Retro Recruitment

[UGAalum94]

Are there some advantages though too? I bet having all the groups do informal might be a little more relaxed in general. Having one big high stakes formal rush/recruitment isn't always so great for PNM or chapters.

(While most groups do make quota and it allows them to be at total, if you don't, there's kind of a stigma to COB and informal. The perception is that the top tier groups don't ever do it.)

If everyone was kind of in the same "always doing informal" boat, it might make recruitment a more natural process where you could really get to know PNMs and groups.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

Are there some advantages though too? I bet having all the groups do informal might be a little more relaxed in general. Having one big high stakes formal rush/recruitment isn't always so great for PNM or chapters.

(While most groups do make quota and it allows them to be at total, if you don't, there's kind of a stigma to COB and informal. The perception is that the top tier groups don't ever do it.)

If everyone was kind of in the same "always doing informal" boat, it might make recruitment a more natural process where you could really get to know PNMs and groups.

It is true that there is no stigma about informal recruitment. However, it would benefit the smaller chapters to not have to compete with the larger ones during informal. Plus, it would give chapters at total the chance to have a retreat or something at the beginning of the semester, more programming, more socials, whatever, instead of spending all that time (and money) on pre-recruitment, recruitment, and a new member period.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by JessSigKap

It is true that there is no stigma about informal recruitment. However, it would benefit the smaller chapters to not have to compete with the larger ones during informal. Plus, it would give chapters at total the chance to have a retreat or something at the beginning of the semester, more programming, more socials, whatever, instead of spending all that time (and money) on pre-recruitment, recruitment, and a new member period.

Yeah, I guess the grass is always greener.

I hadn't thought about some of the issues. I don't remember informal being that draining, but I can see that if everyone did it, then it would get more competitive too, and you'd end up having to work at it just as much as formal in terms of planning, etc.

It seems to me that your campus needs to lower total and fast.

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

If everyone was kind of in the same "always doing informal" boat, it might make recruitment a more natural process where you could really get to know PNMs and groups.

Plus, if everyone always did it, there wouldn't be a negative connotation to doing informal like there can be if only 4 or 5 out of 18 participate.

I guess the grass is always greener...