Panhellenic Recruitment Guide UMSL

YOUR GUIDE TO JOINING A PANHELLENIC SORORITY AT UMSL

RECRUITMENT TEAM:

CAROLINE DUNN

PANHELLENIC VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP

KATIE BASLER

GRADUATE ASSISTANT OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

MICHAELA WELLS

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE ADVISOR

EMAIL: UMSLFSL@UMSL.EDU TEXT: (314)-282-5173

SOCIAL MEDIA:

UMSL PANHELLENIC ASSOCIATION: @UMSLPANHELLENIC

UMSL FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE: @UMSLFSL DELTA ZETA: @UMSLDELTAZETA

ZETA TAU ALPHA: @UMSLZTA

Vocabulary Vocabulary

IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME!

ACTIVE: A SORORITY MEMBER CURRENTLY IN COLLEGE, WHO HAS BEEN FORMALLY INITIATED BY HER CHAPTER.

ALUMA: AN INITIATED SORORITY MEMBER WHO IS NO LONGER ACTIVE IN A COLLEGIATE CHAPTER.

BID: A FORMAL INVITATION TO JOIN A SORORITY OR FRATERNITY.

CAMPUS TOTAL: THE MAXIMUM CHAPTER SIZE AS DETERMINED BY PANHELLENIC.

CHAPTER: THE LOCAL GROUP OF A NATIONAL FRATERNITY OR SORORITY.

CONTINUOUS OPEN BIDDING (COB): THE PERIOD IN WHICH A SORORITY THAT HAS NOT MET THE CAMPUS TOTAL IS ABLE TO RECRUIT MEMBERS.

INTENTIONAL SINGLE PREFERENCE: WHEN A PNM ATTENDS MORE THAN ONE PREFERENCE EVENT BUT LIMITS HER MEMBERSHIP SELECTIONS BY NOT LISTING ALL OF HER CHAPTER OPTIONS ON HER MRABA.

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE (NPC): FOUNDED IN 1902, NPC PROVIDES SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR ITS 26 MEMBER INTER/NATIONAL SORORITIES AND WOMEN’S FRATERNITIES AND SERVES AS THE NATIONAL VOICE ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF SORORITY LIFE.

NEW MEMBER: THE PERIOD WHEN A WOMAN JOINS A SORORITY BUT IS NOT YET INITIATED INTO THE CHAPTER.

PHILANTHROPY: A NATIONAL AND/OR LOCAL CHARITY THAT A SORORITY SPONSORS, DONATING TIME AND MONEY THROUGH SERVICE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE HUMAN WELFARE.

POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER (PNM): ANY WOMAN WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PRIMARY RECRUITMENT OR CONTINUOUS OPEN BIDDING.

PRIMARY RECRUITMENT: A DESIGNATED MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT PERIOD DURING WHICH A SERIES OF ORGANIZED EVENTS ARE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELECTING NEW MEMBERS.

QUOTA: THE NUMBER OF WOMEN A SORORITY MAY PLEDGE DURING PRIMARY OR INFORMAL RECRUITMENT.

RECRUITMENT TEAM: GREEK WOMEN WHO GUIDE PNMS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO PANHELLENIC RECRUITMENT.

Pre-RecruitmentEvents Pre-RecruitmentEvents

THESE EVENTS ARE INTENDED FOR YOU TO MEET SORORITY WOMEN AND FIND OUT IF RECRUITMENT IS RIGHT FOR YOU. ATTENDANCE AT THESE EVENTS IS NOT REQUIRED BUT ENCOURAGED!

Recruitment Recruitment

HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?

WHILE NOT THE ONLY TIME TO JOIN, FALL IS THE PRIMARY TIME FOR JOINING A SORORITY.

DURING FALL 2023, SORORITY RECRUITMENT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT THAN IN YEARS PAST. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A BETTER AND MORE RELAXED EXPERIENCE FOR ALL PARTICIPATING, THE TIMEFRAME WILL SPREAD OUT A BIT MORE, AND THERE WILL BE MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR WOMEN CONSIDERING JOINING.

PRIMARY RECRUITMENT

PRIMARY RECRUITMENT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 17. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PARTIALLY-STRUCTURED RECRUITMENT PROCESS IS THE PRIMARY WAY BY WHICH WOMEN JOIN SORORITIES AT UMSL, AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROCESS IS THE BEST WAY FOR A WOMAN TO JOIN IN THE FALL SEMESTER.

REGISTRATION

POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER ONLINE OR AT THE FIRST EVENT THEY ATTEND. REGISTRATION IS COMPLETELY FREE AND HELPS US TO KEEP POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS BETTER INFORMED. THE PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS AUGUST 30TH, AND THE FINAL DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS SEPTEMBER 6TH. THE FIRST 40 REGISTRANTS WILL RECEIVE A GIFT BAG ON US!

Recruitment Recruitment

DOES IT ALL WORK?

REQUIREMENTS

IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN PRIMARY RECRUITMENT, YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING. THOSE WHO DO NOT COMPLETE THESE THINGS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A "BID," OR INVITATION TO JOIN, THROUGH THE STRUCTURED PROCESS.

REGISTER FOR RECRUITMENT. (PRIORITY DEADLINE: AUGUST 30, FINAL DEADLINE: SEPT 6)

ATTEND 2 EVENTS HOSTED BY BOTH SORORITIES FOR AT LEAST 45 MINUTES EACH. EACH CHAPTER WILL HOST 3 EVENTS, BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 5TH. THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CAN BE FOUND BELOW. NOTE: SORORITY SHOWCASE COUNTS AS 1 EVENT FOR BOTH CHAPTERS.

IF INVITED, PARTICIPATE IN PREFERENCE EVENTS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH.

NOTE: YOU MUST ATTEND ALL EVENTS YOU ARE INVITED TO IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A BID.

SUBMIT YOUR CHAPTER PRIORITIES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PREFERENCE EVENTS.

EVENT ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS MAY BE EXCUSED IN CASES OF CLASS, ILLNESS, ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION, WORK OR FAMILY EMERGENCY, OR SPECIAL BASIS EXCEPTIONS AND WILL NEED APPROVAL BY THE RECRUITMENT TEAM.

HOW

MEET THE CHAPTERS!

Delta Zeta Delta Zeta

NICKNAME: DEE-ZEE

NATIONAL FOUNDING: 1902

CHAPTER NAME: IOTA XI

PHILANTHROPY: HEART FOR HEARING AND SPEECH

CHAPTER VALUES: FRIENDSHIP

CURIOSITY

GENEROSITY

CITIZENSHIP

EMPOWERMENT

BELONGING

SYMBOL: LAMP

MASCOT: TURTLE

FLOWER: KILLARNEY ROSE

COLORS: ROSE AND GREEN

MEET THE CHAPTERS!

Zeta Tau Alpha Zeta Tau Alpha

NICKNAME: ZETA

NATIONAL FOUNDING: 1898

CHAPTER NAME: THETA KAPPA

PHILANTHROPY: BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

CHAPTER VALUES:

EING RATHER THAN SEEMING

UMILITY

EADERSHIP

FELONG LEARNING OVE

OYALTY & COMMITMENT, ESPONSIBILITY

EEKING UNDERSTANDING THAT E MIGHT GAIN TRUE WISDOM

ERVICE & PHILANTHROPY

OL: CROWN AND STRAWBERRY

FLOWER: WHITE VIOLET

COLORS: TURQUOISE BLUE AND STEEL GREY

Joining a Sorority: Create Your Path Joining a Sorority: Create Your Path

WILL YOU ATTEND SORORITY SHOWCASE?

YES!! NO :(

ATTEND AT LEAST 1 EVENT FROM EACH CHAPTER

ATTEND AT LEAST 2 EVENTS FROM EACH CHAPTER

I CAN’T ATTEND THE REQUIRED EVENTS ATTEND THE PREFERENCE EVENTS THAT YOU ARE INVITED TO

SUBMIT YOUR CHAPTER PRIORITIES

IF OFFERED, RECEIVE AND ACCEPT A BID

ATTEND YOUR CHAPTER’S BID DAY CELEBRATION!!

REACH OUT TO THE RECRUITMENT TEAM TO SEE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR COB!

Q&A Q&A

QUESTION: IS THERE A DRESS CODE FOR RECRUITMENT?

ANSWER: FOR ALL EVENTS PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 16TH, CASUAL ATTIRE IS SUGGESTED AND APPROPRIATE. FOR THE PREFERENCE EVENTS, DRESSY CASUAL/SUNDAY BRUNCH IS SUGGESTED AND APPROPRIATE, AS THESE EVENTS ARE OFTEN FORMAL CEREMONIES FOR WHICH THE ACTIVE MEMBERS WILL BE DRESSED UP. FOR BID OPENING ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 16TH, POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS WHO ARE OFFERED BIDS WILL RECEIVE A TSHIRT FROM THEIR NEW CHAPTER TO WEAR. WE SUGGEST WEARING A TANK TOP AND CASUAL BOTTOMS. THIS BEING SAID, THESE ARE SUGGESTIONS. NO ONE SHOULD FEEL AS THOUGH THEY CAN'T PARTICIPATE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE DRESSIER CLOTHES. COME AS YOU ARE, OR, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BORROW SOMETHING, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN WILLING TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU FEEL GREAT IN.

QUESTION: IF I MISS PRIMARY RECRUITMENT, CAN I STILL JOIN IN LATER ON?

ANSWER: IF YOU MISS THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE OR ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE REQUIRED EVENTS, YOU SHOULD REACH OUT TO THE RECRUITMENT TEAM, AND WE WILL INFORM YOU OF YOUR OPTIONS FOR JOINING A SORORITY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE PARTICIPATING IN COB. WOMEN WHO COMPLETE THE PRIMARY RECRUITMENT PROCESS REQUIREMENTS BUT DO NOT RECEIVE A BID ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR COB.

Q&A Q&A

QUESTION: DOES EVERYONE PLEDGE A SORORITY AT THE END OF RECRUITMENT?

ANSWER: BECAUSE RECRUITMENT IS A PROCESS OF MUTUAL SELECTION, THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT OUTCOMES TO THIS PROCESS. PARTICIPATION IN FORMAL RECRUITMENT DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOU AN INVITATION TO JOIN A SORORITY, AND IT IS POSSIBLE TO GO THROUGH RECRUITMENT AND NOT PLEDGE A SORORITY.

QUESTION: IF I PARTICIPATE IN RECRUITMENT, AM I OBLIGATED TO JOIN A SORORITY?

ANSWER: POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS WHO CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN RECRUITMENT ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO JOIN A SORORITY. THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS IS STRUCTURED TO ALLOW WOMEN INTERESTED IN SORORITY MEMBERSHIP THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE GREEK LIFE AND TO SEE IF IT IS THE RIGHT FIT.

QUESTION: WHAT IF I ONLY WANT TO BE IN A CERTAIN SORORITY?

ANSWER: ONLY WANTING TO BE A MEMBER OF ONE SPECIFIC SORORITY CAN LEAD TO DISAPPOINTMENT. PLEASE DON’T CHOOSE A SORORITY BASED ON STEREOTYPES OR OTHERS’ OPINIONS. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND ABOUT THE CHAPTERS AND MAKE A DECISION THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU.

Q&A Q&A

QUESTION: HOW MUCH TIME WILL I BE EXPECTED TO COMMIT TO SORORITY LIFE?

ANSWER: THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU WILL SPEND WILL DEPEND ON YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR RESPECTIVE CHAPTER, BUT WE ESTIMATE 1-2 HOURS PER WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF YEAR. WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT YOU GET OUT OF IT WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU PUT INTO IT.

QUESTION: HOW EXPENSIVE IS IT TO JOIN?

ANSWER: FOR PANHELLENIC SORORITIES, A NEW MEMBER CAN EXPECT TO PAY BETWEEN $498-$570 THEIR FIRST SEMESTER AND $312-$324 THEIR SECOND SEMESTER. (BASED ON 20222023)

QUESTION: WILL I BE HAZED?

ANSWER: THE FRATERNITY AND SORORITY COMMUNITY AT UMSL, AS WELL AS EACH CHAPTER'S INTER/NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, DOES NOT CONDONE OR TOLERATE HAZING.

QUESTION: CAN I STILL JOIN IF I’M A COMMUTER, TRANSFER, NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT, STUDENT EMPLOYEE, ETC?

ANSWER: OUR SORORITIES WELCOME TRANSFER & COMMUTER STUDENTS AS WELL AS FIRST TIME COLLEGE STUDENTS TO JOIN THEIR CHAPTERS. MOST OF OUR SORORITY WOMEN HAVE ONE OR MORE JOBS TO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATION AND CHAPTERS WORK CLOSELY WITH MEMBERS TO ACCOMMODATE SCHEDULES!