How to Join a Sorority: Part Two

Step Four:  Get prepared.

Figure out what to wear for every round.  Start here.

Get tips and tricks from women who’ve been in your shoes, like from here and here.

Step Five: Recognize the importance of being Panhellenic.

You may not know what “being Panhellenic” means now, but I assure you, it is a huge part of being in a sorority – and it starts even before recruitment.  Before recruitment, it means taking every stereotype with a grain of salt.  During recruitment, it means not judging other PNM’s opinions of sororities and not letting “tent talk” bother you.  After recruitment, it means making friends in other sororities and keeping the ones you made during recruitment.  It means being involved in your school’s Panhellenic council – whether that means serving as an officer or simply attending events.  Being Panhellenic will provide you with many lifelong friendships with women outside of your own sorority.

Step Six:  Know that your recruitment experience won’t be perfect.

Sometimes you’ll sweat and sometimes you’ll be cold.  Maybe one day your hair won’t look perfect.  You might not get invited back to a chapter you fell in love with.

You’re not alone and none of the sisters you meet will have had a perfect recruitment either.  It doesn’t exist.  Try to make the most of your recruitment experience and have fun with it.  It’s all worth it, I promise.

Step Seven: Register.

Depending on your school size, this may mean sending an e-mail to the Panhellenic Vice President of Recruitment or registering via a website and paying a fee.  You can find out how or who to contact on your school’s Greek Life website or College Lifestyles’ upcoming Recruitment PDF Guide – look for it soon!

Have a great recruitment everyone!

Brynne is a senior at the University of Connecticut, a College Lifestyles™ intern, and a Kappa Alpha Theta.  Her interests include reading, identifying nail polish color by name, and trying every Larabar that exists.