Quality over Quantity

[KSUViolet06]

Membership selection is private info, so you may not get much in the way of that.

I will say though, that I've learned that quality and quantity are not mutually exclusive. Quantity of PNMs drives quality.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Membership selection is private info, so you may not get much in the way of that.

I will say though, that I've learned that quality and quantity are not mutually exclusive. Quantity of PNMs drives quality.

Thank you for your response, KSUViolet06!

I never realized this was a private manner, other than what is immediately happening at your school and within your chapter. Maybe not here, but in a DM, would you know any methods OTHER organizations might use? I'm just trying to get a grasp on this concept.

That is very true that quality and quantity are not mutually exclusive!

[ASTalumna06]

What KSUviolet said. If only 10% of the people you meet during a semester end up joining your sorority, for example, then you're better off if you meet 100 people rather than 20.

10% of 100 > 10% of 20

My first suggestion would be to build a names list. Have everyone in your chapter write down the names of every non-Greek woman they know on campus. Build an Excel spreadsheet and add new names every time you meet someone new.

Then hang out with them. Invite them to lunch, to grab coffee, to study, to watch tv.. whatever. A good rule is that for every potential member you're hanging out with, only invite that many sisters + 1. So if you invite 2 potential members to lunch, make sure there are no more than 3 sisters there with them.

Don't rely solely on tabling. Keep in mind that you're trying to make friends. And you can't make friends with new people if all you're doing is sitting at a table with your current friends.

Meet as many people as possible!

Hope this helps

[WhiteRose1912]

Luchia, have you read the book I Heart Recruitment?

Originally Posted by WhiteRose1912

Luchia, have you read the book I Heart Recruitment?

No, I have yet to read the book "I heart recruitment". I am assuming you would recommend it?

I am very familiar with the marketing and process of recruitment here as I have organized 3 recruitment's, have been trained on sales by Brain Tracy as well as one of Canada's top sales experts, formerly worked for redbull, and have been the head manager/promoter for many companies. What I am unsure about is the selectivity process of recruitment. This is very alien to me. Does that book explain it better? We mainly look at whether we think someone is nice and is excited about philanthropy (anyone that demonstrates that they are just looking to join so they can have a cool group of women to party with are dismissed, because that is not what we are about).

I have been thinking, however, that yes there are a lot of really nice people out there, but is giving each and every one of these PNMs who fit the criteria of being nice and excited about philanthropy in our best interest? That is the idea that I am struggling with. We are only as strong as our weakest sister, and if we are to recruit someone who has a low GPA, this would hurt our application for extension, right?

...There's just so much to think about...

PS thank you for taking your time to reply to my post and for being so kind.