Carrying new members over summer

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My impression: you have three open spots now and will have an even larger deficit in the fall due to a large graduating senior class this spring.

If you have already filled the three spots, get permission from your regional rep to speed up the new member education period and initate the members before end of semester. This is not an uncommon practice to coincide with a university break or exams. (You can set aside some special activities and events for them and the chapter prior to recruitment in the fall so they get some extra "love" from the chapter before the new members come in through formal recruitment). I also really liked the idea to send them notes and cards throughout the summer to keep them excited about being part of the sorority and to show them that the fall is going to be great!

There are benefits and risks associated with initating them now rather than in the fall. Assess what is best for your chapter.

But ... will recruiting only three members this late in the school year late help with your fall recruitment? You are going to have a significantly reduced chapter in the fall due to the large graduating senior class this spring... will 3 more women on the floor with relatively little sorority experience make much of an impact? Is the effort to recruit the 3 spots going to be worth in light of the business of the end of spring with graduation, members abroad, spring break, etc?