If you're looking at interviews as a way to get to know your new members why not set up time with actives and new members where they just hang out. Instead of making the NM's run around trying to get a hold of actives, set up half an hour periods or and hour periods or so, maybe on a weekend, and just hang out with the NM. Have a few actives meet with a few NM's one weekend. Play some pool, have dinner together, whatever. Just have a casual meeting. If all you want is to get to know new members wouldn't it be best to meet them in a relaxed setting rather than meeting them under all this pressure to get signatures? You'll never really get to know them that way.
If you're asking new members to interview actives then it's only really the new members getting to know the actives and the actives still don't really know the new members.
I don't know if I made any sense. I think what I'm trying to say is why not have a Brother's night. We have Sister's nights where new members and Actives get together and do something fun. It gives everyone a chance to get to know each other in a relaxed and fun environment.
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