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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? Q. What
am I being judged on? Q. What
should I expect at the parties? Q. How
should I dress? Q. What
if I don't get into the sorority I really want? Q.
How do I know if a sorority will continue to COB after Recruitment? Q. Is there
sorority housing? Q. When
I join, will I have time to study & do other activities outside the
sorority?
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. |
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