Help for New Female Mocs: How to Join the

Panhellenic Community on Campus

Hello ladies and congratulations on your decision to become a

Moc! Youve made a stellar choice on where to pursue your higher
education! This guide is here to help you make the most of your
collegiate experience by showing you step-by-step how to
become a member of the Panhellenic community UTC has to offer.
By becoming a sorority woman, you are opening up doors for
leadership opportunities, everlasting friendships, personal growth,
and a higher grade point average. Yes, thats right, sorority
women are notorious for holding some of the highest GPAs on
campus because of the strong support system sisters give each
other, and it is actually a requirement to have a high GPA to
remain in a sorority (which is an incentive to work hard)!
If you have heard anything about the recruitment process,
you may be intimidated and even overwhelmed by the intense-
sounding process (which is totally understandable). This guide is
going to help you understand every detail, ease stress, and make
it all make better sense. The best advice of all of this: TRUST THE
SYSTEM. Further in the guide youll find more information on that,
so keep reading!

Step-by-Step Recruitment Process

1. DO YOUR RESEARCH.
This is key. Before you sign up for recruitment and pay the
required fee, take the time to truly understand what it means to
be a sorority woman and dig deep into your options. UTC has
seven *Panhellenic organizations to choose from, each of them
great in their own unique way! Before recruitment you will want to
research each sororitys *philanthropies and values so that you go
into recruitment with somewhat of an understanding of each one.
However, keep an open mind when you visit them all because
your opinions are subject to change! Researching before hand will
also give you an idea of which sororities you are most interested
in.

Check out the following website for detailed information about

signing up for formal recruitment:
http://www.utc.edu/dean-students/fsl/howtojoin.php#Panhellenic

Sororities at UTC:
Alpha Delta Pi (Beta Beta):
Philanthropy- Ronald McDonald House Charities
Website- www.alphadeltapiutc.com/
Alpha Gamma Delta (Nu Beta)
Philanthropy- Diabetes Awareness and Education
Website- www.utc.goalphagam.com
Chi Omega (Delta Alpha)
Philanthropy- Make a Wish Foundation
Website- www.utcchiomega.com
Delta Zeta (Pi Lambda)
Philanthropies- Starkey Hearing Foundation, Gallaudet University,
the House Ear Institute, the Painted Turtle Campaign
Website- www.utcdeltazeta.org
Gamma Phi Beta (Eta Kappa)
Philanthropy- Girls on the Run, Camp Fire and Girl Guides of
Canada
Website- gammaphibetautc.squarespace.com
Kappa Delta (Beta Kappa)
Philanthropies-Girl Scouts of America, Prevent Child Abuse
America
Website- utc.kappadelta.org
Sigma Kappa (Theta Phi)
Philanthropies- Sigma Kappa Foundation, Inherit the Earth,
Gerontology, Maine Sea Coast Mission, Alzheimers Association
Website-utc.sigmakappa.org

2. Sign Up
Now that you have done your research and decided that
becoming a sorority woman is exactly what you want, sign up!
This is the first step in the actual recruitment process. When you
sign up there will be a fee (changes due to when you sign up) that
covers the cost of supplies the sororities have used to set up for
recruitment, food for you, and a t-shirt youll be given on bid day.
On this sign up form you will be asked some basic information
that gives the sorority members a chance to know a bit about you
before they meet you (trust me, they read these!). The earlier you
sign up- the smaller the fee. Sign ups are from May- July the
summer right before recruitment. The web address under step
one is where youll find this sheet.

3. Recruitment 101
Fast forward to the day you move in on campus. The day you
wave your parents goodbye youll immediately be united with
hundreds of *Potential New Members (PNMs) and come together
for a class on how the recruitment week will go. This is also where
a representative from each sorority will introduce their *chapter
and give a little information about themselves. Here you will be
assigned to your *Pi Chi. She will be your guide through the week.
After this meeting, get a good nights sleep, you have a long day
coming up!
 There is one major rule that must be followed during
recruitment: No talking to other PNMs. This is to ensure that your
decision is your own and is not swayed by your friends.

Dress: casual

4. Day One Recruitment

On the first day you will be visiting all seven houses. During
each visit youll have 30 minutes to talk to at least three of the
members and they will tell you all about their sorority and why
they think you should join it. Use this time to ask questions: there
are no bad questions! Sorority members want you to feel
comfortable in their home so dont be afraid to be yourself! Dont
be nervous to talk to them, they are just as nervous to meet you
as you are to meet them. Be confident, they WANT you to join!
When you arrive at each house the sisters will be waiting for you
at the door *chanting, smiling, and eager to meet you. After a
long day of chatting and making friends youll head to a computer
and put the sororities you visited in order of interest, first being
the one you are most interested in and last being the one you are
least interested in. This will determine where you go on day 2.

Dress: business casual

5. Day 2 Recruitment
On day 2 you will be invited back to a maximum of four
houses, possibly less depending on the computer system. This is
not a bad thing; it could mean youre closer to home! Day 2 is
very similar to day 1. The differences lie within the time you are
at each house and the conversation youll hold. You are back at
this house because they saw something special in you just like
you saw something in them, so be yourself and dig into deep
conversations with them; one of these four will be your home so
make a good impression! On this day youll learn more about the
history of the sorority as well. The *founders, founding college,
and chapter founding will be a big topic. Again, at the end of this
night you will go to a computer and enter them in preference
order.

Dress: Brunch attire

6. Day 3- Preference Night

Preference night is the most special of them all. On this night
you will return to a maximum of 2 houses and these will be your
final choices. Preference night is when the sororities show all their
love or their history, values, philanthropy, and sisterhood. You will
learn a bit of their ritual and have deep, meaningful conversation
with the girl who invited you back herself. It is a beautiful
ceremony night so expect tears of joy and love when you realize
which one of the two will be your new family. You will have a
feeling in your heart when you know you have found your home,
it is truly a special evening, take it all in! For the last time you will
head to a computer and put the houses you visited in preference
order.

Dress: Formal/ cocktail dress

7. Bid Day!
While you were hopefully getting some rest after Preference
Night, the sororities were up all night talking about you and
fighting for your spot in their sorority! On Bid Day you will gather
with the other hundreds of PNMs and receive a *bid card from the
sorority who wants you, and here you have the option to accept
or deny the bid, should you choose to do so. After accepting you
will then do the ceremonial Running out the Doors where you
will quite literally run into the arms of your new sisters! Theyll be
waiting for you with presents and hugs; this will most definitely be
the most exciting day. The rest of the day will be filled with quality
time and making memories with your new sisters.

Dress: casual- you will receive a shirt and possibly accessories to

wear

Glossary
Bid: a formal invitation to membership in a particular sorority
Chant: audible sounds used by members to acknowledge or gain
the attention of other members. Chants may vary regionally
within organizations, and some use more than one
Chapter: a local group of the larger national organization
designated by a special Greek name
Founders: the original sororitys members who created the rituals,
ideals, and standards of the sorority
National Panhellenic Conference: The umbrella organization for 26
women's fraternities. NPC supports its chapters by promoting
values, education, leadership, friendship, cooperation, and
citizenship
Philanthropy: a charitable fundraiser or service project sponsored
by a fraternity or sorority
Pi Chi: a sorority woman who has disaffiliated with her sorority for
the purpose of guiding potential new members through the
recruitment process
Potential New Member: a college student who is interested in
joining a Greek organization and is taking part in the recruitment
process
Preferencing: During the last part of Panhellenic sorority
recruitment, a potential new member determines which particular
sorority she is willing to join. The potential new member lists
three sororities in her order of preference.
Sister: a term used by sorority members to refer to one another