Formal Recruitment Dinner?

[Kansas City]

Since this is a recruitment event, you should probably focus on conversation. Maybe try some group games (charades, Pictionary, etc.) that will get everyone involved.

[Psi U MC Vito]

My chapter always does a formal dinner for recruitment. We usually do it right before bids are given out. Basically it is to show what the brotherhood is all about. You just sit with the kids and talk to them. Ask them questions about themselves, encourage them to ask questions of you and the organization, just BS. just bond with them. Another thing one of my other chapters does is have everybody give a little speech at some point in the night. It's a simple thing, just saying your name and a couple of facts about yourself.

[33girl]

OK, I'm going to sound like a guy here, but here goes.

Don't do this with the hottest sorority on campus. The rushees will focus on the girls and try to get their phone numbers and pay no attention to you or the idea of pledging.

Obviously don't ask the sorority that's the lowest on the totem pole either, but you do want to keep the guys focused on what they're really there for.

[gtdxeric]

Originally Posted by 33girl

OK, I'm going to sound like a guy here, but here goes.

Don't do this with the hottest sorority on campus. The rushees will focus on the girls and try to get their phone numbers and pay no attention to you or the idea of pledging.

I disagree; I doubt the distraction would be much different going from medium-hot to extremely hot girls. It would be there, yes, but the guys who are going to stay focused will stay focused and the guys who will hit on girls will hit on girls, regardless of whether the girls are 7's or 8's and 9's.

With that said, I think the first priority when picking a sorority for something like this is to find one with girls who are familiar with your fraternity. A medium-hot girl saying that she really likes XYZ is a much better selling point than a really hot girl saying that um yeah, she doesn't actually hang out there, but she's heard they're really nice guys.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by gtdxeric

With that said, I think the first priority when picking a sorority for something like this is to find one with girls who are familiar with your fraternity. A medium-hot girl saying that she really likes XYZ is a much better selling point than a really hot girl saying that um yeah, she doesn't actually hang out there, but she's heard they're really nice guys.

Yeah, the bolded is more what I meant. You don't want anyone to think you're pulling a Can't Buy Me Love or something.