Ideas needed

[dever860]

Originally Posted by john1082

I've seen a little league team in there a time of two. In uniform, after a game. A Hooter's over by Anaheim Stadium.

And those guys, 11 or 12 years old, they ALL knew what was going on. They were NOT there to study owls.

You win on that point, back when they first started getting popular my Uncle took me there a few times. That was when I was in my middle school days. Always cracks me up when guys drag their wives and daughters in there. My little girl is going to stay far away. Ill invalidate my point however. My aunt used to love coming with us, she liked talking to the girls. She always said how nice they were. Nothing like that southern hospitality.

[JonoBN41]

To get back to the original topic, try rushing during the summer. Dave, see if you can get a list of incoming freshmen from the college. During the summer, the brothers can look up whoever lives near them. Say something like, "I hear you're going to XYU in the fall and thought you'd like to know some of the ins and outs of the campus", or something like that. Then meet somewhere, go clubbing, bowling, or whatever.

They don't even have to mention the fraternity, not at first anyway. But that kid will know at least one person, and then you can invite him to a rush function once school begins, and he'll know you.

I know for a fact this works because that's how I (and another high school graduate) got recruited. The three of us actually ended up driving from NY to FL together. Geno and I were Lambda Chis before we even arrived at the college.

[Ottor 246]

Find out what you have to do to get on the Freshman Orientation Team (or whatever your school calls the students that help the freshmen move into the dorms and helps them feel at home.)

You get to meet your prospective new members a week or so before the other fraternities even show up. Invite them over to a barbecue at the house. If you do it right, you'll have them ready to join Lambda Chi before they even find out what the other fraternities' names are.

And as a side benefit, (maybe the primary benefit?) you also get first pick of the freshmen girls.