Example Recruitment Letter

Dear Sidney,

I'm glad to hear that you are coming to Tech and that you will be a fellow engineer. I think the School of Mines is one of the best, and I know you will be glad you chose it.

One of the best ways to succeed at Tech is to be a member of a strong fraternity. Theta Tau is one of these fraternities. Since ours is a national professional engineering fraternity, Theta Tau offers the common professional bond of engineering as well as the very desirable aspect of brotherhood.

The members of our chapter of Theta Tau participate in a wide variety of campus activities. Currently, two of our members are class presidents with several holding other class offices. Not only do we have members active in this way, but we also have members participating in such activities and organizations as the college football team, intramural sports, the college yearbook, and honor societies. During National Engineers Week in February, the fraternity as a whole plays a large role in the organization of many activities. Our chapter of Theta Tau accomplishes this while still maintaining the highest grade point average of all the fraternities at Tech.

A fraternity has much to offer a student. One of these is the benefit of a homelife. One might say it's a home away from home where you have others to turn to when the going gets tough. This is especially true when your courses become a real challenge. It really helps to have an older fraternity brother who's been through them before. In addition, our fraternity's professional development program helps prepare the member for the years after graduation. We currently have several rush events scheduled for the upcoming year with the first one on September 24. The purpose of these is to become acquainted with the new students on campus. Although we'll be in contact with you later regarding this event, I hope you will put it on your calendar now and plan to attend.

I think you've made a wise choice in selecting the SD School of Mines and Technology and hope you will consider Theta Tau when you consider fraternities. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please write me this summer at the address above, or stop by the Theta Tau fraternity house this fall when you get to school. I'll be glad to be any help possible. Have a good summer and hopefully I'll see you next fall.

Yours truly,

Kurt Selzle

Recruitment Chair

Theta Tau, Omega Chapter