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Hey, I am part of a local that has not yet taken a Beta Chapter, but I am close friends with a Beta Theta Pi (nat'l frat.). They just come on our campus, and I can tell you how they did it. First, nationals took out ads in the school paper advertising interest meetings. Dates, times, etc . . . were all placed in there, and set up in advance. Reps from beta came down (in suits) and presented the ideal of beta. I think there were about 100 men intrested. Reps accepted "applications" of sorts, and they contacted the young men with a time to meet for an interview. I think they required business casual dress. Out of 100 applicants, 22 were picked as "Founding Fathers" of that chapter. The FF all had to go to weekly meetings (much like pledge education) to learn about beta. They took tests, and overall, everything was micromanaged by the national reps. No pledging was involved, their membership and initiation at the end of the semester hinged on their test scores and continued intrest in attending the meetings. Their chapter is well, and I attribute this to the professional, well-put-together image that the older boys portrayed during recruitment, as well as their continued presence in the lives of the potentials. It seems to have worked for them, and I think that my sorority may try this method when we expand. Hope this helps. Good luck!
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