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Recruitment
Information:
Before Recruitment
(formerly known as Rush), Panhellenic will host a sign up table on campus & the three sororities will host information tables to answer any
questions you may have. Most of your questions will be answered
during this time, but following is some information to give you an idea of
what will happen.
There are,
typically, three days of Recruitment that all three sororities will
participate in. The first two days are open for anyone signed up for
Recruitment and are for you to get to know the sororities & for the
sororities to get to know you. You will attend three parties thrown by the three
sororities for the first two nights. The last night is called
Preference & is by invitation only. If you receive invitations
from all three sororities, you will have to choose only two parties to
attend. Directly after Preference you will fill out a card listing
your top two sorority choices. Suicide bidding, or writing down only
one sorority choice, is highly frowned upon & could hurt your chances
of getting into a sorority. The next day is Bid Day, where you
may* receive a bid by only one sorority. There will then be a period
of silence where the sororities are unable to speak to you so that you may
make your own decision to accept the bid. Once the period of silence
is done, the fun begins! Good luck!
Q. When
is Recruitment?
A. The University of La Verne has two Recruitment
periods, in the Fall & Spring semesters. ULV has Deferred Recruitment,
meaning Formal Recruitment isn't held until the Spring semester. To be
eligible to go through Recruitment in the Fall, you must have completed
at least 12 units in college. First year Freshman are ineligible to go
through Recruitment during the Fall.
Q. What
am I being judged on?
A. First, you are not being judged.
Recruitment is NOT a beauty contest! It is a time for gathering
information to make a very important decision in your life. The
sorority members are trying to get to know you as a person. You, in
turn, should also get to know them as much as possible. If you
accept a bid, you're going to be spending a lot of time with these girls
during & after college!
Q. What
should I expect at the parties?
A. The three sororities host different parties each year, with different themes &
activities. The first two nights are usually developed by each
sorority to show you what they are all about, to give you
information. The members will also talk with you to find out who
you are. Just remember that this isn't an interview - you are
choosing a sorority that best fits you just as much as they are choosing new
members.
Q. How
should I dress?
A. Although you are not being critiqued on how you
dress, it is important to look nice since the sorority members do their
best to look nice for you, too. The first two nights are
casual/dressy. A way to describe this would be to dress like you're
going on a first or second date. The third night, Preference, is
more dressy as most of the sorority members will be in dressy/formal
dresses. Nice dresses are highly recommended.
Q. What
if I don't get into the sorority I really want?
A. This is a tough
question to answer. You have to keep in mind that each sorority can
only take a certain amount of new members each semester. The
sororities must make very difficult decisions & sometimes it means
that girls they want to extend membership to don't get a bid. If you
absolutely know the sorority you want, try again the next semester or go
through COB.
Talk to the members of the sorority & let them know how much you are
interested in being a member. Honesty will go a long way.
Q.
How do I know if a sorority will continue to COB after Recruitment?
A. Usually, if a sorority will not be at House Total after
taking Quota they will most likely COB after Recruitment.
It is most common to COB directly after Recruitment so that all the new members
begin their pledge period together. If you're not sure if a sorority will COB,
contact their Vice President of Membership.
Q. Is there
sorority housing?
A. Currently there is no sorority housing. It is very common for members to
live together and rent houses or apartments off campus.
Q. When
I join, will I have time to study & do other activities outside the
sorority?
A. Sigma Kappa encourages its sisters to study. We help by teachng time management
skills, having a tutor program & rewarding those sisters that achieve high grades
and good scores on papers & exams. Sigma Kappa also encourages participation in outside activites. We believe that,
in order to become a well-rounded woman, you have to participate in activities
outside the sorority. Many of our sisters are in sports & other clubs/organizations
on campus.
Active – Term
no longer used - now "Initiated Member."
Alumna – A member of
a sorority that has graduated college.
Bid – An invitation of
membership to a sorority.
Chapter – A National
sorority’s local name. The
ULV Sigma Kappa chapter is Theta Beta & is one of over 100 chapters
in the US.
COB – Continuous Open
Bidding. The sororities are
able to extend bids during the semester, if they are still under house
total.
House – Another word
for sorority.
House
Total – The total number of members each sorority is able to have.
House total at ULV is 60 members.
Initiated Member - Formerly known as "Active." A current member of a sorority that has participated in initiation.
New
Member – Formerly known as “Pledge.” A member of a sorority that has
not yet been initiated.
Panhellenic – The governing body of all the sororities on campus. Panhellenic
puts together Recruitment & oversees the process with rules put
together by the National Panhellenic Council.
Period
of Silence – A set period of time, usually two days, where after passing out
bids the sorority members and potential new members are not allowed to
talk. This is done so that potential members may decide on their own
whether joining a sorority is right for them.
Potential
New Member – Formerly known as “Rushee.” Any woman signed up for
Recruitment.
Quota – The number of potential members each
sorority is able to extend membership to. This number is usually the total
number of women signed up for Recruitment, divided by the number of
sororities on campus. If there were 30 women going through Recruitment,
quota would most likely be 10.
Recruitment – Formerly known as “Rush.” A set period of time, usually
a week, where sororities may extend membership to other women.
*Going through Recruitment does not automatically ensure that you will be extended a bid to a sorority. Panhellenic makes every effort to place all the women that want to join a sorority, but there are instances where there is simply no match. This happens with all three sororities as we all adhere to Panhellenic rules & regulations.