Recruitment, Long Hair, Hair Flipping & Singing in Doorways

[kaeb]

Haha yeah I'm convinced Greeks speak a foreign language that closely resembles English.

Lawn dances/porch songs are when the entire sorority goes running out from behind the house screaming and does a song. There was a rule that the girls couldn't move their legs (to cut down on the choreography element, I believe), so it just ended up looking really weird, with girls with stick-straight legs waving their arms around and singing as loudly as they can. It also made it really clear which houses were bigger than others, and the sizes of each house's lawn made a real difference too.

I don't think there's an official definition of "no frills" (please correct me if I'm wrong, wiser GCers!), but the idea of it is getting away from pageantry & image and moving more towards recruitment based on good conversation and Values-Based Recruitment (it's a whole thing from Phired Up).

[USCTrojanPNM13]

Originally Posted by kaeb

Haha yeah I'm convinced Greeks speak a foreign language that closely resembles English.

It seems a bit like Lawns Dances, Hair Flipping and Door Stacks oh my!

I thought I knew all the terms but I guess I need to study up over the next 2 weeks!

[WhiteRose1912]

Let me dust off ye ol' Green Book.

“No Frills” Recruitment Recommendations (1989, 1991, 1997, 2003)
Incorporation of “no frills” concept. All College Panhellenics and their member chapters shall incorporate the following into their membership recruitment programs as soon as possible:
• Establish guidelines for membership recruitment budgets and set a cap on membership recruitment expenses, including the value of all donated goods and services in the cap figure.
• Eliminate all outside decorations.
• Confine all membership recruitment entertainment within the chapter house or other recruitment facility.
• Evaluate all membership recruitment skits as to length and content.
• Discourage the use of membership recruitment skits at the first round of parties.
• Discourage elaborate costuming and purchase of special membership recruitment outfits.
• Eliminate all gifts, favors, preference letters or notes for potential new members until they have accepted bids.
• Develop conversation and interviewing skills.
• Follow NPC recommendations for release figures.
Guidelines for implementation of this resolution can be found in the College Panhellenic Resource Information chapter of this manual.