NPC Recruitment & Chapter Listing: Fall 2015-Spring 2016

[sugar and spice]

Originally Posted by ChioLu

Is it possible to have another close Tri Delta chapter -- like * USC, LMU, CSLB or UCSB -- to assist with Recruitment? None have fall recruitment at the same time. (I believe that both CSLB and UCSB "borrow" UCLA's Tri Delta chapter house once a year -- like, during UCLA's Spring Break or during the summer -- for member retreats.)
* Univ. abbreviations: USC = Univ. of Southern California, LMU= Loyola Marymount Univ., CSLB = Cal State Long Beach, UCSB = Univ. of California Santa Barbara.

Roughly 2005-ish, a chapter at my university (Tulsa Univ.) was struggling and a dozen or so members from their strong Oklahoma State chapter helped out during 2 conversational rounds (Open House & Entertainment). The chapter got quota+ that year and hasn't struggled since.

That was a popular solution ten years ago, but I think sorority leaders have caught on to the fact that it's usually a stop-gap measure at best and actively harmful at worst. (Like 33girl said, it doesn't stop tent talk, only increases it, and PNMs may feel like they're being tricked or assume that every girl they talked to that they liked was from another chapter, even if that's not the case.) I have actually never heard of a scenario where it created real, long-term change until your post, haha.

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.

This might be a good solution at this point, but I'm guessing that would involve letting go of the house, which Tri Delta is probably trying to avoid if they can. Although that may not be avoidable at this point, regardless.

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by sugar and spice

That was a popular solution ten years ago, but I think sorority leaders have caught on to the fact that it's usually a stop-gap measure at best and actively harmful at worst. (Like 33girl said, it doesn't stop tent talk, only increases it, and PNMs may feel like they're being tricked or assume that every girl they talked to that they liked was from another chapter, even if that's not the case.) I have actually never heard of a scenario where it created real, long-term change until your post, haha.

I agree. We had a chapter on my campus years that had brought in members from their stronger chapters at FSU and UF to help them recruit. Even if a PNM ended up liking this chapter, they didn't want to join knowing that many of the members who were there would ultimately go home to their chapters in Tallahassee or Gainesville the next day. Plus, the tent talk was unrelenting and dug this chapter deeper into a hole that they never got themselves out of. The chapter did reorganize, but they still were unable to overcome their past stigma and eventually folded.