Frequently Asked Questions

The recruitment schedule is largely up to the individual chapters outside of the "Greek Block Party" and "Walk Around." Formal recruitment is kicked off with "Walk Around" which is basically a showcase of all of IFC's member fraternities. Formal recruitment will end that Friday.

If you have questions about individual chapters' recruitment events, please reach out to their recruitment chairman or email IFC VP Recruitment, John Ghazoul, for help getting in contact.

Recruitment refers to the formal week where potential members get to meet each house without feeling pressured to make a decision on the spot. Rush, however, is the informal period outside of the recruitment process. The IFC promotes and encourages "Rush 365," but potential members have a better chance of finding the right house if they go through formal recruitment.

The recruitment fee is your first financial investment in the Greek Community. Each active member on each fraternity's roster pays $20 each so the IFC may operate, represent, and improve upon the greek and greater community. Your recruitment fee will pay for IFC hosted member development, philanthropic, and recruitment events.

In order to officially accept a bid from any organization, you must be registered for recruitment with the IFC. By registering for recruitment, your name and information is made available to all the IFC fraternities. However, just because you registered for recruitment does not mean you will receive a bid for membership. Remember, recruitment is about getting to know the chapters, and letting the chapters get to know you. It is important that you make an effort to meet as many fraternity men as possible throughout the recruitment process. You may register for recruitment here.

No, the IFC encourages all men who are interested to join, no matter how long you have left at Arizona State University. IFC hosts formal recruitment in the Spring and Fall but supports "open recruitment" outside of the formal recruitment period.

A bid is an invitation to join an organization’s new member program. Each chapter gives out as many bids as they want, until they have their ideal new member class. If you are interested in receiving a bid from a chapter it is important to make your interest known. Interested men can begin the recruitment process by getting in touch with the chapters’ recruitment chairmen, and then attending chapter hosted recruitment events to meet more of the brothers. If any family members or friends are in fraternities it is recommended that you use their contacts to get in touch with UA chapters, and to help you meet more people. We encourage men to meet with as many fraternities as possible to see which one feels right, and meeting as many brothers as possible is beneficial throughout the recruitment process.

Congratulations! You are on your way to becoming an initiated brother. There is no limit to the number of bids a potential new member may receive, however, you can only accept a bid from one chapter. Upon receiving a bid for membership you have three options, you can either accept, decline, or defer acceptance. If you decline your bid, then you are no longer accepting the chapter’s invitation for membership. You may still receive and accept bids from other chapters, but you have removed your option for that specific chapter’s offer for membership. Should you choice to defer your acceptance, then the formal invitation is pending, before a formal acceptance or decline needs to be given to the chapter. If you have accepted a bid from a chapter you will need to log into the IFC recruitment website and officially accept your bid. Once you have accepted a bid from a chapter you can no longer accept bids from other organizations. Make sure that you have communicated with your family, asked all necessary questions, and taken the time to reflect before accepting a bid for membership.