NPC Recruitment & Chapter Listing: Fall 2015-Spring 2016

[jolene]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

At that point, I think more groups should seriously consider opting out of formal recruitment and saving their energy and resources for COB.

As someone who transferred mid year and did COB I'd probably have been terrified by the chanting, matching outfits, five minute convos of formal rush. That could be a great way of finding quality members who didn't sign up in time for formal. I'm the first in my family to go to college much less join a Greek org so for us 'virgins' to all of that, it could be weird. I was very involved in my first (two year) college and transferred to a uni with around 25,000 students (it's since gotten bigger) and didn't realize how hard it would be to get plugged in. I worked in the student union and dealt with a lot of the Greeks and decided joining would be a good way to meet people. I can't believe I'm the only one of my species.

PS: My first college is now a 4 year school with Greek life.

[AOII*Azra-elle]

I lied. Appalachian State voted to decrease campus total recently. I think this was in regards to stacking a third organization when ZTA had come on campus and AGD was yet to colonize. Their current campus total, per recruitment advisor, is 109.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by jolene

As someone who transferred mid year and did COB I'd probably have been terrified by the chanting, matching outfits, five minute convos of formal rush. That could be a great way of finding quality members who didn't sign up in time for formal. I'm the first in my family to go to college much less join a Greek org so for us 'virgins' to all of that, it could be weird. I was very involved in my first (two year) college and transferred to a uni with around 25,000 students (it's since gotten bigger) and didn't realize how hard it would be to get plugged in. I worked in the student union and dealt with a lot of the Greeks and decided joining would be a good way to meet people. I can't believe I'm the only one of my species.

PS: My first college is now a 4 year school with Greek life.

It's really, really, really exhausting to do FR, come up short, and then have to COB, while at the same time trying to retain everyone from FR, many of whom are unhappy with their bid. If you are missing quota by 10-20%, you suck it up and hope HQ sends help, but if you are missing quota by 50% or more? No way it makes sense to do both.

IME, for a WRC, COB women are much easier to retain, too.