Formal Recruitment Dinner?

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

We do formal dinners with speeches for rush, but never with a sorority. And games just seem out of place after a formal dinner to me.

Agree. We always had girls who were girlfriends of brothers or hung out with our chapter. By inviting one single sorority, hot or medium, you will never find one where all of the members are into your fraternity. You run the risk of a few sorority members whispering into the ears of pnms about the fraternity they really hang out with.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

Agree. We always had girls who were girlfriends of brothers or hung out with our chapter. By inviting one single sorority, hot or medium, you will never find one where all of the members are into your fraternity. You run the risk of a few sorority members whispering into the ears of pnms about the fraternity they really hang out with.

If you get women you already know as dates, there also won't be a chance of men spending time getting to know them or impress them that they should be spending on getting to know each other for rush purposes. You really want to get women who can talk you up and be genuine and informed.

Having women at Rush is so foreign to me. At my school the only women at Rush are house moms or wives of advisors and alumni, or a the mother of a member.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

We do formal dinners with speeches for rush, but never with a sorority. And games just seem out of place after a formal dinner to me.

Co-sign.

Originally Posted by Senusret I

President, Pledgemaster, and Alumni President (or other notable alum).

I would include the Rush Chair. Or if you wanted to keep the number of speakers down to just three, then perhaps replace the Pledgemaster with the Rush Chair.

Originally Posted by LaneSig

Agree. We always had girls who were girlfriends of brothers or hung out with our chapter. By inviting one single sorority, hot or medium, you will never find one where all of the members are into your fraternity. You run the risk of a few sorority members whispering into the ears of pnms about the fraternity they really hang out with.

I agree. However, when it comes to a formal dinner rush event (usually an invite event only), I feel it should only be the brothers (actives and notable alumni as Senusret I noted), and of course the House Mother, in attendance.

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Having women at Rush is so foreign to me. At my school the only women at Rush are house moms or wives of advisors and alumni, or a the mother of a member.

Often, the above mention ladies would be there as well. But in addition to them, on many campuses - Kentucky (UK) being one of them - a different sorority chapter would be invited to attend one of the rush parties. The exception being an "invite only" (i.e. formal dinner) event.

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by TSteven

I agree. However, when it comes to a formal dinner rush event (usually an invite event only), I feel it should only be the brothers (actives and notable alumni as Senusret I noted), and of course the House Mother, in attendance.



Often, the above mention ladies would be there as well. But in addition to them, on many campuses - Kentucky (UK) being one of them - a different sorority chapter would be invited to attend one of the rush parties. The exception being an "invite only" (i.e. formal dinner) event.

Just to clarify: At my chapter, the women were only invited to the 'get to know you' type of rush parties. The last rush party before bid day ('The Smoker') was members and pnms only.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

Just to clarify: At my chapter, the women were only invited to the 'get to know you' type of rush parties. The last rush party before bid day ('The Smoker') was members and pnms only.

I almost said "Smoker" instead of "formal dinner".