Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Orientation allows you to take placement tests, to earn college
credit, pre-register for classes and become acquainted with the campus. It is wise to take placement tests in the summer, or you may have to take them during Recruitment Week and be unable to attend recruitment events. A session on Greek Life will be presented as a program during Orientation. Please come to meet representatives of the Greek community and to ask any questions you may have.
You will live where you plan to reside during the school year. You will need to contact your residence hall to find out what the move-in date is and to make the appropriate arrangements as there may be a prorated cost associated with early move-in.
No. The chapter houses are within walking distance of the residence halls. The University Panhellenic Council encourages you to take safety precautions such as going in groups and crossing streets
carefully. Because parking will be COMPLETELY UNAVAILABLE, potential
new members cannot drive or be driven. Privately chartered buses will be provided by the University PanhellenicCouncil each day to help potential new members get between the furthest distances in a timely manner to or from any recruitment event or convocation.
There is a required meeting once a week where you will exchange information on chapter events and fraternity education. Weekly chapter study sessions are a programming option for all members, in
addition to events like sisterhood activities, community service projects, and social events. Remember, the more you put into the sorority, the more you will get out of it.
Most chapters have moved to a period which ranges from four to twelve weeks. The new-member period afford opportunities to meet other members, learn fraternity history and feel at home in the chapter.
Each chapter establishes its own new-member program and initiation dates.
Make sure that recommendation letters are in by the first day of Recruitment at the very latest. Many chapters cannot invite back women without recommendation letters after Open House. Therefore, if a potential new member does not have a recommendation letters for sorority ABC, that sorority cannot invite her back after the first day.
However, the sooner one can send in recommendation letters, the better. Do not wait until the last minute.
Letters of recommendation are to be sent to the chapter house of that particular sorority. Because of the high volume of mail received, it is helpful to note on the outside of the envelope who the recommendation is for and where that new member is from.
The addresses for each of the chapter houses can be found by clicking here.
Absolutely. Panhellenic women have consistently higher GPAs than non-Greek students. In fact, the council-wide GPA is 3.22 and 17% of the women in Panhellenic perfect 4.0s!
Furthermore, by being a member of a sorority you will have access to academic resources provided by your chapter, including hundreds of new friends to study with along the way.