You cannot have a theme on any day of recruitment. There are many other rules, but that is all I can remember right now. One good thing is it cuts down on competition somewhat, and you really have to focus on conversation with the girls. It is hard somtimes because of all the rules and it makes it really easy to get an infraction during recruitment(you can get an infraction for letting a girl leave the house with a napkin, or having a candle lit in one of the rooms in the house!) But overall, I think it is very effective even though you always have that $800 limit to keep in mind! Hope this helps!
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