A chapter recruitment story.

lilabelle · #1 09-11-2013, 06:37 PM

Newest update:

We have our big sister reveal next Monday, and we are so excited for our new members to find out who they are! Unfortunately we have had more women drop, so our NM class is about 2/3 the size it was at bid day. Very disappointing, but since bids are good for a calendar year, we are working to re-recruit the women we have lost so far, as well as meeting new women to recruit. Campus total has again been raised, so we are now further from reaching it, which is also sort of disheartening. We are doing our best to meet snd recruit new women, though everyone does seem less enthusiastic anout jt than in the past. It's very difficult when we continuously recruit awesome women, who then drop because of finances and there's simply no way around it - we do present finances initially, but many women feel they can make it work, then find out later they simply cannot, which is why they choose to resign.

33girl · #2 09-11-2013, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lilabelle

we are working to re-recruit the women we have lost so far

Funk dat. If they want to flounce, let 'em flounce. You will not do your campus reputation or your chapter's self-esteem any good by begging these girls to come back. Any time we "begged" a girl to pledge, she ended up being a POS sister.

Living well is the best revenge. Go after new pledges, set your sights HIGH and make those girls sorry that they were so stupid as to drop.

And are you guys the only sorority with the finance problem? If so, is it because your dues are appreciably higher than the other groups? If that's the case, re-evaluate and see where they can be cut. If it's national dues, knock your local dues down as far as you possibly can. But if every group's dues are around the same amount and you're the only group having women drop because "it's too expensive" - then you need to 1) start giving them an experience that's worth the $$ 2) stop bidding wishy-washy women. Don't mess with money issues. If they can't afford it, DON'T BID THEM. Trust me, it is not worth it.