Sorority Recruitment
Fall 2024 Recruitment Registration
In order to participate in Panhellenic sorority recruitment, you have to be registered. Click here to register for Panhellenic sorority recruitment.
Fall 2024 Recruitment Dates: Sunday, September 15-Sunday, September 22
Contact Katya Efaw, Panhellenic Vice President of Membership, at cph.membership@iwu.edu if you have any questions.
Welcome to Illinois Wesleyan University!
We would like to congratulate you on becoming a Titan and starting your academic career here at IWU. Sorority life has been a part of Illinois Wesleyan for over 150 years, making it one of the most long-standing campus organizations in the community! Joining a sorority is a great way to jump-start your involvement in student life. Whether it is academically, athletically, socially, or in service and leadership roles, the fraternity and sorority community at IWU provides a network of support throughout your undergraduate experience and beyond. By choosing to participate in recruitment, you will have the opportunity to meet and connnect with various women, many of whom are leaders on this campus.
The decision to go through recruitment is full of new possibilities and an excellent way to make the most out of your years here at IWU. Recruitment will give you a better insight into what sorority life here at IWU is all about. Throughout recruitment, you will learn about the many exciting opportunities available to sorority women such as Greek Week, philanthropy events, scholarships, networking, leadership workshops, alumni connections, and much more.
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Katya Efaw, Panhellenic Vice President of Membership, (cph.membership@iwu.edu) or Courtney Turnbull, Assistant Director of Student Involvement, (cturnbul@iwu.edu). We are looking forward to meeting you!
Recruitment
Recruitment is the process by which sorority members introduce themselves to potential members. Throughout the week, you are invited to visit all four chapters and learn what each has to offer. Joining a sorority is a big decision and attending all the recruitment events is strongly encouraged to help you make the decision that is best for you.
Recruitment is conducted through the means of mutual selection. Towards the end of the week, potential members will select the chapters they would like to visit again. Likewise, the chapters invite back potential new members that they feel will be a good fit for their chapter. A computer software program then compiles the data and schedules are produced for the potential member for the next scheduled day of events.
Events during the week are open-house style. Potential new members are required to attend at least one full event from each chapter to receive a Preference Round invitation. Click on the tab for each day for more details.
There are two orientation sessions available for you to attend as a potential new member. You only need to attend one of these sessions before starting the recruitment process. All sessions are located in the Memorial Center, Vinyard Room.
Wednesday, September 11 at 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Orientation is the first event of recruitment. During orientation, potential new members (PNMs) will meet their Recruitment Counselors, learn about how the process works, get to know other PNMs in their group, and create their recruitment schedule.
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. : Sigma Kappa
Tour of the house and start to learn a little bit about our sisterhood while getting to know the SKs.
1:10 p.m.-2:10 p.m.: Kappa Kappa Gamma
2:20 p.m.-3:20 p.m.: Alpha Gamma Delta
Welcome to Our Happy Place: Join the AGDs on a tour of “Our Happy Place” and get to know more about us!
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Kappa Delta
Picnic on Kappa Delta's front lawn and house tour. Mini sandwiches, chips/pretzels, fruit, various desserts, and drinks will be provided.
6:00 p.m.-7:20 p.m.: Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta Rocks: Rock painting in Evelyn Chapel. PNMs will be encouraged to paint inspiring messages and/or cute designs on the rocks. Rocks will be used to create a Wellness Garden for the front of the KD house to welcome the new space. Personal charcuterie and drinks provided.
7:35 p.m.-8:55 p.m.: Kappa Kappa Gamma
6:00 p.m.-7:20 p.m.: Kappa Kappa Gamma
7:35 p.m.-8:55 p.m.: Sigma Kappa
Summer Nights with Sig Kap: Playing outdoor yard games with chapter members.
6:00 p.m.-7:20 p.m.: Alpha Gamma Delta
Food For Thought: Enjoy a meal with us while we share more about our values and our philanthropy, Fighting Hunger!
7:35 p.m.-8:55 p.m.: Kappa Delta
Friendship and Philanthropy: Friendship bracelet making in Evelyn Chapel (to be donated to the Girl Scouts). PNMs will be encouraged to make friendships bracelets with messages that will inspire confidence in young women and girls. Dessert bar and drinks provided.
6:00 p.m.-7:20 p.m.: Sigma Kappa
Come learn about our philanthropies and what it means to us to be Sigma Kappas.
7:35 p.m.-8:55 p.m.: Alpha Gamma Delta
Love Grows Where Alpha Gam Goes: Please join us for a night filled with connections, sharing What Makes You Feel So Loved, and hearing more about our sisterhood!
Today is the final round of recruitment, called Preference Round. This is an important and inspiring night for you and the chapter members. During this night, you will be invited to vist up to 2 chapters. You will start and end your night in CNS.
6:00 p.m.: Check-In, MRABA Reading, & Small Group Meetings
6:50 p.m.-9:20 p.m.: Events
9:30 p.m.: Final Selections & MRABA Signing
Congratulations! This is a break day during recruitment week. This is a day that we ask you to practice strict silence. Strict silence is defined as oral, nonverbal, written, printed, text message, and electronic communication or communicating through a third party about the recruitment process with any sorority member. On this day, if you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Courtney Turnbull, Assistant Director of Student Involvement, (cturnbul@iwu.edu).
Bid Day marks the end of recruitment! This is the day a potential new member (you!) learn which sorority has offered you membership! Many consider this the best day of recruitment as new mebers and chapter celebrate together! You will start your Bid Day in Memorial Center, Young Main Lounge.
11:00 a.m.: Arrive at Young Main Lounge
11:30 a.m.: PNMS Receive Bid Cards & Join Chapter
12:00 p.m.: Chapter Bid Day Activities Begin (Chapter Bid Day activities will end no later than 3:00 p.m.)
Recruitment Attendance
Attendance at all recruitment events is mandatory. Excused absences include class, IWU athletic commitments, religious holiday observances, and family emergencies. If you will be late or absent for any portion of recruitment, you must complete this form. If you have any questions about absences, please contact getinvolved@iwu.edu.
Continuous Open Bidding
Continuous Open Recruitment is the process by which sororities that have vacancies in their quota or total are able to introduce themselves to potential members. This process is less formal than Formal Recruitment and many students prefer this style of deciding if sorority life is for them. Participating chapters will hold individual events and invite potential members to visit with their chapter members in activities such as going to a movie, grabbing a bite to eat or other activities where they can get to know each other. Potential members do not have to visit all participating chapters and there is no obligation to join if you attend an event.
Please check back following fall formal recruitment to see if any chapters will be hosting COB events.
Recruitment Infraction Reports
The NPC Infraction process is put in place to help assure an equitable and democratic process for all chapters, members and potential new members. The NPC judicial process encourages sororities to resolve alleged infractions in a timely and informal manner. However, if respectful, informal conversations are unsuccessful then a formal infraction report should be filed. Formal infractions may be submitted by the following individuals: College Panhellenic Vice President of Recruitment, Recruitment Counselor, College Panhellenic Officer or Student Involvement staff.
Recruitment Counselors
Recruitment Counselors are experienced sorority women who are committed to offering their talents and service to PNMs throughout the formal recruitment process. The purpose of the Recruitment Counselor program is to:
- Provide support, friendship and personal guidance to women participating in the recruitment process by sorority members who are educated to represent Panhellenic attitudes and ideals.
- Provide objective and impartial counselors.
- Promote and understanding an explanation of the mutual selection process.
- Promote an understanding of the benefits of sorority affiliation and emphasize the similarities in ideals and goals of all women's fraternities.
PNMs will be assigned to groups with the Recruitment Counselors who will meet with their PNMs throughout recruitment to provide any information and advice that is needed by the PNMs. The Recruitment Counselors are required to disaffiliate from their sorority until recruitment is over. This is so you will be more comfortable speaking with them about recruitment. If you happen to know the sorority that your Recruitment Counselor belongs to, we ask that you don't discuss this with anyone.
Recruitment Counselors are assigned to PNMs after they register for recruitment. Feel free to ask your Recruitment Counselors whatever questions you have regarding recruitment!
