Carrying new members over summer

[dgdramadawg]

I knew a girl who held over her bid because she wanted to pledge with the large fall pledge class, and the sorority she was pledging had members invite her out during the summer (basically, so she wouldn't forget how much she liked it). Before formal recruitment, they asked her to help decorate, and during recruitment, they asked her to hold water/refreshments (since she could not vote and therefore could not rush people). This made her feel as much a part of the sorority as she could be before pledging. If you don't have time for the whole new member period, I would suggest doing something like what this chapter did.