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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
I served on a committee and found that the research done by other NPCs about terminations says that the summer after initiation (if a girl is a freshman NM, the summer before soph year) is the average termination time (meaning that most of those who terminate, do so at that point.)
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That's surprising to me. I'd have guessed the biggest loss would be in the summer between junior and senior year. What you're saying tells me that "summer rush" (stealing from another thread) should be devoted to retention of those freshmen. The Facebook contact, summer events in cities with lots of members, etc. And I can see that being a big benefit for the following fall's real rush. We used to have "summer chapter" where we'd get together to do work on the house, like painting and other projects that are hard to do while girls are living in. Most of our members were from within a few hours of campus, so getting together in July was an easy escape from home. But I never thought of that as a member retention tool. I just saw it as a way of getting crap done. On the other hand, we did have excellent member retention, so maybe it was good for both things.
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