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Originally Posted by HoosierGirl89
Oh, you have NO idea how much I have learned (especially since I tend to overanalyze EVERYTHING). I really think things are going to be better this time.
A lot of the chapters I wrote as loving last year I now know I would never fit in. Should be interesting, eh?
I plan to use the same code names for the same houses this time around. I can't wait! Cross your fingers for me!
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A few tips for you:
1.) Make sure you read other recruitment threads on this site. Learn from others' mistakes.. and from their successes.
2.) Ask in-depth questions and answer questions with well-thought out responses. For example: Don't say, "I really want to be in a sorority." Say, "I want to be a member of a life-long sisterhood that allows me to grow in positive ways." Analyze what you're saying and use some "bigger" words and full sentences.
3.) Do your research. Visit the websites of each group. You have a good amount of time before recruitment really starts. "Study" things about each chapter, and offer that information when asking questions. Instead of asking, "What do you do for your philanthropy?".. ask, "I know that your national philanthropy is the Special Olympics. Do you support that cause by volunteering at events, or by donating money.. or both? And if you do raise money, how do you go about doing that?" Be informed and interested!
4.) Don't look at being a sophomore as a negative thing. Turn it into a positive. You've already been through the process, so you can learn from it.
5.) ...But because you are a sophomore, you need to stand out. And while your past accomplishments are important, look beyond them in order to do that. Make people remember YOU. For some, I've heard that they've stood out simply because while most PNMs would wear black dresses to more formal days of recruitment, they would wear a red or orange dress. Don't be overly obvious (or weird), but do something that makes you stand apart from the group without looking desperate. A friend of a friend actually went through recruitment at a slightly larger school, and in casual conversation with a sister of one chapter, she mentioned a cute nickname she had in high school that had her name included in it. She received a bid to another sorority, but when she saw that girl that she had talked to a few weeks later, she remembered her nickname, and called her by it. Do or say something unique in order to get people to remember you.
6.) Meet and talk to some sorority women outside of recruitment if you haven't already. Get a head start!
7.) Realistically analyze YOUR past recruitment experiences. Seriously ask yourself what you may have done wrong. It could be something incredibly small, but work on getting rid of that behavior before you go back through. It's been said before on this site, and I'll say it again.. you can't go through recruitment a second time the same way you went through the first time and expect to get different results. Change what was bad, and improve what was good.
8.) Good luck!
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