Hello All,
I’ve been receiving a lot of repeating questions from folks regarding the information in the previous email, so I want to provide everyone with the same information and put it all in one place. I would also like to take this moment to remind everyone of the importance of leadership transitions; keeping notes during important times of the semester and passing those notes along is crucial for the next group of chapter leadership so they can seamlessly pick up where previous leadership left off. The beginning of a new school year can be stressful enough on its own, please help to avoid any added stress for future leadership by properly communicating with and preparing them for what is to come in the next school year. If chapter leadership is effectively starting fresh every semester, growing your chapter will be a major challenge. The following information will also be reviewed at our IFC Recruitment meeting on 9/6.
- When will the recruitment schedule come out? There is no schedule. Fall recruitment is an informal recruitment period, so there are no IFC days and no A/B days. Recruitment events can take place any time between 9/7 and 12/3, 8am-10pm Friday & Saturday and 8am-9pm Sunday-Thursday. Events that are specifically meant to be recruitment events must be included on your calendars, or otherwise communicated with myself and the IFC VP of Recruitment. Please keep an eye out for the FSC Calendar to ensure you are not planning recruitment events in conflict with FSC programming.
- When do we have to extend bids by? You can extend bids to eligible PNMs whenever you’d like and as often as you’d like. Extended bids must be reported to me within 24 hours, regardless of whether they have been accepted, denied, or if the PNM is still thinking about it. All new members must be initiated by 12/4 (last day of classes for the semester). Theoretically, you could extend a bid on 12/3 just as along as that person accepts the bid and is initiated within 24 hours to meet the 12/4 deadline.
- Why do we have to submit t-shirts and calendars so far ahead of time? What happens if we don’t? The date was chosen so that shirts could be approved far enough ahead of time to give you plenty of time to place and receive the order before recruitment starts. If you wake up one day in late August and decide ‘you know what, we actually do want to order shirts for this year’ then that is completely your choice. You can still submit a shirt design for approval, however after the 8/5 deadline, I cannot guarantee a quick response nor should you expect a turnaround time fast enough to receive the shirts before the semester starts. Under no circumstances should you place an order for recruitment t-shirts without prior approval. Rush calendars that are submitted should be the final design you intend to use for social media posts and flyering around campus. If the exact dates of the events are subject to change, that is fine, please just update me as you update your event dates. Calendars that are not submitted in a timely manner will not be used in any IFC or FSC social media posts, as we create and plan those posts ahead of time.
- What if we want to add rush events later in the semester? Again, totally fine and I would in fact encourage this approach! If you make a new calendar design, please share it with me before posting it. Either way, please openly communicate with me about the dates, times, and nature of any rush events, regardless of how far in advance you are planning them.
- What about our New Member Education plans? How do we get those approved? Details on getting NME plans approved will be shared at the IFC Recruitment meeting on 9/6. As always, NME should last no more than 6-8 weeks and may not begin until reviewed by your chapter coach.
Please carefully read and review all the information shared here. If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out to me.
Best,
Mel Daley, M.Ed.
Assistant Dean, Fraternity & Sorority Commons
1525 15th St. 2nd Floor
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