“spring recruitment” (all you need to know)

There is no such thing as “spring recruitment” or “formal recruitment in the spring.” It is know as COB or continuous open bidding. This is when a chapter has not met their quota “total alottment/chapter size recruitment” during formal recruitment (fall) or is projected to not meet that #. Not every chapter does this obviously because it is based on the numbers. Chapters can go through this for a number of reasons (example: members graduate, members drop, Chapter size isn’t big enough for reasons XYZ) however spring recruitment is a lot cheaper and a lot more relaxed as it is nothing like the formal recruitment process in the fall. Simply put, if a chapter is desperate and running low then you have a better chance of getting a bid because they need more members and money.