2008 Fall - Amos - Recruitment.

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NAME AND FACE BROTHERHOOD EVENTS Monday Night Football Entourage Super Bowl SPSL CAFETERIA LUNCHES AND DINNERS

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MAKE SURE BROTHERS GET PHONE #S AND CONTACT INFO

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INTRODUCE THEM TO GIRLS AND YOUR OTHER FRIENDS “WUTS GOIN ON MAN THIS IS STACIE SHE’S IN D PHI E…WE SHOULD ALL HANG OUT” “I WANT YOU TO MEET SOMEONE…(INTRODUCE HIM FIRST)…”

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BRING THEM INTO YOUR WORLD

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THE RUSH SEASON

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THE RUSH SEASON -3 RUSHES -1 PREF RUSH -11-12 SPEAKERS -FLYERS AND OTHER PUBLICITY

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THINK OF THE RUSH SEASON LIKE A PERSUASIVE ESSAY

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RUSH # 1 THE INTEREST CATCHER

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RUSH # 1 THE INTEREST CATCHER SPEAKERS -CAMPUS INVOLVMENT -OTHER FRATERNITIES MIGHT HAVE 15 GUYS IN ONE ORGANIZATION…BUT WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF GUYS IN 15 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS -PERSONAL STORY -THIS PERSON SHOULD BE A STAND OUT SPEAKER WHO HAS A CAPTIVATING AND EXCITING STORY THAT IS VERY RELATABLE. -HOMECOMING -THIS IS STRICTLY TO APPEAL TO THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF OUR FRATERNITY

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RUSH # 1 THE INTEREST CATCHER SPEAKERS -CAMPUS INVOLVMENT -OTHER FRATERNITIES MIGHT HAVE 15 GUYS IN ONE ORGANIZATION…BUT WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF GUYS IN 15 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS -PERSONAL STORY -THIS PERSON SHOULD BE A STAND OUT SPEAKER WHO HAS A CAPTIVATING AND EXCITING STORY THAT IS VERY RELATABLE. -HOMECOMING -THIS IS STRICTLY TO APPEAL TO THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF OUR FRATERNITY -SCRATCH THE SURFACE -TALK ABOUT WUT THEY WANT TO HEAR …FUN STUFF -DON’T GET TOO IN DEPTH OR TOO SERIOUS -JUST ENOUGH TO CATCH THEIR INTEREST

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POST RUSH SSHOW THEM A GOOD TIME! TAKE THEM OUT TO HANG OUT W/GIRLS AND TO JUST RELAX. DON’T ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR INTENTIONS. JUST EMPHASIZE FUN!

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RUSH # 2 THESIS + A BIT OF SUBSTANCE

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RUSH # 2 THESIS + A BIT OF SUBSTANCE SPEAKERS -SCHOLARSHIP -A STAND OUT STUDENT WHO CAN DO HIS BEST TO EMPHASIVE ITS IMPORTANCE WHILE MAINTAINING INTEREST. -THE HOLE (SOMETHING UNIQUE AND INTERESTING) -ONLY TCNJ FRATERNITY OR SORORITY WITH OWNERSHIP OF A HOUSE. -SOCIAL -AGAIN APPEALING TO THE SOCIAL AND FUN ASPECT.

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RUSH # 2 THESIS + A BIT OF SUBSTANCE SPEAKERS -SCHOLARSHIP -A STAND OUT STUDENT WHO CAN DO HIS BEST TO EMPHASIVE ITS IMPORTANCE WHILE MAINTAINING INTEREST. -THE HOLE (SOMETHING UNIQUE AND INTERESTING) -ONLY TCNJ FRATERNITY OR SORORITY WITH OWNERSHIP OF A HOUSE. -SOCIAL -AGAIN APPEALING TO THE SOCIAL AND FUN ASPECT. HOW IS THIS A THESIS? -THE RUSH CHAIR OPENS, CLOSES, AND TRANSITIONS EACH SPEAKER. -USE THE CONTRAST BETWEEN SOCIAL AND SCHOLARSHIP TO INTRODUCE THESIS

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THAT’S WHAT WE’RE ABOUT IN SIGMA PI. WE GET OUR WORK DONE, TAKE CARE OF OUR OBLIGATIONS AND STILL PARTY HARD AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. BALANCE - AND WE ACHIEVE THIS BALANCE THROUGH… BROTHERHOOD

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POST RUSH SIT DOWN ENVIRONMENT. APPLEBEES OR MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME ON THE PROJECTOR WITH PIZZAS. “BRO OUT”

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RUSH # 3 THE BODY

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RUSH # 3 THE BODY SPEAKERS -ALUMNI -TALK ABOUT HISTORY OF FRATERNITY ON CAMPUS. -ALUMNI OR ACTIVE -TALK ABOUT BROTHERHOOD IN GENERAL -PERSONAL STORY -THIS SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS THAN THE FIRST PERSONAL STORY AND SHOULD CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE MAGNITUDE OF OUR BOTHERHOOD.

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RUSH # 3 THE BODY SPEAKERS -ALUMNI -TALK ABOUT HISTORY OF FRATERNITY ON CAMPUS. -ALUMNI OR ACTIVE -TALK ABOUT BROTHERHOOD IN GENERAL -PERSONAL STORY -THIS SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS THAN THE FIRST PERSONAL STORY AND SHOULD CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE MAGNITUDE OF OUR BOTHERHOOD. -THE WORD BROTHERHOOD CAN NOT BE SAID ENOUGH AT THIS RUSH -THIS IS WHAT SETS US APART AND THE REASON WHY WE ARE SIGMA PI. -MAKE SURE ALL ALUMNAE ARE INTRODUCED B/C THEIR PRESENCE ALONE SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT OUR BROTHERHOOD.

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POST RUSH SOMETHING INTERACTIVE LIKE A POKER TOURNAMENT. CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RUSHES TO CONNECT WITH JUST A HANDFUL (2-3) OF BROTHERS ON A HIGHER LEVEL.

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PREF RUSH THE CONCLUSION

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PREF RUSH THE CONCLUSION SPEAKERS SEASON GENERAL CONCERNS ADDRESSED (TIME, GRADES, HAZING) - 1 OR 2 PERSONAL STORIES CHAP DIRECTOR SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM SOMEONE WITH RESPECT AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATES LIFELONG COMMITMENT. Q & A 10 OR 15 MIN OF SMALL GROUPS. RUSHES – BROTHERS. TEAR JERKER THE ABSOLUTE BEST PERSONAL STORY ANY ACTIVE BROTHER HAS. SHOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO TALK ABOUT AND MOVING FOR EVERYONE TO LISTEN TO.

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PREF RUSH THE CONCLUSION SPEAKERS SEASON GENERAL CONCERNS ADDRESSED (TIME, GRADES, HAZING) - 1 OR 2 PERSONAL STORIES CHAP DIRECTOR SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM SOMEONE WITH RESPECT AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATES LIFELONG COMMITMENT. Q & A 10 OR 15 MIN OF SMALL GROUPS. RUSHES – BROTHERS. TEAR JERKER THE ABSOLUTE BEST PERSONAL STORY ANY ACTIVE BROTHER HAS. SHOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO TALK ABOUT AND MOVING FOR EVERYONE TO LISTEN TO. -DO OUR BEST TO MAKE THE RUSHES FEEL HONORED TO HAVE BEEN PREFD. -THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW GUYS. -THEIR LAST IMPRESSION OF US. -MUST CONNECT ON A MORE PERSONAL LEVEL.

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PUBLICITY FLYERS BUSINESS CARDS DORM STORMING RUSH SHIRTS TABLE TOPS

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RUSH 101

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CREATE SEGNIFICANT DISTANCE BETWEEN OURSELEVES AND OTHER FRATERNITIES.

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CREATE SEGNIFICANT DISTANCE BETWEEN OURSELEVES AND OTHER FRATERNITIES. PAGANO STORY WE WERE FOUNDED AT TCNJ B/C THE GUYS THOUGHT ALL OF THE OTHERS WERE THE SAME…THEY WANTED TO BE DIFFERENT! TO STAND OUT!

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CREATE SEGNIFICANT DISTANCE BETWEEN OURSELEVES AND OTHER FRATERNITIES. PAGANO STORY WE WERE FOUNDED AT TCNJ B/C THE GUYS THOUGHT ALL OF THE OTHERS WERE THE SAME…THEY WANTED TO BE DIFFERENT! TO STAND OUT! -ENCOURAGE THEM TO LOOK AT ALL OTHERS -NO DOWN TALKING OTHER FRATERNITIES

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CREATE SEGNIFICANT DISTANCE BETWEEN OURSELEVES AND OTHER FRATERNITIES. PAGANO STORY WE WERE FOUNDED AT TCNJ B/C THE GUYS THOUGHT ALL OF THE OTHERS WERE THE SAME…THEY WANTED TO BE DIFFERENT! TO STAND OUT! -ENCOURAGE THEM TO LOOK AT ALL OTHERS -NO DOWN TALKING OTHER FRATERNITIES -EMPHASIZE BALANCE -SCHOOL AND FUN -FUN AND BROTHERHOOD

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MAKE THE CONNECTION

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FIND RUSHES YOU CAN RELATE TO OR FIND SOMETHING IN THEM THAT THEY CAN RELATE TO YOU

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HE CAN SEE YOU IN HIS SHOES AND HE CAN SEE HIMSELF IN YOUR SHOES

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KEY PHRASES “I LOOK AT YOU AND I SEE YOU RUNNING THIS FRATERNITY IN 2 YEARS” “I REMEMBER WHEN…I THOUGHT THE SAME WAY…AND HERE I AM” “WHEN I SEE YOU…I SEE SIGMA PI AND ALL THAT WE STAND FOR” “THIS IS DEFFINATELY ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS I’VE EVER MADE”

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3 TYPES OF RUSHES -DEFFINATELY WANTS TO DO IT -NOT SURE -DEFFINATELY DOESN’T WANT TO DO IT

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DEFFINATELY WANTS TO DO IT. -PRIMARY OBJECTIVE -MAKE SURE SIGMA PI IS HIS CHOICE -MAKE SURE HE’S A FIT -IDENTIFY EARLY SO AS MANY BROTHERS AS POSSIBLE MAKE THAT EXTRA EFFORT TO GET TO KNOW HIM.

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NOT SURE -CONNECTION IS THE KEY -HE NEEDS TO SEE HIMSELF IN A BROTHER TO REALIZE HOW SIGMA PI CAN WORK FOR HIM -STAY ON TOP OF HIM – CONSTANT CONTACT W/MULTIPLE BROTHERS.

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DEFFINATELY DOESN’T WANT TO DO IT -WHY NOT? -PARENTS, MONEY, NOT A “FRAT” GUY, GRADES, TIME, FRIENDS -KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS -IF DONE SO CORRECTLY, THE CHANCE OF HIM MOVING ALONG THE SPECTRUM TO “NOT SURE” INCREASES EXPONENTIALLY.

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REMEMBER!! OUR BIGGEST RUSH TOOL IS YOU YOU ALWAYS REPRESENT SIGMA PI AND EVERYTHING YOU DO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SWAY A RUSH ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

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