<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone,<div><br></div><div>Tomorrow is the big day and I just have a few things to go over with you guys before then!</div><div><br></div><div>As I have announced at Chapter, we will be doing a modified speed-dating this semester. Instead of sitting down and having the pledges rotate around, we are going to split you up by families and have the pledges rotate around to you. </div><div><br></div><div>I will have my committee members ready to direct you (they will be on the outskirts of the room) and will split you up into groups of 7-10 people. I will announce which family goes to which committee member, so there shouldn't be any confusion. The pledges will rotate around and talk to each family for 5 minutes about leadership, friendship and service. This is more of a combination of past formal and informal set-ups. We will be doing the same thing for Formal Rush.<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>This means that the pledges are going to be looking to you all to answer their questions (or talk to them about leadership, friendship and service stories if they are too nervous to ask questions). Meeting our active members is extremely important for a pledge (especially when they don't know anyone in Aphio already) and giving them a great impression is key. We have done an amazing job in past semesters with meeting pledges, but I want to share with you all a few tips that I learned at Regionals. </div><div><br></div><div>Please refrain from telling inside jokes, cussing or using excessive sarcasm when talking to new pledges. We don't want them to feel that we are cliquey (because we're not) and we really don't want them to feel uncomfortable. Please only discuss relevant topics (Aphio, service events, your favorite fellowship, family events you enjoy, leadership opportunities, etc.) and engage them (names, majors, what would they like to know about Aphio, etc.) Remember that most of these pledges are going to be intimidated by the amount of people in our chapter and might be a little shy, so guide the conversation and get them to talk.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, remember to be positive and excited! :) These people are our new potential members and that is exciting! </div><div><br></div><div>You guys set the tone and so far, it's been awesome, so let's continue that! See you all tomorrow!</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">In LFS,<br><div><br>Rebecca Cherry<br>Alpha Phi Omega - Delta Gamma<br>
VP of Membership</div><div>567-283-0323</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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