Cal Poly has partnered with two predominantly Black high schools to provide opportunities for Black students to attend college, but students still struggle to feel a sense of belongingness at Cal Poly due to its historically white institution status.
Tag: Recruitment
Posted inBreaking News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will no longer be attending the career fair
Audio by Makena Locsin U.S. Customs and Border Protection will not be attending the Fall Career Fair due to the government shutdown as of Tuesday morning, according to Cal Poly spokesperson Matt Lazier. The agency was previously reported to be attending the career fair on Wednesday, causing students and faculty to protest. The protests included […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball receives three commitments for 2024-2025 season
Head coach Mike DeGeorge and the Cal Poly Men’s Basketball coaching staff have made some of their first offseason moves. According to social media and basketball recruiting website Verbal Commits, the Mustangs have signed freshman guard Cayden Ward from St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, freshman guard Peter Bandelj from Team Royal Crown in Canada, […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
Building relationships: How the Cal Poly men’s basketball program was able to recruit through the pandemic
Freshmen basketball players Daniel Esparza and Matur Dhal couldn’t take an official visit to Cal Poly before committing to the basketball program due to the pandemic. “We would do campus visits via Zoom and take the phone around and show them how beautiful Cal Poly is,” head coach John Smith said. Despite not having a […]
Posted inGreek Life
Virtual Rush: How greek life went online for fall recruitment
Much like classes and other ordinarily in-person activities, sororities and fraternities were forced to adapt recruitment — the enlisting of new members — to an online format. For Panhellenic recruitment, potential new members (PNM) would typically walk and take busses to all of the different sorority houses and participate in events such as “Sisterhood,” “Philanthropy […]
Posted inGreek Life
Some recruits say they feel rushed through the sorority process
“I thought we were just going to go through house tours and talk to some of the girls, and that it would be very chill, but it definitely feels more like a job interview, ” Margetta said.
Posted inGreek Life
IFC recruitment is this week
Monday is bid day where PNMs may receive one or more bids from different fraternities
Posted inOpinion
Differences between Panhellenic and IFC recruitment
Despite having the same goal, there are many discrepancies between the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council in recruiting new members.
Posted inGreek Life
Delta Gamma sorority joins Cal Poly greek life
The chapter joins Cal Poly amid increased interest in sorority recruitment.
Posted inNews
IFC approves 8-year expansion plan
IFC is expanding with four new fraternities in eight years.
Posted inGreek Life, News
New sorority Alpha Gamma Delta on campus
Cal Poly’s new sorority AGD has been holding an informal recruitment to encourage Cal Poly women to join.