Good Recruitment Icebreaking Questions

[APhiAnna]

Hey, I actually love recruitment conversation so hopefully this helps. I found that the best way to go about it is ask one "boring" open-ended question and then use that to spring to something else. For example, come in with a question in mind ("What's your major?") and then prepare different "tangents", so to speak, depending on whether her answer is a major identical to yours and if it is completely different.

Think of those questions as conversation starters...she's been getting questions like that all during recruitment, and what will make you (and ultimately your house) stand out is if you can skillfully take that initial question into a conversation about similar interests or experiences. Focus more on asking the question to get to a conversation rather than just listening to her answer and moving on.

[KSUViolet06]

Some more advice:

You don't have to talk about your sorority from the moment the PNMs walk in the door.

Alot of new actives think that they have to constantly be talking about Sigma activities, Sigma's philanthropy events on the first day.

If all you do is talk talk talk about your sorority and the awards you win, the stuff you do, your house, etc. it can actually turn the PNMs off because they may feel like you're trying too hard to "sell the sorority" and you're not really interested in getting to know them.