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PANHELLENIC RECRUITMENT

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PANHELLENIC AT AUBURN

• 17 Sororities• Representing 44 states and Washington DC• Over 40% of Auburn’s Women• More than 4,000 members• New chapter coming in late August

PANHELLENIC WOMEN• Are in every

undergraduate college

• Have a GPA higher than the All-Women’s GPA

• All chapters above 3.0

• 3.14 cumulative GPA

Student Government Association

Intramural,Club, and

NCAASports

Camp War Eagle

CheerleadersAnd

Tiger Paws

Intramural,Club, and

NCAASports

Camp War EagleUniversityHostessGroups

CheerleadersAnd

Tiger Paws

Marching BandAnd

Tiger Eyes

Camp War Eagle

Even Miss America 2013!

AUBURNSORORITIES

AREEVERYWHERE!

Over $500,000

and

60,000 hours

To over 60 Philanthropies

EVERY YEAR

RETENTION

• Women who join sororities are 3.4% more likely to remain at Auburn than women who do not.

• They are 5.7% more likely graduate in four years and 7.2% to graduate in six years than their unaffiliated peers.

WHAT RECRUITMENT IS

• A chance to investigate each sorority

• A chance to have each sorority meet you

• A great way to meet new people

• A process of MUTUAL SELECTION

WHAT RECRUITMENT IS NOT

• A week to meet men and drink alcohol

• A week of rest and leisure

• A week that usually goes as expected

• A time to be closed-minded about who you want to be friends with

RECRUITMENT REGISTRATION

• To learn about Fall Recruitment, visit “Joining a Sorority” at www.auburn.edu/panhellenic.

• A potential member should complete her own registration.

• Fees:-$80 until July 10-$125 July 11- 27

-$250 July 28 and later

RECRUITMENT REGISTRATION• Submit online registration

• Submit electronic file of high school transcript and a photograph with registration

• Greek Life will communicate with students after registration

• Greek Life will provide each sorority with application

• Alumnae may send recommendation

• Anything sent in directly by the potential member will be discarded

RECRUITMENT PROCESS• August 7-13 , 2016

• Kickoff evening of Saturday, August 6

• Students stay in their apartments or residence hall. Arrange move-in August 5 or earlier.

• Schedule, parking plan, and what to wear are on our website and social media.

• Parents should not attend recruitment.

• Parents. Admittance with wristbands only.

PI CHIS

• Are 110 disaffiliated sorority members

• Have trained since February

• Have groups of about 12 potential members

• Will handle any bad news properly

FIRST YEAR OF MEMBERSHIP• Is the most demanding

• Includes new member meetings, chapter meetings, pep rallies, study hours, socials

• Includes a big sister paired with each new member

• Can also provide structure as new members adjust

• Does not include hazing

FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS• First year costs average $2,000

• Each year after that averages $1,800

• Estimates include $300 Facility Fee

• Not including pictures, t-shirts, etc.

• Some sororities charge all money once a semester and others bill members each month based on activity

HOUSING• During Recruitment, a potential member provides her

own place to live (residence hall, apartment…)

• As a first year member, she will live where she has already agreed to live.

• Each sorority has a section of apartment style units in The Village. All members are expected to live there at least one year.

• A sorority member should not sign a lease agreement until she is certain she is not required to live on her sorority’s hall the following year.

LEGACIES• Sororities want to know which potential members are

their legacies.

• No woman has to choose the sorority she is a legacy to.

• No sorority is required to choose their legacies.

• In 2015, over 2,000 legacy relationships were reported

• The average sorority in had 95 legacies in recruitment last year, with a high of 202.

• A relative should not expect a phone call from her sorority.

In 2015, 58% of our potential members were legacies

WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT LEGACIES?

About 30% of them pledged to their legacy group. It’s 18% of the overall pool.

RECOMMENDATIONS• Like extra credit. You can work on them, but don’t have to.

• Chapters place differing levels of importance on them.

• Must be sent in by an alumna member of that sorority, not necessarily from Auburn

• The alumna can write a letter, but should also include her sorority’s form, if possible.

• The potential member should provide the alumna with a picture and resume to forward as well as a stamped, addressed envelope. Send a thank-you note later.

• If a potential member has not secured a recommendation to a sorority, she should not send out a packet about herself anyway.

• If a sorority requires a recommendation to pledge someone, they can find her one.

Time and place brings changes to recruitment.

IN-STATE vs. OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS 2014-2015

Women in sorority recruitment

Women receiving bids to sororities

OVERALL STATISTICS 2014-2015• 92.57% of potential

members who registered for recruitment joined at the end of the week

OVERALL STATISTICS 2014-2015

• 4.33% were released

• .06% of these were released on Bid Day (n=19)

OVERALL STATISTICS 2014-2015

Withdrawals are 3.10% of the pool. Mostly after not receiving a desired invitation.

OVERALL STATISTICS 2014-201592.57% divided by 17 is 5.44% per sorority

How important are academics?

But, an outstanding potential member can count on being asked

to join every sorority, right?

30% of our potential members earned a 4.0 GPA or better in high

school.

74% Earned other academic honors and

awards.

From 2013 to 2015…

Maybe leadership gives you an edge?

25% Were part of Student Government

57% Led in other organizations

From 2013 to 2015…

Perhaps it’s about poise, appearance, and personality?

15% Were chosen by peers as class favorites, homecoming courts or

prom courts

18% Won prizes in pageants or were

chosen for school and city hostess groups

From 2013 to 2015…

What about special interests and talents?

58% Voluntary service

31% Cheer/dance team

From 2013 to 2015…

30% Performing arts

69% Athletics

DON’T BE INTIMIDATED• Not every potential member meets all of those criteria.

• The average applicant met 4 of these ten criteria.

• In fact, women who meet none of those criteria participate in recruitment and happily join each year.

• A mix of traits exists in each of our members and each of these traits (and more) can be found in each of our sororities.

• The idea that “outstanding women” are rare at Auburn and can be found only in one or two sororities is incorrect.

OVERALL STATISTICS 2014-2015

* Again, 92.57% of our participants typically join

Now is the time for a potential member to decide whether she wants to be a member of a

particular sorority or a sorority member!

Be sure to follow us on Twitter @aupanhellenicand check us out on Facebook

RULES & REGULATIONS• Inappropriate contact can come from alumnae, chapter

members, and the mothers of members.

• The chapter can face sanctions, but so can potential members found willingly participating in inappropriate activities.

• If someone will bend the rules to attract you, they are probably doing it for others as well. No one can offer any guarantees.

• There should be no meetings or parties, except those held by official Alumnae Panhellenic Groups.

• You should not be contacted by strangers about recruitment.

• Before and during recruitment, a potential member should notreceive any cards, letters, flowers, gifts, be entertained byothers, or have money spent on her that she would nototherwise receive.

• From August 5-16 only, there is to be no contact between apotential member and her sorority friends. They will all bebusy with recruitment anyway.

• This summer, a potential member can still maintain thefriendships she has with sorority members, as long as she is notbeing actively recruited by her friend.

RULES & REGULATIONS

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Sorority Recruitment is August 7-13REGISTER ONLINE at

www.auburn.edu/panhellenic