Why Sorority Recruitment is Horrible and Needs to Change

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by BraveMaroon

So, here's something I wonder about "Weak Recruiting Chapters". Does this label describe orgs that are genuinely not good at recruitment, or the ones that lack "name recognition" or both?

Before I registered for Rush back in the day, I could have named, offhand, seven sororities. My campus had 18. I would argue that regional popularity plays into the perception of strength and weakness.

I think the whole rec gathering process plays into this. If Polly PNM can't swing a dead cat* without hitting a Chi Omega who will write her rec, but searches for weeks for the elusive Tri Sigma who can help her, she's going to walk into rush with preconceived notions.

Also, I actually didn't like my Rho Chi (I know, I know) - so when she pointed at one of the two groups on my pref party list and made a favorable comment about them, it tainted them a little.

*I don't actually advocate swinging a dead cat for any reason.

There are chapters that are just generally not good at recruitment. I think this is because women have one expectation of what recruitment should look like on their campus and that formal recruitment is not conducive to some personality types. Formal favors the bubbly and perky over thoughtful or introverted.

Having come from a WRC and advising a SRC, I only needed to see one party one round at the SRC to know what me and my sisters were doing wrong.