MIT recruitment posters

AOII Angel · #1 09-25-2007, 03:08 PM

Has anyone seen these posters put out by MIT panhellenic? I am so impressed with them! What a great way to highlight the good that sororities do in this world!! Here's the link:
http://web.mit.edu/panhel/www/recruitment/truth.html

Benzgirl · #2 09-25-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Has anyone seen these posters put out by MIT panhellenic? I am so impressed with them! What a great way to highlight the good that sororities do in this world!! Here's the link:
http://web.mit.edu/panhel/www/recruitment/truth.html

LOVE IT!!!!

KSUViolet06 · #3 09-25-2007, 03:30 PM

These are really good. They aren't your average "make friends, go Greek" recruitment PR. But then again, this is MIT we're talking about.

My favorite:

http://web.mit.edu/panhel/www/recrui...nickPoster.pdf

alum · #4 09-25-2007, 04:13 PM

I think these are wonderful!

violetpretty · #5 09-25-2007, 04:30 PM

I love these! I sent the link to our Panhellenic President and VP Recruitment.

indygphib · #6 09-25-2007, 05:03 PM

These posters are awesome!

bejazd · #7 09-25-2007, 05:14 PM

those are terrific! even though I have no idea what the research was about

REE1993 · #8 09-25-2007, 05:17 PM

So I wonder which chapter is known for the "brainy girls" lol.

Benzgirl · #9 09-25-2007, 06:48 PM

At MIT.......all of them!

barnard1897 · #10 09-25-2007, 08:34 PM

These are wonderful! At schools like MIT, where the "intellect on steroids" atmosphere can make it hard to sell Greek life, this is exactly the kind of PR that attracts women to check out sororities. With private college tuitions being astronomical, these students are worried that joining a sorority is expensive, and that the pay out is only social. They need to see this kind of marketing to realize that it can pay huge dividends to join a sorority and that it IS worth the extra time you put in.

aephi alum · #11 09-25-2007, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by REE1993

So I wonder which chapter is known for the "brainy girls" lol.

AEPhi of course.

(Actually, my chapter has earned all kinds of top GPA awards, both within AEPhi and at MIT.)

Definitely, the best way to sell greek life at a place like MIT is to emphasize that it's not just about parties and girls/guys and getting drunk. People want to hear that they can join a GLO, do well in their studies, get involved in other extracurricular activities and sports, and have a life. (You will note there is no mention of sleep in that.

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alum · #12 09-25-2007, 08:59 PM

I can see a lot of schools where this would be a great recruitment tool.

barnard1897 · #13 09-25-2007, 09:06 PM

Coming from a campus similar to MIT, I always thought it was incredibly refreshing to get out of the pressure cooker environment where everyone was so cut throat and grade-conscious. Sorority life offered a much needed respite. My sisters were so much fun to hang out with, but we understood that school came first and supported each other. I'll always remember the day that I came home from taking a major standardized exam to get into professional school. While I was out, my room had been plastered in post-its from my sorority roommates, who had written words of encouragement on them! People laugh at Elle Wood/Legally Blonde and her sorority holding her hand through the LSATs, but I am living proof that it happens all the time, even at the brain trust ivory tower institutions!! Greek life has a place at every school, if only given a chance to make it.

AOII Angel · #14 09-25-2007, 09:12 PM

Having been around medicine for 10 years, I've noticed that really bright people segregate themselves according to intellect. I wonder if GPA and intellegence factor in more during recruitment at MIT than at other schools. You'd think that with admission requirements being so stringent, everyone would be on equal footing, but i think you'd be amazed at how wide the gap can be! Anyone know if this is the case?

barnard1897 · #15 09-25-2007, 11:29 PM

Stupid people are everywhere. Some just hide it better. At my private college, known for its Fulbright scholars and top notch admission standards, we actually downplayed the importance of grades in MS because it was more or less assumed everyone had to be bright to survive there--otherwise they'd be transferring someplace else. So what got me was how seemingly bright women with mensa level intelligence could let the deadly mix of perfectionism and low self esteem take them to places that they never should have gone. I saw as much in the way of eating disorders, drug use, sleeping around, and alcoholism as I probably would have at a larger state school. The scary thing was, you knew that these same people who acted like idiots drunk might well be the ones quoted in the Wall Street Journal or publishing in JAMA in a few years!!!