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Originally Posted by RushIUPiKA
Firehouse,
Your enthusiasm resonates tremendously within me and makes me glad you don't belong to another fraternity.
Here at IU, the majority of PIKE is done by a handful of people, ie we may have almost 60 guys, but 15 percent of them are the only ones participating. I have tried everything under the sun, either suggested to me, or my own ideas, and nothing has really worked. What I need is someone to come and speak here, someone with enthusiasm and drive, like yourself or Darius Sidebotham. I KNOW FOR A FACT that a speaker with enthusiasm, passion, determination, and will is the only thing keeping me from having 30 guys that want to help me with recruitment.
We're soo close to chartering I can taste it, but I am asking for y'alls help on some things, so if anyone can think of something quick and effective, let me know ASAP.
Fraternally,
Kyle Blessinger
"If you ain't first, you're last."
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Kyle,
The answer, in my opinion, is simple. You can do some simple visualization of where the colony/chapter will be once chartered. At a meeting you get everyone there and you ask everyone to close their eyes. An influential alumnus would lead the experience by asking everyone to reflect on their experiences as a colony and on the cumulative efforts of the group. He asks everyone to visualize what being chartered will be like...to be initiated into Pike, to experience the ritual, the installation ceremony, and the chartering banquet. More importantly, draw on the feelings that everyone would experience - accomplishment, togetherness, brotherhood, etc. Then, ask for the concerted efforts of everyone in getting to that point, in building the best chapter possible, and whatever else needs to be said.
Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong, and scores of other successful athletes practice visualization before a big game. They imagine what it takes to be successful, the sense of accomplishment and pride that they have in their teammates, their coaches, their support systems, and then they visualize the steps to take them there.
Getting guys on the same page, or better yet, to pull on the same rope, is a difficult challenge for a colony. In any organization, the 80/20 rule applies, but with a colony your expectation level is different. My earlier comments about constructing a culture and about accountability are best encapsultated by Firehouse's point - You inspire them with the clarity of your vision. Pike can be whatever you make it to be. Whether you are the best at sports or video games or whatever...make that vision permeate your organization so that it is absolutely clear.
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