April is a popular month for college students to do on-campus programming - the weather is warmer, you can see the end in sight for your classes, and the new member process is winding down enough for all members (new and old) to put focus into campus involvement. Have you considered this in your programming calendar: do a campus program about one of our fraternity values? I know, I know - "it's one more thing to do and programming calendars are already full and brothers are really busy with (_____________ fill in the blank)."
Think about it - this is when the freshmen and sophomore students are finally picking their heads up out of their books and looking around, thinking to themselves "what is next year going to be like?" Their attention is just begging to be sought out - why not do it with a program that highlights the best of our fraternity?
1. "Can-struction" Project: Building character in Tau Delt men is a cornerstone of our fraternity, and we strive to identify men of character during our recruitment efforts. One way to help men build character is to provide service for others. An easy effort to coordinate quickly is to collect cans and dried goods from students, faculty and staff (and your own family's pantries) and do a can-stacking or building program. Give a prize to the group that brings in the most food, one to the group that builds the tallest structure, one to the best-looking structure, etc. Then you and the men you want to recruit next fall can deliver the food (and any money collected) to your local Feeding America food pantry. Stick around to help in in the pantry, feel good about your work and know that you are helping others in need. Call it a gym-day if you have to - your arms and shoulders will get a workout!
2. Tutor Nights before Finals: Highlight the best academics you have in your chapter or colony by hosting a tutor night for freshman-level exams. Reserve a room in one (or more) of the freshmen residence halls on your campus, co-sponsor the event with an RA, and bring in healthy 'brain foods' with lots of B vitamins. If you need to, bring in tutors from your learning center for classes your brothers don't (or can't ) give the best tutoring advice. And think about it- you can recruit the RA, the tutors and the Freshman all in event while focusing on academics. This might be a new way to recruit - using studying - but it shows that our fraternity cares about the grades of its members.
3. Alumni Resume Review/Interview Skill Night: Our fraternity alumni are committed to life-long brotherhood - and one way they can demonstrate that with your campus population is to help them understand what it takes to get a job! Invite alumni - from your chapter or elsewhere - to help out with resume reviews or with internship and first-job interviews. This shows any potential members that our alumni care about the chapter, that we have professionals working in many different areas of the business world, and that brotherhood doesn't end when college is over. Plus it allows your alumni members a chance to see your best work in action - recruiting men who have goals and dreams of their own. It's a win-win-win situation.
These are just three ideas that can be arranged within the next 6 weeks, but if you need more time make them your Fall recruitment programs! Remember that recruitment is a year-round process and you need to finish the year with Tau Delt on the minds of the men you want to invite to be a member in the Fall. Good luck with the rest of the semester!
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