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Originally posted by chloe173
WHen I rushed at USC, tri-delta had a system of rushing in which they had two PNM's and two sisters in a group for house tour day and they stayed as a group all day. They didn't do this for numbers reasons, at least I dont think they did, although they did have at least two girls in every room that we visited that day as "room hosts" I absolutely hated it! You had to watch every word that came out of your mouth to make sure you weren't talking too much and shutting the other PNM out, but also talking enough so that you would be remembered and they were getting to know you. Plus, it just seemed very cramped because instead of meeting lots of sisters acting as floaters, it was just those two sisters the whole time and tiny snippets of conversations with the room hosts.
I understand that some groups must do this because of numbers, I would just warn your rushers to make sure that both PNM's are getting equal attention and talking time.
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Trying to give equal attention is definitely key. Also, if possible, try to let your weaker recruiters only have 1 guest, and save the doubling-up for your stronger recruiters. You don't want to have a quiet sister having to carry a conversation with 2 boisterous PNMs; trust me, it can be disasterous. Forming groups of maybe 2 sisters and 3 PNM's can also sometimes help to make things less awkward conversation-wise, but you have to make sure it doesn't mess up your rotation.
FAUNikki, I would suggest asking some of your younger alumnae to come back and help you with recruitment, since your chapter is so small. If you have another chapter nearby and their recruitment does not coincide with yours, you may also be able to ask them to come and help you. While they should not be the only sisters talking to a PNM, alumnae or sisters from another chapter can act as floaters and bail the collegians out of situations with "problem" PNMs so the collegians can concentrate on talking to PNMs in whom they are truly interested.
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