The Fraternity Advisor

So, a huge question is how do you get guys to attend your fraternity’s rush event?

Most fraternities claim to be very selective during recruitment. However, that often isn’t the case. In the eternal quest for numbers, a fraternity will rush anybody and everybody to try to get a huge new member class. In the long run, this could cripple your new member class and fraternity.

Eventually, during every recruitment, the fraternity conversation happens. It happens at different times for different people. The people that are truly interesting in joining a fraternity will ask the questions that all fraternity men have asked. When they ask you these questions, you have to be prepared to answer them.

My first rush period as an initiated brother was good. I brought out a few guys who would become good brothers. However, that class had an opportunity to be great, but I dropped the ball.

Apathetic fraternities often have the same response to the question of chapter growth. They say that they don’t want to grow, because if they did then they won’t know their brothers. So they struggle with their existence of 15 to 20 brothers…

Do Many Juniors or Seniors Rush Fraternities?

I just found out I was rejected to a fraternity I really wanted to get into. Also this was my second time rushing for this fraternity. My question is should I rush for the same fraternity again next fall or just try to rush for a different fraternity?

Here’s an idea that for what was possibly the most effective AND inexpensive rush event for our fraternity – Q&A session. This is a great alternative to yet another costly event with some sort of gimmick theme that is meant to elevate an outsider’s opinion of your fraternity, while brothers force awkward conversation with strangers.

It is recruitment time, and my fraternity is very interested in extending an individual a bid. He already lives many of our values, has a great personality, is an RA, and is on Student Government. The problem is the guy has money issues.

Recruits want to learn about your chapter. And now, they’re looking online. Point them to information you want them to find. Ask yourself, “Is this a good place for a recruit to learn more about our chapter?”