Getting the Bid

Recruitment is stressful, competitive, and full of unwritten rules. This book teaches you how to stand out, impress chapters, and have options (and control over your experience)!

Fact #1. Many members do not know why they received bids.

Was it her outfit? No

Was it the color of her social resume? No

Was it her hair and, or makeup? No

Fact #2. Many members do not understand the behind-the-scenes of sorority recruitment.

Sorority recruitment is not about what you are wearing or the color of your social resume. Sorority recruitment is about communicating that you are a good fit for the sorority.

Fact #3. Sorority recruitment is slightly different at each college.

What is the same is at each college is:

• You want to prepare correctly for your college (get members and the recruitment teams to know your name).

• You want to break the Average Conversation Cycle.

• You want to stand out with your conversations.

• You want to understand what the members are looking for in a new member and structure your conversation around those topics.

Fact #4. Sorority recruitment has changed.

Sorority recruitment is a values-based recruitment process. This policy changed in 1989 and again in 2019. Sororities use RFM (Release Figure Methodology) to invite potential new members back to each round. RFM started in 2003. The policy has continued to change throughout the years.

Step #2. Create Your List

When you picked which colleges to apply to, did you print out a list of all of the colleges in the United States, close your eyes, and point to 5?
Probably not. You most likely sat down and thought about what you wanted in a college experience, looked at colleges that had your major, or researched the different opportunities. It was not random. You thought about it.

The same idea applies to sorority recruitment. Before sorority recruitment starts, you want to sit down and get clear on what your dream sorority looks like, what the members are like, and what is important to you. You want to create your list.

Step #3. Recognition by the Members [the members know your name]: Design a Prepping for Sorority Recruitment Plan

Why do you need a prepping for sorority recruitment plan?

Imagine you are running for President of the United States. On election day, you announce you are running for President by making an Instagram post.

Will you be elected President of the United States?

Probably not. Some have already voted. Those who follow you might not see you are running. Some do not follow you on Instagram. Some have already selected another candidate.

If you want to become the next President, in the months leading up to the election, you have to campaign. People have to know your name and believe in you. The same idea applies to sorority recruitment. Many potential new members wait until Round 1 to get their names out there. If you wait until Round 1, it is TOO LATE. The sororities spend months leading up to sorority recruitment pre-screening potential new members. To have options at Round 2, the members have to know who you are.

Chapters in this section

• Recommendation letters: Which colleges need them, how to get them, how to send them, who can write one for each sorority, and confirmation scripts

• Creating your MVP social resume: Step-by-step guide on how to create your resume and an example

• Creating your cover letters: Step-by-step guide on how to create your cover letter and two examples

• Recruitment packets:Who needs them and how to create them

• Social Media: How to create your social media accounts [what pictures to post], how to create your Instagram bio, and red flags to avoid

• Reach out to sorority members you know: The importance of reaching out and scripts to use

• Creating your short answers and video: How to create your scripts and short answers

Step #4. Unlock Your Potential by Using the Mindset Plan

You are an incredible person and deserve to get a bid to a sorority you love. We will unlock your potential by breaking past your limiting beliefs. Then, getting outside of your comfort zone to help you walk into recruitment confidently.

Chapters in this section

• Gaining confidence and mastering your mindset: Discover your future self, eliminate your limiting beliefs, get outside of your comfort zone

Step #5. Stand Out with Your Conversations: Design your Small Talk Plan

Why do the members need to connect to you?

Most of the members are 19 to 21-year-olds. When interviewing potential new members, the members do not care what their majors are, what they did over the summer, or their passions. They look for connections and FRIENDS. They want to have fun! When you form connections, the members can see you in the sorority. If they can see you in their sorority, you stand out, gain Rush Crush status, and get a great score. A great score helps you get invited back to each round.

Chapters in this section

• Take a quiz to see how to implement your small talk strategy and areas to improve

• Stand out from others with small talk

• 5 most common mistakes made during sorority recruitment

• Questions the members will ask you: Create your answers and examples

• Questions to ask the members: Create your questions and examples

Step #6. Have Options Throughout Sorority Recruitment [Optimization Plan]

Sorority recruitment is a numbers and communication game. After each round, each sorority has to drop a certain percentage of potential new members. This percentage is created by RFM. Knowing how sorority recruitment works allows you to play the game and have options during sorority recruitment.

Chapters in this section

• Plan your outfits through the four step process

• Understand sorority recruitment: The structure of each round and how voting works

• Should you use a single intentional preference vote

• What are your options throughout sorority recruitment