Tips for Success

BE YOURSELF. Do not adopt a new personality just because of recruitment! Each chapter has its own personality and women that could be the perfect fit for you. Sororities are interested in the real you, not a fake front you may put on. Be yourself!

 KEEP AN OPEN MIND. Don’t get discouraged. Each sorority may have up to 150 members, so don’t base your opinion on just one conversation! Similarly, you may not be asked back to your friend’s sorority’s event, every woman will not end up in the same house, so keep an open mind and get excited about the chapters that did invite you back!

 ASK ABOUT FINANCES. Do not be afraid to question the financial obligation of joining a sorority.

 ASK ABOUT VALUES. When you join a sorority you are becoming a member of a lifetime sisterhood. Don’t be afraid to ask about the morals and ideals of the chapter to see if they resonate with what you find important.

 STICK WITH IT. At times recruitment may seem stressful, but have fun with it! This is an opportunity to meet hundreds of great women.

Frequently Asked Questions

OUTSIDE OF RECRUITMENT PARTIES, CAN I TALK TO SORORITY WOMEN?

To ensure a fair and pressure-free process, there is a period of limited contact between sorority women and Potential New Members when not at recruitment events. Until the end of recruitment, preplanned contact is prohibited between you and sorority women. This is an extremely important rule. If a sorority member contacts you, she is putting her entire chapter at risk for judicial sanctions and is undermining the spirit of our Panhellenic community. You have the right to a confidential and fair recruitment process.

 DO I HAVE TO ACCEPT MY BID?

Although you do not have to accept your bid on bid day, we remind you that if the chapter extended you a bid, they did so for a reason! It is likely that chapter has values that align with yours and can see you fitting into their sisterhood, even though it may not be apparent to you initially on bid day. Should you chose not to accept your bid regardless of the reason, you cannot join another Panhellenic chapter or go through recruitment again until Fall of 2020!