My chapter gets so much hate on greekrank and I think it's hurting our recruitment!!!

[WhiteRose1912]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Letter Pimps, jacket sisters, whatever you want to call them

Adding these phrases to my repertoire.

Originally Posted by 33girl

50 girls who do everything is better than 80 girls, 40 of which do nothing. I also can't understand if there's a push back from HQ on terminating girls like this which does sometimes happen. If she can't bother to show up to things as a collegian, do you really think she's going to do anything as an alumna?

While I also don't like dead weight, it's a poor idea to deliberately drop down to 50 women when rounds are 60+ pnms. Better to pair "less desirable" pnms with less-than-stellar sisters than to triple rush, IMHO. (Not to mention all the problems that come with being at a third of campus total.)

I don't think anyone should be forced to take people who won't uphold the organization's values, or whose presence will actively contribute to the chapter's problems (reputation etc.) instead of helping alleviate it (or at the very least maintaining the status quo). The consequences of enforcing zero cuts is awful to think about, because you do wind up shooting yourself in the foot and scaring off quality pnms. With that in mind, quantity breeds quality. It's okay to have some people who really only contribute by providing dues and some conversation during recruitment if it gets you closer to total and making quota. That will allow you the luxury of stronger cuts in the future.

[AlphaXi_Husky]

Originally Posted by WhiteRose1912

Better to pair "less desirable" pnms with less-than-stellar sisters than to triple rush, IMHO.

I agree with a lot of what's been said in this thread, but as for specifically Formal Recruitment, this is going to be your best strategy.


You need to find the women coming through that both are going to improve your chapter and that you have the best shot at pledging. These may be women your chapter members already know, or out-of-state women who aren't as familiar with your campus. These are NOT the women that every other chapter is swooning over.


Identify the top recruiters in your chapter and have them AND ONLY THEM talk to these women. In my experience, like recruits like, so you need to have good recruiters talking to the women you want.


While this will take time to work, I have seen chapters improve using this strategy.