A Different Kind of Live Recruitment Story

[ASTalumna06]

It's baaaaaaaaaack.....

Recruitment starts up again on Thursday with our annual Kick-off Recruitment Event, where PNMs will meet with all three sororities together for a short information session, and then break off into three separate recruitment parties, with PNMs rotating and visiting each chapter. From there, COB events will follow for the next two weeks (and beyond if desired).

The schedule:
Thurs, Jan 15th - Kick-off
Tues, Jan 20th - Game Night
Thurs, Jan 22nd - Philanthropy
Mon, Jan 26th - More informational/icebreakers and games
Wed, Jan 28th - Informational
Tues, Feb 3rd - Bid Day

Dates will stay the same, but the “theme” for each night might change.

Following a presentation by Phired Up Productions in the fall, the sisters have decided to focus a lot more on making closer connections with PNMs by inviting them to do smaller activities, outside of scheduled recruitment events, that will foster more personal relationships between the sisters and PNMs.

The girls have also compiled an extensive names list that they will work with to try and communicate with more PNMs throughout the entire school year.

In talking with my sisters, and with members from one of the other chapters on campus, I already imagine there’s going to be a very large number of interested PNMs that come out for recruitment this semester, as compared to previous ones. While this would be a good problem to have, it also might create some complications later in the process. But we’ll see what happens and I’ll keep you all updated as we go along.

[ASTalumna06]

And so it begins...

Last night was the Kick-off Recruitment event and it went exceptionally well! About 25 PNMs showed up which is close to twice as many that have showed up for this event in the past. I was happy to see Panhellenic implementing a system that restricted girls from leaving and only seeing one or two chapters, so that was a plus. The whole thing ran smoothly, and I’m hoping to see many of the PNMs come back for more!

Anyway, when I walked in to our designated room, all of my sisters were already hard at work to decorate. We had 3 looong tables full of mascots, jerseys, paddles, pillows and pictures, half of which I had never even seen before... I felt like I was rushing!

When the PNMs entered, everyone was quick to approach them, introduce themselves, and start in on the conversations. There were some familiar faces from last semester (those PNMs who were 1st semester freshmen in the fall), and a lot of new ones.

I watched as the sisters brought PNMs over to the tables and showed them some of the things that we do as a chapter. They seemed to be very interactive with everyone.

At one point, I overheard a few girls talking, and one of the PNMs said, “Ah, the green ones.. you girls seem to be everywhere I go around campus.” With only 14 active sisters, this was a good thing to hear. My girls are obviously very busy, very involved, and very visible.

The sisters had also made packets for the PNMs that had short bios for each sister, along with their pictures. It was really cute and a way for the PNMs to get to know more about them outside of the recruitment parties. While we’re trying to keep track of all of them, they can keep track of all of us.

But I think there are still some PNMs that my sisters loved, but who might already have their hearts set on another chapter. But we’ll see.

Overall, I think it went well. I was impressed with the way the sisters interacted with the PNMs, and I hope that all of the chapters do well.

I definitely see it being a very successful semester!