PANHELLENIC RECRUITMENT

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1 AUBURN UNIVERSITY PANHELLENIC ΑΧΩ ΑΔΠ ΑΓΔ ΑΟΠ ΑΞΔ ΧΩ ΔΔΔ ΔΓ ΔΖ ΓΦΒ ΚΑΘ ΚΔ ΚΚΓ ΦΜ ΠΒΦ ΣΚ ΣΣΣ ΖΤΑ PANHELLENIC RECRUITMENT Save your handouts Check our website Don t believe the things you see elsewhere Please hold questions Parent Only/ Student Only 1

2 PANHELLENIC AT AUBURN 18 Sororities Representing 41 states, Washington DC, and four countries Over 40% of Auburn s Women More than 4,500 members PANHELLENIC WOMEN Are in every undergraduate college Have a GPA higher than the All-Women s GPA 3.30 cumulative GPA 2

3 Student Government Association Marching Band And Tiger Eyes Intramural, Club, and NCAA Sports WE RE EVERYWHERE! Camp War Eagle University Hostess Groups Cheerleaders And Tiger Paws Over $500,000 and 60,000 hours To over 60 Philanthropies EVERY YEAR 3

4 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 4

5 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 A potential member should complete her own registration. Fees: -$80 until July 10 -$125 July $250 July 28 and later 5

6 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 12-18, 2017 Kickoff evening of Saturday, August 6 Students stay in their apartments or residence hall. Arrange move-in August 11 or earlier. Schedule, parking plan, and what to wear are on our website and social media. Parents should not be in town for recruitment. Each new member may bring two parents. Admittance with wristbands only. 6

7 PI CHIS Are 102 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 7

8 FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS First year costs average $1,770 Range: $1,300 to $2,000 Subsequent years are $1,515 Range: $1,150 to $1,814 Estimates include $150 Facility Fee in fall and spring $300 total annually collected through the university Not including extras (apparel, pictures, party shirts ) Billing methods vary by sorority 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. 8

9 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 2016, over 2,076 legacy relationships were reported The average sorority in 2016 had 101 legacies in recruitment last year, with a high of 194. A relative should not expect a phone call from her sorority. WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT LEGACIES? In 2016, 56% of our potential members were legacies (56%) Legacy (44%) Non-Legacy 9

10 WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT LEGACIES? In 2016, 56% of our potential members were legacies (17%) Legacy New Members (39%) Did not join legacy sorority (44%) Non-Legacy 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. 10

11 Time and place brings changes to recruitment. IN-STATE vs. OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS Women in sorority recruitment Women receiving bids to sororities 11

12 OVERALL STATISTICS * 90.5% of potential members who registered for recruitment joined at the end of the week * 3.80% were released * Less than 1% released on Bid Day (41 over three years) Withdrawals are 5.7% of the pool. Mostly after not receiving a desired invitation. OVERALL STATISTICS % divided by 18 is 5.03% per sorority 12

13 This image cannot currently be displayed. How important are academics? 13

14 This image cannot currently be displayed Likelihood of Joining Based on High School Grade Point Average But, an outstanding potential member can count on being asked to join every sorority, right? 14

15 This image cannot currently be displayed. This image cannot currently be displayed. From 2014 to % of our potential members earned a 4.0 GPA or better in high school. 76% Earned other academic honors and awards. 15

16 Maybe leadership gives you an edge? From 2014 to % Were part of Student Government 57.24% Led in other organizations 16

17 Perhaps it s about poise, appearance, and personality? From 2014 to % Were chosen by peers as class favorites, homecoming courts or prom courts 17.93% Won prizes in pageants or were chosen for school and city hostess groups 17

18 What about special interests and talents? From 2014 to % Athletics 28.25% Performing arts 31.13% Cheer/dance team 66.69% Voluntary service 18

19 DON T BE INTIMIDATED Not every potential member meets all of those criteria. The average applicant met 4.23 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 * Again, over 90% of our participants typically join 19

20 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 and check us out on Facebook 20

21 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. RULES & REGULATIONS You should not be contacted by strangers about recruitment. Before and during recruitment, a potential member should not receive any cards, letters, flowers, gifts, be entertained by others, or have money spent on her that she would not otherwise receive. From August 3-13 only, there is to be no contact between a potential member and her sorority friends. They will all be busy with recruitment anyway. This summer, a potential member can still maintain the friendships she has with sorority members, as long as she is not being actively recruited by her friend. 21

22 ΑΧΩ Α Π ΑΓ ΑΟΠ ΑΞ ΧΩ Γ Ζ ΓΦΒ ΚΑΘ Κ ΚΚΓ ΦΜ ΠΒΦ ΣΚ ΣΣΣ ΖΤΑ Sorority Recruitment is August REGISTER ONLINE at 22