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Originally Posted by SockPuppet3
We are NPC.
To answer other questions, we have struggled with formal recruitment for a while. This is the first one I was ever involved with (on this end), and it was a mess. Having gone through formal recruitment last year, and getting to see what other groups on my campus can do, I'm not surprised we did so poorly - the other groups seem to be so much more "with it" than us. I love my sisters, and we worked our butts off, but it just doesn't seem to be enough. We've had such a poor reputation on campus for so long now that I don't know how we'll be able to pull out of this slump.
I really thought it would get better once some of our alumnae moved on, but their involvement is still so strong. And when your chapter is already weak, it's hard to turn away people who are willing to help. I think we're just being helped by the wrong people. HQ always seems interested in helping us, and the chapter consultants who visit usually make comments like, "Obviously, you have a great sisterhood, you just need to get your numbers up." We're like, "Obviously. We get that. How can you help us do that?"
So what is a closed meeting anyway? Has anyone ever participated (in any form) in one? It isn't scheduled for a while, so I have some time to get my thoughts together. Of course I'm assuming I have a chance to express my thoughts. If it's just a gripe session run by alumnae, then I don't want to go (nor do I see why we would be required to attend). If it's a chance for us to try to figure out a new game plan, then I'm all for it. I just hope it isn't too late.
We don't have a house, so ASUADPi, that isn't really an issue we're having to worry about. We have all talked about the other questions you've mentioned (what happens to sisters? will we try to come back - again?) Our chapter was closed around 20 years ago and reopened around 5 years later. From what I gather, it's been 15 years of uphill battles for us. I'd hate for someone else to be going through this 15 years down the line.
I just don't know. I feel like we need some serious HQ intervention. But, that might just be asking for trouble. I just want to contact HQ and say, "Please, please please help us - but don't close us."
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Well, it looks like they tried to do that and your chapter decided to go in a different direction.
I think you need to contact your Headquarters. Recruitment is just like marketing in any business and in sales...you need to pinpoint your target audience, find out what they are shying away from and correct it. I would agree with the others that chapters are not closed easily...it's an expense on the sorority and once your gone it's hard to come back.
I would say they will know of other schools who have made a huge 'come back'...you can call those schools and find out what they did differently and see if you can apply those same principles to yours.
You may not be able to do it in a single year, it may take a couple.
What is the reputation of your sorority....I mean the REAL one...when new students hear of your sorority, what do they think of? What image comes to mind? Is it good or bad? Can it be corrected?
If you have a sister that is majoring in business I would find out who is taking advanced marketing classes and apply those same principles immediately...you don't have to wait until the next recruitment to start.
People are people, they make choices emotionally in organzations they join and in products they buy....the principles are the same.
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