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Holiday meetings will definitely not work for every chapter; many GLO bylaws forbid the scheduling of mandatory meetings during breaks. (Not to mention girls who live far from school may not be able to shell out the bucks for a plane ticket!)
When you are a small chapter, getting your friends to rush does not often work, especially if you've been in for more than a semester. Hey, if they were interested in Greek life, they would have rushed already. And they know you - they know your chapter; it takes a bid from a big, impressive chapter to make them decide Greek life is for them. From their perspective, what is the benefit of joining? They're not sold on the Greek aspect, and they already have your friendship.
A better bet are your acquaintances. There's a cute, smart girl in your class ... an outgoing girl down the hall. Talk to them, get to know them a little better, and start introducing them to your sisterhood. Unlike your friends, they probably haven't already considered and rejected your org. And unlike your friends, if they join they have a whole other circle of friends to bring in.
I do have to agree with what some other folks have said; what works for a large chapter with simply a few slots open does emphatically NOT work for a chapter that's struggling to increase its numbers to campus average. If you're subtle, no one will know you're there.
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