Recruitment brings in successful numbers

Recruitment at Mizzou is a big deal for all concerned.

On Aug. 9, thousands of young men and women swarmed the MU campus in what marked the beginning of one of the university's longest traditions - Greek recruitment. For those biding into one of MU's 28 fraternities or 13 sororities, recruitment began even before last week.

"Potential members could begin registering for recruitment in late April," said Megan Madden, vice president of recruitment for the Panhellenic Association. "For the chapters, planning for recruitment begins soon after the chapters elect new recruitment chairs. [...] All chapter women move down two weeks before school starts. The first week is used for preparation, and then the following week is when recruitment takes place."

Interfraternity Council recruitment tends to be a shorter process than sorority recruitment said Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity Recruitment Chairman Chris Moore.

"The recruitment process is much different than sororities because not only do we have formal rush, but we also have informal rush that takes place late in the past school year and follows into the summer and even into the first few weeks of school," Moore said.

Formal recruitment involves about 50 to 60 potential members who meet with the fraternities for less than an hour. Informal recruitment reaches out to more potential members through bonding at baseball games, float trips and other activities that allow the fraternities and potential members to get to know each other.

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