How to keep the freshman interested???

[ASTalumna06]

(Ok, to clear things up: I never said that inviting girls to events is dirty rushing. I simply said that in a "non-dirty rushing" way, we inform the PNMs that they can't receive a bid until the following semester. Forget I even mentioned it.)

And as for the "poor us" attitude... that's not what I'm saying at all. I'm simply saying that implementing formal recruitment probably isn't the next logical step in creating more interest in Greek life on this campus.

And here's another question... I know that a lot of people don't have experience with the recruitment situation of this campus, but... do you think it would be a good idea to do away with recruitment events altogether? (And I'm talking recruitment parties with themes and all that)

Now hear me out... 99.9% of the girls that we get are either a.) brought to a recruitment event by a sister who she's already friends with, b.) is a new roommate of a sister, or c.) has a friend who knows someone in the sorority who convinces her to join.

If this is the case, and if convincing complete strangers to come to recruitment events is difficult, why have them? Why not just invite these girls we don't know to do normal things like get lunch, go to a basketball game, or study?

I keep reading everywhere that "Non-Greeks are afraid of sorority/fraternity rush events", which I can understand. And in a formal recruitment setting, they have to go through these events if they want to join. But on this campus, they don't. Would it be wise to avoid these kind of events altogether?