Logistics of Recruitment

[Zillini]

I can't help with decorating ideas because I readily admit creativity is not my forte. One of the best things you can do is look to your own members. What are their talents? What are their majors? Do you have any interior design, fashion, or other creative arts majors in your chapter? Use their abilities and talents!

I do have some suggestions for the actual logistics as the OP put it. Think long term when designing and purchasing decorations. Buy things that can be used more than one party round and more than one year, even if design themes change. Also look for ways to reuse items in other areas of sorority life. For example, some chapters drape walls for other events. Draping sheets can be reused if they are the right color. Another thing, go for quality not quantity. Having just a bunch of stuff in a room doesn't necessarily make for great decor.

Along with this, plan for storing items afterwards. If you don't have a house with storage space available, consider renting space at a self storage facility. One idea I recently heard at a workshop was renting a Pod. It's a self contained unit that the company brings right to your door, then picks up when you are finished. Pack things away safely. Label boxes well. Then have the Recruitment Chair keep an inventory list of everything stored so that plans can be made for next year without having to dig through to find out what you have and what still need.

Finally, if you're in a classroom make sure you know what can and can't be done beforehand. For example, if you plan on taping things to the walls it can be a real scramble to find out at the last minute the school won't allow tape on the walls. Even worse, if you get fined by the school for damage done to the property.

[gwen1982]

Originally Posted by Zillini

Finally, if you're in a classroom make sure you know what can and can't be done beforehand. For example, if you plan on taping things to the walls it can be a real scramble to find out at the last minute the school won't allow tape on the walls. Even worse, if you get fined by the school for damage done to the property.

Definitely check on what you can put on the walls. There are adhesive things you can put up that don't mar the wall surface, so that might work.

If you really want to get away from the bare white walls, check out party supply stores and look for something called Scene Setters. There are a bunch of different kinds - fiesta, beach, Las Vegas, Princess, western, etc.