Using Summer to Jump-start Recruitment
Using Summer to Jump-start Recruitment By: Chris Buck, Associate Director of Expansion Summer break is quickly approaching and many of us have vacation, summer jobs and internship opportunities to look forward to, but don’t forget to save room for some recruiting, too. Many chapters and colonies miss the opportunity to recruit in the summer to […]
Dear Upperclassmen, You Should be Recruiting Too
Dear Upperclassmen, You Should be Recruiting Too By Chris Buck, Associate Director of Expansion I would like to start with a disclaimer: this piece is not meant to attack upperclassmen or to say that there aren’t upper-class members who are helping to recruit. I recognize that for most upperclassmen, there is a more rigorous course […]
5 Reasons to Recruit This Spring–Even if It’s Not a Big Deal on Your Campus
5 Reasons to Recruit This Spring–Even if It’s Not a Big Deal on Your Campus By Chris Buck, Associate Director of Expansion For many campuses, the spring term is in full swing with chapters and colonies hard at work planning their philanthropies and service events, prepping members for that first exam of the term, and […]
Recruitment Challenge Update
Recruitment Challenge Update By Chris Buck, Associate Director of Expansion Last semester, each chapter and colony received a recruitment goal for the 2016-2017 academic year. This goal was meant to challenge our members to work diligently to find the highest quality and quantity of men to grow our brotherhood. In the fall term, sixteen of […]
Five Tips for Implementing Year-Round Recruitment
Five Tips for Implementing Year-Round Recruitment By Chris Buck | Associate Director of Expansion Lambda Chi Alpha should be excelling at year-round recruitment. Our Associate Member program allows men to join and have a say in their experience (by voting, holding office, etc.). If they don’t get initiated right away, they still get to have […]
Five Reasons You Should Be Using Your Newest Members to Help Your Chapter Recruit
Five Reasons You Should Be Using Your Newest Members to Help Your Chapter Recruit By Chris Buck | Associate Director of Expansion As we get further into the fall term many of you have been doing a great job recruiting great men to join Lambda Chi Alpha. You have many guys accepting bids and are […]
Top 5 Reasons to Join Lambda Chi Alpha
Top 5 Reasons to Join Lambda Chi Alpha By Chris Buck | Associate Director of Expansion Associate Membership Lambda Chi Alpha offers something different than most other organizations and that is Associate Membership. Potential members will be excited to know that they can take control of their experience by having a vote, being able […]
4 common mistakes to avoid during recruitment
4 common mistakes to avoid during recruitment By Chris Buck | Associate Director of Expansion Why change something if it isn’t broken? This is often a mindset we take when planning recruitment or when it comes to the approach we are taking to find the guys to join. Some of these approaches are outdated and […]
5 places to look for potential new members.
5 places you should be looking for potential members By Chris Buck | Associate Director of Expansion As you begin getting further into the term, you may be thinking that you have turned over every stone to find men to recruit to Lambda Chi Alpha. Here are 5 places that most chapters and colonies don’t […]
7 immediate things to do to prepare for fall recruitment
Just starting to plan for recruitment? Here are 7 things you need to do immediately to prepare for the fall. By Chris Buck | Associate Director of Expansion If your chapter or colony is just beginning to prepare for fall recruitment, you’re a little late to the game. No worries, here are 7 things you […]
