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Originally Posted by 33girl
No matter how successful a chapter is - you should ALWAYS have a list of women on hand who might be interested in joining. Scrambling after formal rush (or after a bunch of girls drop out, or total increases, or whatever) is a recipe for disaster.
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This! At a meeting, give every sister a piece of paper and five minutes and have them write down the name of every non-Greek woman that they know, regardless of whether or not you want them to join or think that they want to or not. Even if a sister doesn't know a girl's name (e.g. the girl who sits behind me in Econ and borrows a pencil every other day), write down a description.. and encourage that sister to get the girl's name! Then combine them all and create a master list. Add contact information if you have it. Every time someone meets a new woman on campus, their name should be added.
Talk with the Recruitment Chair and work with them to implement this. It's a great place to start. From there, you need to encourage your members to talk to these people. Have two sisters invite one of the girls on the list to coffee or lunch. But don't have them wear letters or recruit for the sorority. Just make a friend.
Remember: people don't join organizations; people join people.
