How to have a meaningful recruitment experience at the Student Organization Fair

Org Fair Prep: At a Glance

Before you arrive at the Student Organization Fair, make sure your organization is ready to connect with prospective members!

Create a BullsConnect Event for Check-In

Set up an event in BullsConnect that students can check into when they visit your table. This gives you a way to track and follow up with interested students.

Know Your Recruitment Pitch

Be ready to clearly share who you are, what your organization does, and what members experience or gain.

Have a Clear Next Step

Know what you want interested students to do next—join your BullsConnect page, attend an upcoming meeting or event, complete an interest form, or another clear action.

Is Your Table Ready?​

Before students arrive... take a look at your table.​

Complete your final check:​

  • Can students quickly tell who your organization is? ​
  • Is your table welcoming and easy to approach? ​
  • Do you have a BullsConnect Event Created to Check Students in? ​​ ​
  • Are you ready to greet students instead of waiting for them to approach? ​
  • Does everyone tabling know the next step for an interested student?​

Your goal: Make it easy for a student to stop, connect, and take the next step​

Practice Your Pitch?

Can you explain your organization in 30 seconds?

Write your own pitch:​

We are ____________.​

Our organization focuses on ____________.​

Members have opportunities to ____________.​

Students might enjoy our organization if they ____________.​

To get involved, the next step is ____________. ​

Try it: Give your pitch to another student before heading to your table.​

What's Their Next Step?

A student says, "I'm interested!" Now what?​

Make sure you can answer:​

  • How will students check in on BullsConnect? ​
  • How can they join/follow your organization? ​
  • What is your next meeting or event? ​
  • Where can students find more information? ​
  • Who can they contact with questions?​

Your goal: Every interested student should leave your table knowing exactly what to do next.​.

Don't End the Connection

The fair ends. Your recruitment doesn't.​

Establish a follow-up plan:​

  • WHO will follow up? __________​
  • WHEN will you follow up? __________​
  • HOW will you follow up? __________​
  • WHAT'S NEXT for interested students? __________​

The follow-up formula: 1. Get Your Table Ready → 2. Practice Your Pitch → 3. Know the Next Step → 4. Plan Your Follow-Up​