Monday, October 11, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Formal recruitment process links 27 men with fraternities
By Lori O'Toole
By Lori O'Toole
writer@kansan.com
Kansan Staff Writer
Chris Zoller, Littleton, Co. sophomore, was one of 27 students who pledged a fraternity Friday, marking the end of the University's first October formal recruitment process.
Zoller, who joined Sigma Nu, said the formal process helped him to narrow down his options.
"I chose Sigma Nu because I knew a few of the guys there from high school, and I thought that would make the transition easier," he said. "The guys I met were also really friendly."
Although 27 men joined chapters,40 had registered to participate.
The formal process usually is conducted in August, but it was moved to October this year in an attempt to boost recruitment numbers.
Brian Cooper, Interfraternity Council vice president for recruitment, said five of the men who registered never showed up for any of the activities that occurred throughout the week. Another three men did not pick up their invitations to join.
He said another five decided not to join the fraternities to which they were invited.
Of the 23 fraternity chapters on campus, five did not participate in the formal recruitment process because their houses were full from informal recruitment. Most new members joined
FRATERNITY RECRUITMENT
Fraternity chapters that participated and received new members:
Alpha Tau Omega
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Upsilon
Kappa Sigma
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Theta
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Chi
Sigma Nu
"I'm always disappointed when things don't go right. We have to rely on open rush, because we aren't getting members this way."
Tau Kappa Epsilon rush chairman
Tim Ackelmire
in August before the semester began.
Chapters that participated and did not receive new members:
Alpha Kappa Lambda
Delta Chi
Lambda Chi Alpha
Phi Gamma Delta
Pi Kappa Alpha
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Theta Chi
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Zeta Beta Tau
Tau Kappa Epsilon was one of the fraternities that participated but did not receive any new members.
Of the 18 chapters that participated, nine received new members.
Tim Ackelmire, Tau Kappa Epsilon rush chairman and
The five fraternities that did not participate were Alpha Epsilon Pi, Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Psi and Triangle.
Garden City junior, said it was frustrating to spend the required time throughout the week and not to see it pay off.
He said his chapter would have been willing to accept all of the men that participated and had hoped a couple people would join.
"I'm always disappointed when things don't go right," he said. "We have to rely on open rush, because we aren't getting members this way."
Cooper said he was pleased with how the process went.
"It was a trial period, but based upon the positive feedback we received, it's probably something we'd do again," he said.
However, he said next year the Interfraternity Council may move the process up a couple of weeks.
—Edited by Kelly Clasen
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