recruitment rules Basic Recruitment Definitions: • A potential new member is a woman who is registered to participate in Fall Formal Recruitment with the Alabama Panhellenic Association. • A potential new member is also any high school student (grades 9-12) who is considering coming to the University of Alabama or anyone with the intent to go through Fall Formal Recruitment in the coming year. • A sorority member is any active member in the chapter, alumnae member of the sorority, and non-active member of the sorority. Alumnae will retain alumnae status during recruitment. Summer Do’s and Dont’s: • No Contact between Sorority Members and Potential New Members after May 1st. Example: Letters, Emails, Facebook & MySpace Messages, Phone Calls, etc. Normal contact (work, hometown,etc.) can occur, but conversations should be limited to benefits of participating in recruitment, not specific to any one organization. Sororities CANNOT have gatherings which include Potential New Member’s after May 1st. Example: Teas, Parties, Trips, etc.
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Potential New Members CANNOT stay with sorority members or have any contact with sorority members during summer orientation sessions. Example: Spending the night at a member’s house, eating dinner or attending social activities.
For a complete list of rules and regulations please refer to our website at www.uapanhellenic.com.