Recruitment at a private university

Rudy Roo · #1 01-11-2009, 10:45 PM

Hi,
This is my first time posting so here goes! I am a Sigma Sigma Sigma sister from a private university up in the northeast and well.... Our chapter is pretty small because we chose quality over quantity when it comes to PNMs (which we pride ourselves on). However, the problem is that we have approximately 10-13 girls graduating this spring or next fall and with those sisters gone, the numbers of active sisters will be cut in half and we will be left with about 15 ladies. So recruitment is a BIG must for us and our University is now enforcing partial recruitment structure which will have a negative effect on our chapter due on the requirements it imposes on the PNMs. We need to come up with some themes/ideas to make ourselves stand out from all the other sororities on campus in order to recruit a large number of quality women who deserve to be a part of our organization. Any advice or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!

KSUViolet06 · #2 01-11-2009, 10:52 PM

I did a search for recruitment themes and found like 20 threads, try checking those out:

http://greekchat.com/gcforums/search...archid=3872816

Also, stop by the Sigma forum!

Another point I wanted to add: Quality and quantity are not mutually exclusive. Many chapters think that you must sacrifice one for the other, but it is possible to have both.

AOII Angel · #3 01-11-2009, 10:57 PM

Check out "I Heart Recruitment." That is a really great book that is geared mostly towards groups that do NOT rely completely on formal recruitment.

Rudy Roo · #4 01-12-2009, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Check out "I Heart Recruitment." That is a really great book that is geared mostly towards groups that do NOT rely completely on formal recruitment.

Would any of those strategies apply to a hearing impaired chapter?

AOII Angel · #5 01-12-2009, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Rudy Roo

Would any of those strategies apply to a hearing impaired chapter?

Are you from a hearing impaired chapter? That's interesting! I think this book is applicable to all human relationships...it actually is a lot of common sense that people overlook when discussing recruitment.

ASTalumna06 · #6 01-12-2009, 02:05 AM

Trust me... I live by "I Heart Recruitment". We also had speakers come from Phired Up Productions (the company that wrote the book) and their presentations were amazing. Go to phiredup.com, and you will find tons of good ideas.

As the book and website say, "Quantity DRIVES quality." Meet as many girls as possible and you'll have more to choose from when deciding who will receive bids. Choosing 10 new members from 100 potentials as opposed to 10 new members from 20 potentials is definitely a good way to find all of the high quality new members you're looking for.

violetpretty · #7 01-12-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rudy Roo

Hi,
This is my first time posting so here goes! I am a Sigma Sigma Sigma sister from a private university up in the northeast and well.... Our chapter is pretty small because we chose quality over quantity when it comes to PNMs (which we pride ourselves on). However, the problem is that we have approximately 10-13 girls graduating this spring or next fall and with those sisters gone, the numbers of active sisters will be cut in half and we will be left with about 15 ladies. So recruitment is a BIG must for us and our University is now enforcing partial recruitment structure which will have a negative effect on our chapter due on the requirements it imposes on the PNMs. We need to come up with some themes/ideas to make ourselves stand out from all the other sororities on campus in order to recruit a large number of quality women who deserve to be a part of our organization. Any advice or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!

After reading I Heart Recruitment, you'll cringe every time someone says that.

ASTalumna06 · #8 01-12-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

After reading I Heart Recruitment, you'll cringe every time someone says that.

VERY true.

KSUViolet06 · #9 01-12-2009, 08:42 PM

I believe it's I <3 Recruitment that says, "quality over quantity is an excuse."

Quality and quantity are not mutually exclusive.

It is possible, and much more beneficial to a chapter to have both.

KSUViolet06 · #10 01-12-2009, 08:46 PM

I know I'm double posting, but also:

Themes and skits and decorations don't get PNMs to like your chapter and want to join.

It's the conversations you have and the connections that INDIVIDUAL sisters make with PNMs that gets them to want to join.

ASTalumna06 · #11 01-12-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I know I'm double posting, but also:

Themes and skits and decorations don't get PNMs to like your chapter and want to join.

It's the conversations you have and the connections that INDIVIDUAL sisters make with PNMs that gets them to want to join.

Exactly.

The three main things I've learned from Phired Up (that seem so incredibly obvious):

1.) You can't recruit who you don't know.
2.) Quantity drives quality.
1.) People don't join organizations. People join people.