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This is long, but I copied it from an NPC Word document I received.
Continuous Open Recruitment (COR)
Minimally Structured Recruitment (MSR)
Partially Structured Recruitment (PSR)
Fully Structured Recruitment (FSR)
SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS & STYLE ELEMENTS
The Panhellenic Council in consultation with the Greek Advisor and NPC Area Advisor should evaluate its recruitment to determine the style that is best suited for the campus. In determining the style, the assessment checklist and the Panhellenic community characteristics (listed below) will be considered.
Panhellenic communities can be grouped into four separate entities that usually relate to a specific Recruitment Style. However, there may be some Panhellenic communities that will need to combine elements from more than one style.
Style: Continuous Open Recruitment (COR)
Panhellenic Community¡¦s Characteristics:
ƒô NPC chapters number 1-3.
ƒô Quota is 2-9 (when fully structured recruitment is used).
ƒô Chapters recruit almost as many or more women through COR as during fully structured recruitment.
Style Elements:
č Most women exhibit little interest in or have no plans to affiliate.
č Prospective members will not participate in a centrally planned recruitment process.
č Continuous Open Recruitment is the preferred style of recruitment.
č It is acceptable to bypass a structured recruitment process so the chapters do not expend large amounts of time, energy and other resources for a handful of women.
č Growth could occur if the chapters placed all of their focus on recruiting new members using the one-on-one recruiting techniques, developing relationships and making friends.
č Panhellenic does not set dates for recruitment or for bid acceptance.
č There is no bid matching.
č Chapters pledge to Total.
Style: Minimally Structured Recruitment (MSR)
Panhellenic Community¡¦s Characteristics:
ƒô NPC chapters number 2-5.
ƒô Quota is no more than 10-12 (when fully structured recruitment is used).
ƒô Chapters need to engage in COR also to grow their chapters & community.
Style Elements:
č This style is well suited to campuses where the pool of interested potential new members is quite small but Panhellenic marketing is helpful in stimulating interest. Panhellenic members need to work together on marketing and promotions of events.
č A centrally planned process such as Partially Structured Recruitment or Fully Structured Recruitment (see below) presents a barrier in converting the interested women into members.
č Chapters collaborate to ensure that there are no schedule conflicts with their planned events.
č Potential new members are free to explore the available options at their discretion and are not required to visit all chapters.
č Panhellenic sets a date for bid issuance.
č There is no bid matching, as prospective new members are not required to visit all chapters.
č Chapters pledge to Total.
Style: Partially Structured Recruitment (PSR)
Panhellenic Community¡¦s Characteristics:
ƒô NPC chapters number 3-9.
ƒô Quota is 15-20 (if fully structured recruitment processes utilized).
ƒô Community may be losing chapters or has lost them.
Style Elements:
č This style is suitable for campuses where the pool of potential new members initially interested in Greek life is large enough for a central planning process but where the fully structured recruitment presents a barrier in converting the interested woman into members. (Large drop-out rates)
č Panhellenic members work together on marketing and promotions to stimulate interest.
č Panhellenic is more involved, logistically, with this style.
č Timing of recruitment is determined by the Panhellenic and recruitment events are scheduled with flexibility in mind so that potential new members will not withdraw because of scheduling format.
č Potential new members are required to attend at least one event for each sorority.
č Each potential new member attends several events.
č Panhellenic sets the date for distribution of bids.
č Bid matching is done in most implementations of PSR but in certain situations this may not be desirable.
č When bid matching is used, then Release Figures Method could be used.
č Quota/Total is used with bid matching.
č Using bid matching here depends upon
„X Number of chapters
„X Number of potential new members
č If bid matching is not used, there is no Quota and chapters may pledge to Total.
Style: Fully Structured Recruitment (FSR)
Panhellenic Community¡¦s Characteristics:
ƒô NPC chapters number 4 ¡V 26.
ƒô Quota is 20 or more.
ƒô More than 10% of women students usually affiliate.
Style Elements:
č This style is suitable for campuses where the number of potential new members is relatively large and registration for recruitment remains high.
č A central planning process is desirable with this style closely resembling the traditional fully structured recruitment process.
č Marketing for Panhellenic remains important and the program and promotions need to be assessed annually to ensure that they are relevant to incoming students.
č Panhellenic handles the logistics for this style of recruitment.
č Recruitment events are formatted in the traditional manner structured by rounds.
č The events should reflect values-based themes and reflect a lifelong fraternal experience.
č Release Figures Method must be used.
č Bid matching is always conducted in this style of recruitment and Quota/Total is in effect.
č Panhellenic sets the date for distribution of bids.
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