Spring Informal Recruitment Fliers?

[ASTalumna06]

My opinion: It depends on how you execute the entire thing.

Are they more like fliers with recruitment dates on them, or more like a pamphlet with information about the sorority? Who are you handing them out to? Where are you going to be when you do so? Will there be an information table involved?

Placing yourself at a high-traffic area on campus, handing out fliers to every girl who walks by could appear desperate.

Setting up an information table and having girls approach you (while you're standing up, ready to meet them, of course), and then handing them an informational pamphlet about the sorority would be fine.

It all depends on how you go about it, IMO

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

My opinion: It depends on how you execute the entire thing.

Are they more like fliers with recruitment dates on them, or more like a pamphlet with information about the sorority? Who are you handing them out to? Where are you going to be when you do so? Will there be an information table involved?

Placing yourself at a high-traffic area on campus, handing out fliers to every girl who walks by could appear desperate.

Setting up an information table and having girls approach you (while you're standing up, ready to meet them, of course), and then handing them an informational pamphlet about the sorority would be fine.

It all depends on how you go about it, IMO

This post poses a great question. What are you considering to be flyers? At my school we had posters with recruitment party dates, times, and locations on them posted to bulletin boards in high traffic areas on campus. We did not pass out flyers/brochures to every young woman we came into contact with. I would agree doing that would make a group seem desparate.

[pnm1]

We are getting help. We have our national advisers with us. They are actually the one's who are wanting us to put the fliers out.

[33girl]

OK, if that's the case, then I'll put it this way. If you're questioning something they're telling you to do at this youthful stage of your chapter, you probably have a feeling in your gut that it wouldn't go over on your campus.

If it's a question of your being unknown because you're new, you need publicity. That is different than handing out fliers inviting people to come to parties.

If it's a question of crappy return rates after your parties, you need to learn how to rush effectively.

[Gusteau]

While I don't think fliers are necessarily desperate looking, I don't think their really an effective recruitment tool. There are much better ways to informally recruit, such as making real personal connections. I suppose it really depends on your campus though.