Tips for Potential New Members

Be yourself, and enjoy the recruitment events!

Take notes after leaving each event (e.g. who you met, what you talked about, anything else that will help you remember the sorority and the event). These notes will help you make your decisions each night.

Ask questions. This can help direct the conversation and show that you’re interested. This also allows you to gain more information about topics that are important to you.

Make the decision that is the best for you. Be realistic about where you feel most comfortable, and don’t think you have to fit in wherever else fits in.

Recruitment is a mutual selection process. You are selecting a sorority, but the sorority is also selecting you. You may become discouraged when you don’t receive an invitation back to a certain sorority, but keep your options open.

Remember that everyone who is in a sorority was in your shoes once, and they know that you’re going to be anxious and nervous. In fact, they’re probably just as anxious and nervous, if not more so.

Keep your opinions about individual sororities to yourself. You do not know the connections others might be making. It is not fair to other women in the process for you to share your own impressions that may differ from theirs.

Look at each sorority as a whole. Don’t judge it on one member.

Be interested and cordial regardless of whether or not you think you like a sorority chapter. You will be remembered, and your initial impressions are not always correct.

Be polite. The women at these chapters have worked very hard to make the recruitment process one that will allow you to make an informed decision. Even if you think you do not have interest in joining a group, you should still remain positive and thank the women who take the time to speak with you each day.

Do not interpret any remark made at an event as a guaranteed invitation to another event or a bid. If, however, you feel a chapter has promised you an invitation, report this to your Recruitment Counselor or a member of Panhellenic immediately. These statements are unethical and inappropriately impact a decision that is yours to make.