Post by macintosh on May 22, 2011 18:41:35 GMT -5
Greek Recruits looks to expand its reach
www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/business-rx-greek-recruits-looks-to-expand-its-reach/2011/05/18/AFYKUF9G_story.html
Sunday, May 22, 2:45 PM
The entrepreneur
When coming to college, most freshmen worry about the workload, their new roommates, moving away from their families and whether they’ll be able to sneak into the downtown bars. Daniel Noskin, a freshman lacrosse player at the University of Maryland, was concerned about a different aspect of his new environment: Where did he and other freshmen fit in socially? He began thinking about joining a fraternity and realized that there was a lack of information readily available to freshmen interested in pledging fraternities and sororities on campus. So, he started Greek Recruits.
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Noskin
“Greek Recruits LLC was created to fill in the void of uncertainty that incoming freshmen experience when discovering their place on a college campus. With the help of a fellow freshman, Scott Block, who designed and built the Web site, I launched GreekRecruits.com during the spring 2011 rush at the University of Maryland and it immediately became the premiere Greek recruiting network. Through unique profiles, the Web site allows students to gain the maximum amount of exposure to fraternities, sororities and coed/honors chapters during the rush process to ensure the best social fit.
“The Web site is also a great platform for fraternities and sororities to meet their pledges before rush begins. In addition to generating exposure, Greek chapters are also given an organized platform enabling them to efficiently market their society to the correct demographic.
“Greek Recruits presently does not have any competitors — no other Web site or company currently exists that facilitates Greek recruiting using an online platform. I have utilized my first mover advantages by working closely with Greek chapters at the University of Maryland to create a product that chapters actually want. Everything is free right now, but I eventually want to charge fraternities and sororities a subscription fee.
“Now that the formula has been established and popular demand has preceded its test run, Greek Recruits is currently working on our expansion to more colleges for the fall 2011 rush. My goal is to become the sole networking site for Greek recruiting
www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/business-rx-greek-recruits-looks-to-expand-its-reach/2011/05/18/AFYKUF9G_story.html
Sunday, May 22, 2:45 PM
The entrepreneur
When coming to college, most freshmen worry about the workload, their new roommates, moving away from their families and whether they’ll be able to sneak into the downtown bars. Daniel Noskin, a freshman lacrosse player at the University of Maryland, was concerned about a different aspect of his new environment: Where did he and other freshmen fit in socially? He began thinking about joining a fraternity and realized that there was a lack of information readily available to freshmen interested in pledging fraternities and sororities on campus. So, he started Greek Recruits.
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* Weigh In
* Corrections?
The pitch
Noskin
“Greek Recruits LLC was created to fill in the void of uncertainty that incoming freshmen experience when discovering their place on a college campus. With the help of a fellow freshman, Scott Block, who designed and built the Web site, I launched GreekRecruits.com during the spring 2011 rush at the University of Maryland and it immediately became the premiere Greek recruiting network. Through unique profiles, the Web site allows students to gain the maximum amount of exposure to fraternities, sororities and coed/honors chapters during the rush process to ensure the best social fit.
“The Web site is also a great platform for fraternities and sororities to meet their pledges before rush begins. In addition to generating exposure, Greek chapters are also given an organized platform enabling them to efficiently market their society to the correct demographic.
“Greek Recruits presently does not have any competitors — no other Web site or company currently exists that facilitates Greek recruiting using an online platform. I have utilized my first mover advantages by working closely with Greek chapters at the University of Maryland to create a product that chapters actually want. Everything is free right now, but I eventually want to charge fraternities and sororities a subscription fee.
“Now that the formula has been established and popular demand has preceded its test run, Greek Recruits is currently working on our expansion to more colleges for the fall 2011 rush. My goal is to become the sole networking site for Greek recruiting
