How to keep the freshman interested???

[Kansas City]

If it is an all sorority problem, I think that you need to look at unifying your efforts through Panhel. You will need to support each other in order to create a stronger system that girls want to join. The campus I advise at is small and mid-western with no sorority houses it but has a strong Greek system that I attribute to the willingness of all members working together.

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

And here's another question... I know that a lot of people don't have experience with the recruitment situation of this campus, but... do you think it would be a good idea to do away with recruitment events altogether? (And I'm talking recruitment parties with themes and all that). Now hear me out... 99.9% of the girls that we get are either a.) brought to a recruitment event by a sister who she's already friends with, b.) is a new roommate of a sister, or c.) has a friend who knows someone in the sorority who convinces her to join. If this is the case, and if convincing complete strangers to come to recruitment events is difficult, why have them? Why not just invite these girls we don't know to do normal things like get lunch, go to a basketball game, or study?

By formal events, I meant structured. It can be informal such as having a lunch, attending a basketball game or listening to an academic lecture but you still have to formally invite your PNMs, get them excited about attending, lay down the ground rules at the beginning (no first semester freshmen, etc.) and get them excited about coming back again. You can't do these things by just hanging out because as you said, complete strangers aren't just going to walk into your door. Your chapter, and maybe all of the chapters on your campus need to make sure there is structure to your events.