Sneaky Recruitment Strategies

[ASTalumna06]

Question…

Have any of you ever used some undercover, sneak-a-fied tactics in order to attract potential new members during COB? Someone mentioned this to me, and I have asked a couple of people about it already, and some have said that it’s kind of mean and an “ambush” of sorts, and others say “go for it.”

For example: You are looking to have your roommate join your sorority. You talk about it, but she just doesn’t know if it’s right for her, and it’s next to impossible to get her to attend a sorority event just to see what it’s all about. She always has an excuse as to why she can’t go. So… you invite her to see the movie playing on campus, and she comes along. When you get there, you “bump into” a couple of your sisters. Obviously you’ve planned ahead of time to meet there, but you don’t tell your roommate this, otherwise, you know that she probably wouldn’t have come.

Have you ever done something like this in order to have a PNM meet some of your members, or do you think this would be a horrible thing to do?