Fraternity Recruitment

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Successful Recruitment by a College Fraternity

“Recruitment is the single most important chapter activity for every member… It seems to be self-evident – men who join your chapter affect your life, who needs motivation on the importance of recruitment.” – Bill Tragos, Sigma Phi Epsilon Class of 1956 (Washington University, Missouri Beta)

Introduction
Fraternities are in existence for a reason, and have been for over a century. Millions have passed through the system of Greek life and have benefited because of doing so. Many influential people have been part of a fraternity: all presidents but two since 1980 were Greek, 85% of congressmen were Greek, etc. The question is, how is it that Greek fraternities attract such outstanding individuals.

What Causes One to Be Interested in Going Greek?
There are a plethora of reasons for one to rush a fraternity. The common myths and sayings such as, “I don’t have to buy my friends,” “All you guys do is drink,” “I don’t want to get paddled,” no longer apply in today’s college society. The reasons people pledged in the past, and the current reasons differ greatly. Fraternities help to create a home away from home for their members, and also assist new college students in the transition from high school to college. Aside from helping in the transition, fraternities encourage students to remain interested in staying in college. The most obvious reason to join a fraternity is that you get to meet new friends. Many new students to a university have trouble discovering what college is about and what it has to offer; fraternal life helps a student to find purpose and meaning in a college life, as well as what great things it has to offer.
Aside from the immediate benefits of being in a fraternity that apply to the college years, there are numerous benefits that will come about in one’s future also. Most of these benefits are improvements to one's sel...