Getting initiated members to be more open

[missyvwc]

Hey there. When I joined my chapter a year and a half ago, we had just recovered from nearly losing our charter. We've continued to grow, but in comparison to our campus total (45) we are still small (21). I know we could grow by leaps and bounds, because our girls are amazing... once you get to know them. There are about 10 girls in the chapter who simply don't make an effort to get to know our PNMs, and during bid discussion, all they have to say is "I can't have an opinion of her because I don't know her". I've tried to explain that the girls who are coming to CORs are nervous. They aren't the ones who are recruiting us- we are recruiting them. It is our obligation to get to know them and make sure they get to know us. Because they didn't get to know the girls, they won't vote for them and we sometimes we aren't able to bid girls that most of us agree would be excellent additions to our chapter.

I guess my question is, do you all know any activities we can incorporate to make it easier for these sisters to get to know PNMs? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.