A Different Kind of Live Recruitment Story

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So last night I showed up at the recruitment event a half hour early to help the Recruitment Director set up. We talked as we worked, and she told me that she had a random girl email her earlier that day, asking questions about the sorority. So she gave the girl some information and invited her to come to the event that night. She did. And she brought a friend!

There were a lot of girls there that night. Some familiar faces, some new ones. And one girl had to work a half hour after the party started, so she just stopped in to say hi, and then left. I thought it was nice, and showed that she cared enough to make an appearance. Even if it was only for 30 seconds.

So it was game night, but we kind of left it up to the girls as to what they wanted to do, as we probably had at least 10 PNMs who attended, and everyone already seemed to be involved in conversations from the very beginning. We received the names and semester standing from the new girls that showed up.

As the Recruitment Director and I looked down our list, we counted. We realized that we now have… 22 names!!! And all but 4 of those girls attended at least 2 recruitment parties. Those 4 were the new ones who showed up last night for the first time.

Now… of those 22 PNMs, 8 of them are second semester freshmen or older, so because of deferred recruitment, those 8 are the ones who would be eligible to receive a bid. It’s kind of frustrating, because for the rest, they will have to stick it out until next semester to see if they can receive one. But at the same time, there won’t be so many new members this semester that the sisters can’t handle it, and that’s 14 people who could potentially become new sisters in the spring. Not a bad place to start.

The sisters are still trying to get a few more PNMs to come to an event, as they have said they would, but some people you literally have to drag to a recruitment party before they realize they want to get involved. I know that was my experience. Before I joined, one of the sisters, after I said, “yea, I’ll be there,” called me and said she’d be at my dorm to pick me up. Sometimes, that’s just what you have to do.

So they’re trying, and the hope (if they can get these few more girls to come) is to have between 8 and 10 new members for this semester. And if you read my first post with all of our stats, the most new members we’ve had for a Fall semester in the past 5 years is 4. So things are definitely looking up.

I’ll be back to update you on Thursday’s recruitment event.

(Bid day is in 1 week!)