Recruitment at a private university

[33girl]

So in other words -

"Quantity OF POTENTIAL MEMBERS drives quality."

That's true.

"Quantity OF INITIATED MEMBERS drives quality" = not true. When women say "quality not quantity" THIS is what they mean. I don't think anyone is against having scads of women interested in their group or showing up at open bid parties.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by 33girl

So in other words -

"Quantity OF POTENTIAL MEMBERS drives quality."

That's true.

"Quantity OF INITIATED MEMBERS drives quality" = not true. When women say "quality not quantity" THIS is what they mean. I don't think anyone is against having scads of women interested in their group or showing up at open bid parties.

I know, it's simple stuff, but it's not how recruitment has been ingrained into NPC culture. And of course, what chapter wouldn't want scads of interested women, but the book gives good techniques for goal setting, motivation, and implementation to make it a reality.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

I know, it's simple stuff, but it's not how recruitment has been ingrained into NPC culture. And of course, what chapter wouldn't want scads of interested women, but the book gives good techniques for goal setting, motivation, and implementation to make it a reality.

True. And as has been said, the book is geared more toward chapters that implement non-formal recruitment practices. For schools with scores of women showing up, desperately searching for a place in a sorority, it's a given that they'll have a large number of members to choose from.

For my school, and many others where the sorority members have to seek out PNMs, this idea of getting out and working hard to meet as many people as possible, works well.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

True. And as has been said, the book is geared more toward chapters that implement non-formal recruitment practices. For schools with scores of women showing up, desperately searching for a place in a sorority, it's a given that they'll have a large number of members to choose from.

For my school, and many others where the sorority members have to seek out PNMs, this idea of getting out and working hard to meet as many people as possible, works well.

Not really, I truly believe it's applicable to almost any school. Even at a school like Maryland, where about 10% of the student body is Greek and 500ish women sign up for recruitment to join one of 14 chapters, it is applicable because your chapter can get women interested enough to sign up for formal recruitment if that is the only way to join. Plus, a rising tide floats all ships.

The only type of campus I would think this would be less applicable (but still somewhat relevant) would be at a small, academically prestigious campus where more students go Greek than don't. The pool can't get much bigger (but recruitment techniques can still improve).

33, I agree that as a society, we are becoming less social, or at least younger generations are. We text or write on someone's facebook wall instead of calling someone. It's easy, fast, and non-confrontational. It's really quite sad.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Not really, I truly believe it's applicable to almost any school. Even at a school like Maryland, where about 10% of the student body is Greek and 500ish women sign up for recruitment to join one of 14 chapters, it is applicable because your chapter can get women interested enough to sign up for formal recruitment if that is the only way to join. Plus, a rising tide floats all ships.

The only type of campus I would think this would be less applicable (but still somewhat relevant) would be at a small, academically prestigious campus where more students go Greek than don't. The pool can't get much bigger (but recruitment techniques can still improve).

Don't get me wrong... the ideas in the book are definitely applicable everywhere. But for those chapters that have to seek out the majority of their members, without having them show up at their door, it is probably a more valuable tool.. so to speak.

And yes, social skills have definitely dwindled.

[33girl]

I know I've said this before, but it's kind of like what everyone is saying about how Pittsburgh will be fine in the recession since our economy already sucked. If you're from a chapter that has struggled or a school where Greek life isn't big, all this is second nature to you - or should be. When I see women in situations like that having no clue about open bidding or inviting friends to join, I wonder where the disconnect is. Honestly sometimes I think it's from everyone sitting around playing video games all day.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If you're from a chapter that has struggled or a school where Greek life isn't big, all this is second nature to you - or should be.

Unless you are making excuses like "quality over quantity."

[33girl]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Unless you are making excuses like "quality over quantity."

I don't think it's always an excuse, more like shorthand. It's quicker than saying "we don't want to pledge a bunch of girls who will want to change the whole complexion of the chapter (for better or for worse) just to get our numbers up."

Coming from a chapter who was told by to get our numbers up by any means necessary - who gave bids to as many women as we could - and THEN were told that we shouldn't have pledged some of the women we pledged - well, just let me say it can be frustrating.

The OP is most likely using "quality over quantity" to say "we are a hearing impaired chapter and we don't want to pledge a bunch of girls who will change that so that the chapter is no longer recognizable."