Need to recruit... a lot

[rispe]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

Is RI Beta working on rechartering or are you still a fully active chapter?

Anyway, you have to show potential members why exactly it's great to be a SigEp. Prove that the Fraternity is not just doing great things Nationally, but is a leader on campus. Younger brothers are also very important (especially the ones living in housing) b/c they were freshmen just a year ago and can relate the best. Check out the events that work for the other fraternities on campus and see if you can do something similar. Also, FREE FOOD always gets people out whether they're interested in the fraternity or not. Almost all of our rush events involve food (and every event is free for non-members) and they bring out a lot of guys, some who aren't interested in SigEp who we can eventually talk into joining once they learn what we stand for.

We're facing a similar problem. We lost a small number of guys due to grades, a good number of seniors graduated, and about 70% of the last Fall rush class deactivated. That isn't the norm for our chapter, but we're ready to face this semester with success.

We are still an active chapter, and right now are considered a colony. Also I have set up recruitment teams which include a mix of younger and older brothers to try and get the younger brothers as involved as possible. My chapter also tries to make as many of our rush events something with food too but we've had mixed success with it. We usually have trivia night at applebees, cigar nights, hooters wing nights and that sort of thing with mixed success. What events have you found to be the most effective for your chapter?

[ASTalumna06]

Here is another thread with a fraternity member asking a question similar to yours. I have posted many ideas there. http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=100682

Originally Posted by rispe

Also I have set up recruitment teams which include a mix of younger and older brothers to try and get the younger brothers as involved as possible. My chapter also tries to make as many of our rush events something with food too but we've had mixed success with it. We usually have trivia night at applebees, cigar nights, hooters wing nights and that sort of thing with mixed success. What events have you found to be the most effective for your chapter?

The recruitment teams can really work to your advantage if you utilize them well. For instance, challenge each team (of no more than 3 or 4 brothers, ideally) to organize one small rush activity on their own, and get at least 2 potential members to attend. It could be something as simple as eating lunch together on campus. This will allow for a few brothers to get to know a few potentials in a more intimate setting. A potential meeting 3 brothers at first is a lot less intimidating than having to meet 35. From there, the potentials will be more likely to attend larger events because they will know at least a few people there.

And I can't stress this enough... have events on campus! If you want to hold a few events at restaurants with potentials that you know will show up (because maybe they're friends with a brother), that's fine. But you won't meet new people by going out to Applebee's or Hooters, because for the most part, potentials who don't know any of you aren't going to show up at a restaurant to meet up with a bunch of strangers.