| DOs |
DON'TS |
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Do Wear pins and letters |
Don't forget that a potential may not know much
about the fraternity |
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Do balance events with male-female oriented
activities |
Don't ever, ever, EVER leave a guest alone. |
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Do Get Male input on recruitment ads |
Don't lose your temper or get into an argument |
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Do greet guests at the door |
Don't use "inside" jokes or nicknames. |
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Do Make Friends |
DO NOT congregate
with groups of brothers. Prospective Members
may have the impression that no one is interested in
them. |
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Do Be on time for all rush events |
Don't Congregate in large groups at the front door |
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Do know enough about the fraternity to answer
questions |
Don't go into too much detail about the chapter or
the imitate program, too much detail can be
overwhelming. |
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Do Be Honest |
Don't give a detailed history about PSP |
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Do introduce prospective members to one another and
members of the chapter |
Don't talk about how great PSP is without backing
that up. |
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Do be
positive about your chapter and yourself |
Do NOT
make statements that may be offensive |
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Do
relate opportunities and chances for involvement
offered by the fraternity |
Don't
bore Potentials with lengthy details. |
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Do Make
Perspective members feel comfortable |
Don't
take Quantity over Quality |
|
Do
remember that recruitment/rush is about making
friends |
Don't
Be Intimidating |
|
Do Set
Recruitment Goals |
Don't
Expect positive results if an event is unorganized
or thrown together |
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Do Plan
Recruitment Events far in advance |
Don't
do things that you did not like as a potential |
|
Do Have
name tags for all brothers at Recruitment Events |
Don't
try to attract members artificially, be yourself |
|
Do use
the National HQ and Alumni/Alumni Associations |
Don't
make promises you can't fulfill |
|
Do hold
a rush workshop for the chapter before rush begins |
Don't
stay with one person too long |
|
Do Be a
Good Listener |
Don't
talk only about yourself, listen to the potential
member and give him or her a chance to talk about
what interests them. |
|
Do
Treat all Guests Equally |
Don't
use foul language around a potential member |
|
Do Be
relaxed and BE YOURSELF |
Don't
Criticize brothers for the chapters weak points. |
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Do get
to know prospective by first name as quickly as
possible |
Don't
Criticize any other fraternity/sorority on
campus |
|
Do try
to introduce prospective to other brothers with
similar interests |
Don't
Appear Bored |
