Getting Ready for Sorority Recruitment

Admittedly, many of the emails we receive are from prospective sorority members seeking advice on preparation for recruitment. However, the majorityof our emails are from women who went into recruitment with the highest hopes… and were left heartbroken after being dismissed by all chapters. While “dismissed” is not the approved or technically correct term for receiving no invitations or bids, it is most certainly the feeling these women report.

Instead of writing to you, they write to us.  They find us in web searches, often with words like “sorority recruitment help.”  In their lengthy emails, women rarely complain about the “process.” Read the rest of this entry »

College students often to want to be part of a sisterhood, but have concerns about participating in the recruitment process.  Some miss out completely on a positive experience for all the wrong reasons.  Is it possible you are seeing sorority life–or yourself–through tainted eyes?

Here are three common concerns and tips to help you get through any misconceptions that might prevent you from enjoying a rewarding collegiate sorority experience. Read the rest of this entry »

Recruitment counselors are an integral part of the formal recruitment process.  Their influence is strong and they often contribute to important decisions by PNMs.  How are your recruitment counselors impacting your PNMs? Your retention in recruitment? Could their impact be improved?  Let’s look at two descriptions of recruitment counselor programs.  Do you see your campus here? Read the rest of this entry »

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Like most college women, I joined a sorority for the new friends I would meet and the lifelong relationships I would form. But my experience with my sorority, Sigma Delta Tau, was different from that of many sorority women. During my year and a half as an initiated and active sister within my chapter, my status rapidly changed from new member to Executive Board Secretary to Chapter President to an alumna. My chapter was experiencing some judicial trouble, and for a while, I lost my sense of what a sorority could actually offer me. Read the rest of this entry »

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Remember when “selective listening” was a bad thing?  This skill, which is often highly developed during the teen years, can be of great use during your sorority recruitment experience.  How so?  By knowing which information is relevant and “selecting” out of the noise.

Let’s look at three factors that may seem important, but only serve to make your recruitment experience complicated and stressful. Read the rest of this entry »

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Do you wonder what your life might look like as a sorority woman?  Here is an example of a sorority member’s typical Monday on a campus where the sororities have chapter houses. Read the rest of this entry »

Sorority life can be fun, no doubt about it.  But before you jump at the sorority recruitment opportunity, take a few minutes to make sure you are prepared for the decisions that lay in front of you.

Remember, sorority recruitment is a mutual selection process. You are also choosing what chapter you feel will be the best fit for you. Be sure to know what is expected of you and how each sorority will enhance your college experience.

Here are two lists of questions you must ask yourself to help you get ready for making the big decision. Read the rest of this entry »

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Have you registered for formal Panhellenic sorority recruitment on your campus? As you embark on a fantastic journey into the world of Greek life, you are probably using a lot of question marks while preparing to become a sorority member.  Luckily, there is a group of women known as recruitment counselors (or a variation of Greek letters) available to help you navigate this process.

A recruitment counselor is a sorority woman representing the Greek community who is Read the rest of this entry »

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When registering for recruitment, students on many campuses are required to attach a picture of themselves. Whoa, what? It’s true. So why does it matter?  With dozens or hundreds of students going through the recruitment process at your school, sorority women need help connecting your face – and your conversation – to your name.

Imagine a sorority recruitment event has just ended. If your submitted picture looks like the person a sorority woman just met, even if she cannot remember your name, she can convey to her chapter and to the Panhellenic Council that she likes you. How can she issue you an invitation to return if she isn’t sure who you really are? You might as well have been absent from recruitment that day.

If you plan to be present and clearly remembered, make sure your picture meets these six criteria to avoid choosing the wrong picture for your sorority recruitment registration. Read the rest of this entry »

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In just moments, you will finally step into the first party of sorority recruitment week. You have put a lot of thought into exactly what you are going to wear today, right down to the special bracelet that was the perfect finale for your outfit. You ironed your clothes (which you don’t often do) the night before, and you even cracked open some special new makeup just for the occasion.

Your skin is clear, your eyes are bright, and you smell good. You just got your hair done two days ago, in anticipation of recruitment, and today for some reason, it was on its best behavior for you. It works. Everything about you works. You look great, and you feel great. That smile on your face? It’s 50% nervous anticipation, 50% excitement, and 0% fear about your appearance.

Imagine your reaction when you realize the sorority members have not put as much energy into preparing to meet you. Read the rest of this entry »