Sorority Informal Recruitment Fall 2008
| Frequently Asked Panhellenic Informal Recruitment Questions Are you interested in going through Panhellenic sorority formal recruitment? Do you have questions about the process? Below are some of our frequently asked questions. We hope they provide the answers you need. When is Panhellenic Sorority Informal Recruitment? Panhellenic Sorority Informal Recruitment is September 11-20. How do I participate in Panhellenic Sorority Informal Recruitment? You must register to participate in Panhellenic Sorority Informal Recruitment. You may do so by filling out the online registration form, which is under Interested Students, How Do I Join? Information about recruitment is located in our Greek Life Publication, which should arrive at your home in July. Beginning August 27, you may obtain information in University Center Breezeway or in the Office of the Dean of Students, Building 21E. There is a $25.00 registration fee that must be paid to register for Panhellenic Sorority Informal Recruitment. Checks are made payable to the Panhellenic Association and may be submitted to the Dean of Students Office, Building 21-E. Once I register, what happens? Once you register for Panhellenic Sorority Informal Recruitment, you will receive an email indicating that your registration form is in order. You will not be contacted again until school begins. Once school begins in late August, a Panhellenic Rho Gamma (Recruitment Guide) will call you to give you more information about the process. You are encouraged to attend the Sorority Showcase on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM in the Wellness Center. This is an opportunity for you to meet all of our sororities on campus. This is also an opportunity to meet your Rho Gamma. In the meantime you may also join our Facebook group, Sorority Informal Recruitment 2008 at the University of Miami. What are the requirements to go through recruitment? To be eligible for recruitment and initiation, a woman must be a full-time student at the University of Miami. Full-time status is twelve credits or more and be classified as an upperclassman or transfer and have a 2.50 GPA. If you have been initiated into a National Panhellenic Conference sorority already, you may not go through recruitment Do I need to send reference letters or pictures? No. The University of Miami does not use pictures for sorority recruitment. You may send reference letters if you choose, however, they are not the norm on our campus, and it will not negatively affect your experience if you do not have them. Do you have sorority houses? No. Each of our sororities has a suite for meeting purposes. The suites are where recruitment events are held. The suites are in the Panhellenic Building, which is right across from the Learning Center and next to the School of Communication. Which sororities are involved in Panhellenic Informal Recruitment? The seven Panhellenic Association sororities are: Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Phi Epsilon, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Delta Tau, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Am I allowed to speak to sorority women? Sorority women may answer your questions about Greek life, however, because of the rules surrounding sorority recruitment, there may be times when sorority women cannot have detailed conversations or interactions with you. Please know that these rules only exist around the time of Panhellenic Sorority Informal Recruitment. What happens during Panhellenic Sorority Informal Recruitment? You will begin by visiting all seven sororities in a span of two evenings. This takes place in their suites in the Panhellenic Building. You will learn more about their organizations. Then, you will begin to narrow your choices and preference which sororities you most want to visit again. The sororities will also narrow their number of potential new members they may invite back to their events. On the third evening, you will then visit a maximum of five sororities to learn more about their philanthropies. There will again be a narrowing process and you will visit a maximum of three sororities the fourth night of recruitment. Finally, on the fifth night of recruitment, you will have an opportunity to attend a maximum of two preference events for sororities. After preference events you and the sororities will make decisions which may result in an invitation to join an organization on the final day, Bid Day. The end result is that the Potential New Member makes an informed decision about the group she would most like to join and the sorority makes the same decision about the women they would most like to invite to join their sorority. This is a mutual selection process. Women going through sorority recruitment are commonly called Potential New Members, or PNMs. What if I have class during Panhellenic Sorority Informal Recruitment? We discourage women from skipping class to attend recruitment. There are alternatives for women who have class during a night or two of recruitment. Your Rho Gamma will help you fill out excuse forms or you will be assigned to a late group. What do I wear to Informal recruitment? The typical attire is listed below. Remember that South Florida is hot! While the suites are air conditioned, they are full of people and the time in between events is spent outside. Open House Round (September 13): A skirt, sundress, capris, or pants are fine. Something you would wear the first day of school and comfortable shoes. Philanthropy Night (September 14): This night is a little more casual. Dress comfortably, yet neatly in shorts, capris, or pants. You may have to sit on the floor during some philanthropic activities. Invitational Night (September 16 and 17): This night is a bit dressier than the other nights so plan on wearing a nice outfit that you might wear out to dinner. Preferential Round (September 19): This is the dressiest night of recruitment. Wear a cocktail dress or a nice suite. No prom dresses or ball gown necessary. What if I did not get a Greek Life Publication in the mail? Please email Michelle Castro, Assistant Dean of Students/Coordinator for Greek Affairs at mmcastro@miami.edu and one will be mailed. Remember that they are not due to arrive until mid-July. Where do I mail my sorority recruitment application and fee? Office of the Dean of Students Panhellenic Recruitment Registration c/o Michelle Castro P.O. Box 248106 Building 21E Coral Gables , FL 33124-5570 |
