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Originally Posted by DarkJedi613
For our team the major way we get girls involved is through friends. Last year we had two girls (one of which graduated), but this year we had 5 or 6...(though they're all graduating - so I guess we have the same problem as you...). If one of their friends is involved and tells them what a great thing it is their more likely to listen to them than to read a poster hanging around the school or come to a meeting. Plus they'll know someone and feel more comfortable.  |
It is a really great idea to have girls invite their other female friends to join. I know I always attempt to persuade all my non-robotics friends, guy or girl, to join the team. One of the main reasons I actually joined was because I was in gifted class, and both the teachers of that class are mentors on our team, so much of the time spent in that class was helping with robotics.
Our team actually does not have that much of a problem with getting girls to join. We have a pretty good blend of both girls and guys on our team, so it has never really been an issue with us. But if you do have trouble, try to get your computer teachers to talk with some of their advanced classes. If people are taking an advanced computer class, they must like technology in some way. If you specifically wanted to target girls to join, you could tell them about fundraising, accounting, or even start a scrapbook. They will eventually get into the building part once they see how much fun it is. I especially know that a group of all guys could probably not make a nice scrapbook, no offense. Hope this helps give you some ideas!