Thursday, August 23, 2007
Formal recruitment was overwhelming and time-consuming for Zach Kouri, Tulsa, Okla. freshman, especially the first two days. But his desire to join a fraternity kept him from withdrawing.
“Just seeing every single house, it was monotonous and I ended up having the exact same conversation at every house I went to, which ended up turning into a joke by the time recruitment was ending,” Kouri said. “By the end of that second day it seemed like every house was exactly the same.”
Kouri stuck with it and according to the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association, so did many other recruits. Both groups reported an increase in recruitment numbers this year.
Ian Lang, Wichita senior and president of the council, said the number of recruits had increased by 18 percent since last year. More men enrolled this year because the council implemented different programs during recruitment, including a table at several Hawk Week events and at Mrs. E’s. They also visited high schools and sent out flyers,
“Formal recruitment is a good opportunity to get men from out of state and those without connections in the community,” Lang said. “We want to give more men the opportunity.”
Erin Gregory, Leawood senior and president of the association, said they were pleased with Fall Formal Recruitment this year. She said 729 women began recruitment and 159 withdrew.
“Throughout the upcoming year, the Panhellenic Association will be exploring new event scheduling options that we think would help more women stay in the process longer as well as help the chapters retain more women,” Gregory said.
Gregory said she didn’t have the exact numbers from last year, but more women applied this year and fewer women withdrew.
Overall, Gregory was pleased with the success of this year. Lang said the number of recruits went up because of the hard work of the council.
Edited by Meghan Murphy
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Greek life numbers on the rise
I agree with lifeless... they've just been star-struck. Damn you ABC Family and your juggernaut of false hopes!
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