With all the changes we are anticipating in the sorority experience this year, I bet you'd love to hear how the women in charge of executing it are doing! Today three of our amazing interns are on the podcast to share their experience as Chapter President this year. They will encourage you if you are a leader yourself or aspiring to hold a position in the future. Learn what it's like to manage a chapter in a season of uncertainty from Andrea, Erin, and Maddy!

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As we run enthusiastically back to the in-person membership experience, let's pause to figure out what we're actually returning to... Was the way we did recruitment pre-pandemic perfect? I would argue no. Then why are we so excited to recreate it this fall after we have learned so much through the virtual experience? Instead of recreating the sorority experience as we've always know it, let's brainstorm together what it would look like to intentionally rebuild a new & improved normal!

Discussion Questions:

🌟 What virtual recruitment practices did your chapter implement that you think embody  values-based recruitment?

🌟 Do you agree with the way your chapter is transitioning back to “normal”? What changes would you make in their approach to an in-person recruitment & membership?

🌟 How will you take the valuable elements of virtual membership into your in-person sorority experience?

Let's go beyond the hypothetical and talk about how to practically put these values-based recruitment concepts into action. Knowing that the logistics of sorority recruitment are often what distract us from meaningful conversation, we're breaking down two of major recruiting practices: bumping & double recruiting. Tune in to learn how to master these potentially complicated situations to make every potential new member shine conversation after conversation!

Discussion Questions:

🌟  What can you do to keep the conversation centered around the PNM when bumping?

🌟 How can we get to know our other sisters better in order to have a smoother transition when bumping?

🌟 What can you do as a recruiter to make multiple PNMs feel heard and included in the conversation when double recruiting?

Thinking about going through recruitment but you're not a freshman anymore? Let's unpack the BENEFITS & OPPORTUNITIES that come with joining a sorority later on in your college experience. Whether transferring into a new campus community and craving belonging or having gained experience elsewhere on campus and finally feel ready to incorporate sisterhood, upperclassmen bring such value to a new member class! Tune in to learn what you have to gain by being bold to go through recruitment or how your chapter will grow by inviting upperclassmen to join!

Discussion Questions:

🌟If you joined your chapter as an upperclassman, what value did you find in joining later in your college experience?

🌟 What benefit to joining later resonated most with you as you consider going through recruitment or reflect on a sister's experience?

🌟 How can you encourage upperclassmen on your campus to go through recruitment using these benefits?

Let's talk about WHAT to talk about in sorority recruitment! As a recruiter, I am sure you can remember as a potential new member being as the same questions chapter after chapter... As a woman preparing for recruitment, I can imagine your uncertainty how to get all your questions answered! We have invited our TikTok sister friend & current VP of Recruitment for her chapter, Claire-Lise, on the podcast to share her favorite questions. You don't want to miss her advice on knowing WHY you are asking the questions you do!

Discussion Questions:

🌟What are the top things you want to learn about a potential new member or chapter?

🌟How can you get that answer from an engaging question?

🌟Did any of the questions Claire-Lise or Cassie suggested resonate with you?

🌟What questions can you think of that you want to prepare for recruitment? Get creative!

To all our recruitment counselors, there is finally a resource just for you! We have invited a current recruitment counselor & Her Sorority Journey, Hannah Johnson, on the podcast to  talk through all things that come with this unique role in recruitment. Expect to dive into PNM mentorship, the Panhellenic spirit, and holding onto your chapters values while disaffiliated. Tune in to learn from both Cassie's Panhellenic exec experience and Hannah's recruitment counselor preparation!

Discussion Questions:

🌟What impact did your recruitment counselor have on you when you were going through recruitment?

🌟How can we live by not only our chapter’s values but also Panhellenic values throughout recruitment and afterwards?

🌟What are you doing to support your sisters who are disaffiliating?

As our sorority communities have focused more intentionally on their DEI initiatives this past year, sorority recruitment continues to stand out as the area we have the most work to do. Tune in to my conversation with Ebony Rose, a Cornell Certified Diversity & Inclusion Professional, who has tangible ways for you to take ownership over the role you play in creating an inclusive recruitment. Ebony's DEI expertise has extended into the sorority space before having served on the National Panhellenic Conference Access & Advisory Committee and Alpha Delta Pi Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and know that she is the best person for you to hear from as you prepare for fall recruitment.

Discussion Questions:

🌟Based on Ebony's advice, how will you get comfortable with yourself before recruitment?

🌟What steps have you taken within your chapter to create an inclusive space?

🌟How can we prepare to ask or answer hard questions that go beyond a traditional recruitment script?

Connect with Ebony here! Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebonyrose/Email: [email protected]

Confused what "values-based recruitment" really means?? Let’s break it down together on our second episode of our Recruitment Takeover mini-series on the Your Sorority Journey podcast. 🤍 As a recruiter, our hope is that you can allow values-based recruitment to guide your focus in conversations and approach in membership selection. For potential new members, we hope this concept helps you prioritize yourself and what matters most to you in joining a sorority!

Discussion Questions:

🌟 What do you value?

🌟 What values attracted you to your chapter? OR What values are you looking for in a sorority?

🌟 What values are you excited to talk about during recruitment?

🌟 What are some things your chapter is doing/planning to do to focus more on values based recruitment instead of frills during the recruitment process?

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