Rush 2006/2007 Thread

[a.e.B.O.T.]

We gave out 4 bids, but we are a spring rush school, so this is to be expected. Well, low is to be expected, but we are in deep trouble in the recruitment department. If we dont get 15 in the spring, then we do not get our charter, and that is the only thing stopping us. We are in total troubled waters

[sdbeta1]

Originally Posted by a.e.B.O.T.

We gave out 4 bids, but we are a spring rush school, so this is to be expected. Well, low is to be expected, but we are in deep trouble in the recruitment department. If we dont get 15 in the spring, then we do not get our charter, and that is the only thing stopping us. We are in total troubled waters

So what's your number at now, and how much is the campus average? I might be mistaken, but I was under the impression that chartering requirements were supposed to be sustained over the course of a semester.

[a.e.B.O.T.]

Originally Posted by sdbeta1

So what's your number at now, and how much is the campus average? I might be mistaken, but I was under the impression that chartering requirements were supposed to be sustained over the course of a semester.

We have 16, most have 30-45, (12 being SENIORS)... so depending on how many of these guys accept tonight we need 12-16, in the winter, and we were told at convention, that that will do it for us!... personally, not to be a downer, but i don't think itll happen, no one usually recruits more then 10 in the spring, and we dont have a good rep on campus.

[ECUJacob]

I think recruitment has become a MAJOR issue for newly formed colonies and/or newly chartered chapters.

We're very excited for Rush to be here, but foreseeing the loss of 6-8 brothers by the end of the academic year means we have to at least replace those men... and it's be awesome if we could recruit more than that. Time will tell...

[Coramoor]

What are your recruitment methods?

It sounds like you already expect to have a bad rush and just generally pessimistic. I was rush chair for awhile and I had a great time doing it. I learned a lot and I wish I could have done it longer because I have some new things I would like to try out. I saw rush as a competition, and the three semesters I ran it we had the largest pledge classes with the best guys. I focused more on quality than quantity-but that led me into bringing up all the quality guys who in turn did half our recruitment for us.

[a.e.B.O.T.]

Originally Posted by ECUJacob

I think recruitment has become a MAJOR issue for newly formed colonies and/or newly chartered chapters.

I think that is really true. I think one of the most appealing things about a fraternity is tradition and I think it is hard to grasp that from a chapter you heard was just starting. Also, I find that a new chapter sort of scares old chapters, so the fangs come out in the rumor mill and etc. Third, the chapter is still finding there place, not just with recruitment but with the brotherhood aspect, which can sometimes be really relevant to the possible recruit.

It is hard, and I just hope we can overcome it. Coramoor is right with staying postitive, if you defeat yourself before the game starts, well you never have a chance to see how the game plays out, its just hard though because this is our 4th recruitment period, and it just doesnt seem to be working right, and every recruitment we do our best to improve, and make it more successful.

Right now only time will tell

[Coramoor]

A big problem we ran into when we were first starting to come back was that other chapters/their alumni/the school still had the old image of my chapter in their mind.

Even though it's a different chapter/brotherhood other fraternities have a long memory and will hold things against you from way before your time.