I chose to become a Recruitment Guide because I have an unparalleled passion for Greek life and I know that my enthusiasm is contagious. I am proud of my chapter and the steps we have taken to become a vital force in the Greek Community and I think it is important to have Recruitment Guides like myself who have been in a chapter on the ‘ins’ and the ‘outs.’ I have learned of importance of accepting and recognizing the contributions of every single member and have come to understand that it’s not about a number; IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE. I think this makes me unique because I come from a medium to large sized house, which prides itself on having a small-house mentality. Every single one of our members has played a role in shaping our chapter and as a recruitment guide I think it is my responsibility not just encourage PNMs to go greek, but to get involved and take an active role within their chapters.
My involvement in the Greek community has provided me with leadership opportunities that have allowed me to become more self-reliant, confident and ultimately, more willing to step up and take initiative in my own endeavors. I hope that my involvement as a Recruitment Guide will further enable each and every PNM to have the same positive experiences. The responsibilities of recruitment guides are essentially three-fold: 1) To aid the recruitment team in executing informative and organized recruitment events, 2) To maintain open, honest and effective lines of communication with PNMs while providing them with valuable knowledge regarding the Greek community and 3) To be un-affiliated, but positive representatives of Greek life at large and to understand and perpetuate its goals.
In my mind however, the ultimate purpose of a recruitment guide is to engage potential new members and display benevolence and sisterhood, which they hopefully can one day emulate within their own chapters.
Recruitment Guides are vital to the success of Pan-Hellenic Association not only in part to recruitment efforts, but because Rho Gams show the entire Greek Community that stereotypes and discrepancies amongst chapters are unfounded and counter-productive. Competition is essential, but there is a big difference between a bit of friendly competition and the tirades on Juicy Campus, and through other mediums, which have been threatening sorority life at Ohio State for the last couple of years.
As a Recruitment Guide, I think I could help foster meaningful inter-Greek relations between chapters during recruitment. We should develop an open-forum system between the Recruitment Chairs. By eliminating the secrecy and creating a programming database for chapter Recruitment Guides to conduct more meaningful and productive Recruitment Practice Sessions, our chapters will be better prepared to recruit the most motivated, passionate and enthusiastic women that they possibly can.
