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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
If you're looking at interviews as a way to get to know your new members why not set up time with actives and new members where they just hang out. Instead of making the NM's run around trying to get a hold of actives, set up half an hour periods or and hour periods or so, maybe on a weekend, and just hang out with the NM. Have a few actives meet with a few NM's one weekend. Play some pool, have dinner together, whatever. Just have a casual meeting. If all you want is to get to know new members wouldn't it be best to meet them in a relaxed setting rather than meeting them under all this pressure to get signatures? You'll never really get to know them that way.
If you're asking new members to interview actives then it's only really the new members getting to know the actives and the actives still don't really know the new members.
I don't know if I made any sense. I think what I'm trying to say is why not have a Brother's night. We have Sister's nights where new members and Actives get together and do something fun. It gives everyone a chance to get to know each other in a relaxed and fun environment.
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We (and I think many other chapters) do just that.
The only time that our pledges should feel they need to 'run around' trying to get signatures would be to meet the associates of our chapter who rarely show up to events. We tell our pledges that the BEST way to meet the members and get their signatures is by coming to meetings & events. That's what I did when I was a pledge. Doing fellowship events (ie social events) with the actives and pledges are the best way for all to get to know one another, and most groups do this (I would hope). My chapter has been doing very successfull "Big/Little" events that really help the pledges get to know their Bigs and the other members.
Also, we encourage pledges to wear their pin and carry their pledge book with them at all times (within reason) because you never know if you might meet an associate or alumni member, and this would be a chance to meet them and get a signature. This helps them realize that our organization is more then just our chapter.