A Different Kind of Live Recruitment Story

[tangelo212]

Sounds like things are going really well so far! Good luck to your chapter!

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Now… of those 22 PNMs, 8 of them are second semester freshmen or older, so because of deferred recruitment, those 8 are the ones who would be eligible to receive a bid. It’s kind of frustrating, because for the rest, they will have to stick it out until next semester to see if they can receive one

Then that means 8 pledges would double your usual class of 4 which is awesome!

But also, I'm a little confused... first semester freshmen can attend informal fall recruitment parties before deferred formal recruitment (obviously before they have gone through any recruitment at all)? How is this possible--is there a special rule about specific freshmen women who can go or is it just a really lax recruitment in general?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by tangelo212

is it just a really lax recruitment in general?

This.

We had the same setup - rush was deferred but 1st sem freshmen women could attend parties. There was no fee so it really wasn't a big deal. I think that Panhel in general believed it helped kindle women's interest (and maybe kept them from pledging little sister groups, but that's a long-ago no longer relevant issue).