In this thread we actives share recruitment advice...

[Benzgirl]

^^^Co-sign. Even the smallest things like handing them a glass of water or having a chair at the door for them to sit, goes a long way.

[AOII Angel]

Be sensitive to the Legacy issue. Give legacies every opportunity to click with your chapter. If your own sister or daughter were going through, you'd want them to have every chance as well!

Make an attempt to build relationships with the PNMs. If your chapter has a format where rushers pick up the first random PNM to come through the door, think about putting more thought into who rushes each PNM. If a girl sees a different sister everyday and never has a chance to reconnect with someone she spoke with on a previous day, she'll be less likely to pick your chapter over one where she feels like she has built a relationship with a sister over the week.

[em_adpi]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

^^^Co-sign. Even the smallest things like handing them a glass of water or having a chair at the door for them to sit, goes a long way.

Definitely co-sign as well. I was a Rho Gamma this year, and that stuff is really appreciated.

I remember my first recruitment as an active... you see everything! We had a girl come through with a eye problem (blood red after an accident over the summer) and it was shocking for a second, but I did my best to make her feel comfortable and not awkward. Let's see... this is a bit obvious, but be very careful coming downstairs in heels or you could spend Pref Day sore like I did.

Oh, yes... even if you're not in the skit, try to participate. We would sing along with the skit girls and the PNMs definitely got a kick out of it.

I also had a girl come through who fell in love with another house and tried to be polite about it, but it was obvious her heart was not in ADPi. As sad as that was for me, we all know that all 600+ girls rushing are going to fit in one house anyway. It was awkward at first, but we ended up just talking about campus and her new dorm. We were both more comfortable with that and it all worked out... btw, she's happy in her 1st choice.