A Different Kind of Live Recruitment Story

[ASTalumna06]

Ok everyone. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting. But I’ve been keeping in touch with the sisters all week, and up until yesterday, they were still waiting on one more girl to accept her bid. But now I’m finally able to tell you that we got...
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9 new members! ... bringing the chapter to 24 sisters, which is the most I’ve ever seen it at!

The chapter had originally voted on many PNMs, and they distributed 13 bids. 4 of the girls joined other chapters, but all of them were back and forth between us and another one, and made that known to the sisters, so it wasn’t that surprising. Still disappointing, but at least they weren’t completely blindsided.

But the sisters are all really excited and the new girls are already very involved with the chapter. One of the new members (the nice one that I met at the fraternity house a couple weeks ago) is very artistically talented, and she drew a picture of our letters with yellow roses around it for one of the sisters that she’s become close with. Everyone seems to talk on Facebook, congratulating the girls on receiving bids, and they try hang out together whenever possible. I’m happy to see the sisters are so welcoming and making the new girls comfortable with the sometimes uncomfortable situation that is the first week of being a new member.

One of the new members is a senior, but she’s already been talking about getting involved after she graduates. Myself and another alumna are attempting to start an alumnae chapter here in Erie, and she has already expressed interest in helping us to get it off the ground. Anyway, in addition to her leaving, there are only 2 other seniors this year. Which means the chapter will start with 21 active sisters in the fall. I’ve only seen the chapter at 19 members once, and that was in spring after a new member class was initiated. With 6 seniors graduating, that left 13 sisters starting the next semester. So they're definitely in good shape!

The chapter has clearly worked very hard over the past few weeks. With about 10 sisters graduating in spring of 2010, they are trying very hard to build the chapter numbers up, and I’m very proud of everything they’ve done.

I’ll be sure to post pictures when I get some!

(p.s. From what I’ve heard, ASA has 9 new members also, and Theta Phi gave out 8 bids, but I’m not sure if all of them accepted. Either way, it was a very successful recruitment period for all of the chapters, and I hope that the trend continues here!)

[PsychTau]

YAY!!!!! Congratulations on the New Members!!!

PsychTau

[Katmandu]

Congratulations! What fun to hear this from the advisor's perspective. Everyone worked hard for this success, and I know you will all enjoy it!

[CougarGrad]

This story has been great to read. Y'all worked really hard and it looks like it's paid off! Congratulations to all the ladies in the chapter! What a success!




(Y'all forgive me for a moment, but my very curious 7-year-old, who is peering over my shoulder, wants to add some smiley faces to this post... please indulge him for just a sec!)

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by CougarGrad

(Y'all forgive me for a moment, but my very curious 7-year-old, who is peering over my shoulder, wants to add some smiley faces to this post... please indulge him for just a sec!)

I think this thread deserves smiley faces!

[ASTalumna06]

Thanks everyone!

The first ceremony is tomorrow night, so I'll try to snap some pictures while I'm there.

[ASTalumna06]

Sorry it's taken forever, but I finally have pictures! (sorry they're not of the highest quality!)

Alpha Nu, Spring '09, after their ribboning ceremony





And just to give everyone a little perspective, this was the chapter after initiation last semester.....




And this is everyone after the pinning ceremony earlier this week (minus one sister, but plus the Chapter Advisor)...




Check back in September for the next installment!