the "everything" rundown of sorority recruitment
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The rundown:
You are put into subgroups of around 10-15 girls, and put a big group made of 3 sub groups, totaling around 30ish girls. These are organized alphabetically by last name and are lead by members of the 8 represented sororities on campus who chose to temporarily “disaffiliate” from their chapter during recruitment to give rushees an unbiased experience. They will guide you to your locations and answer any questions you have! They rock and are SO helpful.
The days:
Day 1- With your big group group, you will visit, and be REQUIRED to visit all 8 sororities. You will also visit the new sorority coming to campus this spring, Sigma Kappa. In each of your visits to all 8 sororities, you will talk to sisters in that organization, watch skits, hear songs, things of that type, to learn about that organization. Every organization at AU is vastly different, and day 1 really meant to give the vibe that that sorority has. Because Sigma Kappa is just starting at AU and has no members, Alumnae of SK chapters will be giving an info session and will only be visited by all girls on day 1. They will offer bids after the recruitment process is done. At the end of day 1, you rank your preference of the sororities, and likewise, the sororities will rank you. It is a mutual selection process.
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Day 2- You will be called back to up to 5 sororities. Some girls are called back to 3, some all 5, and few girls might get called back to none (but that is VERY VERY rare!!). Depending on how you ranked your sororities and how they ranked you back, you may not be called back to your top choices, but may be called back to sororities you ranked lower as they liked you! Like the first day, you are still required to visit all sororities you are called back to. This is a great chance to get to know sororities better! Day two is focused on philanthropy and getting to make more personal connections to the girls in the sorority. You talk to sisters, watch a recruitment video, and hear about the organizations philanthropy. At the end of day 2, you rank your top 3 choices.
Day 3, Pref Round- You are called back to up to 2 sororities through the mutual selection process again. A lot of girls (especially last year) were only called back to one. While there is a lot of stipulation on the one, I have not heard of anyone getting only one visit and NOT getting a bid from that organization. If you are called back to a sorority on this day, called Pref Day, that means the sorority WANTS you in their chapter, so if they are offering you a chance to visit on the third day, they know there is a possibility of extending you a bid to their chapter! Pref Day is sacred, and each sorority has their own ritual that they do during this round. It is very personal, emotional, and moving.
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Bid Night (Day 3)- After Pref Day, you rank your decisions again (if you were called back to two) and the sororities will rank you. Later that night, you get your bid! If you went to any sorority’s pref, there is a 99.99999% you will get a bid from the one(s) that asked you back, so don’t sweat it! Based on how you ranked and how the sororities ranked you, you get your bid! Some girls that get called back to 2 sororities on Pref Day don’t get a bid from the sorority they ranked first. This is because their first choice sorority, while liked them enough to consider offering them a bid, either ranked other girls highly, or ran out of bids to offer, therefore those girls are offered a bid from their “second choice”. DO NOT FRET THOUGH. I know a lot of girls to who this happened to, and they are all SO incredibly happy at where they ended up, they laugh at how they could have ranked another sorority higher. TRUST THE SYSTEM.
You get your bid envelope, rip that bad boy open, and run to your new home. It is awesome.
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Cuts: Cuts are really difficult to nail, as is really dependent of what each sorority is looking for. Since every sorority is different and looks for different things every year, cuts aren’t quite predictable. For the most part, cuts can be made whenever, and it is likely that you will be cut by one sorority just based on whether or not you vibe with them. It’s not to say that they hate you!! It is just to say that you would click better somewhere else! While all sororities are great, Delta Gamma is notorious for cutting a majority of girls who rush on the first day because of their HIGH GPA standards. AEPhi also does a majority of cuts on the first day as they have a specific type of girl they want to appeal to. Sigma Delta Tau rarely makes cuts as they are looking to expand their chapter, as their numbers have been pretty low in recent years, and because AXiD is new and needs to grow, they won’t cut much either. Phi Mu and PSS make an equal amount of cuts each round, Chi O is very unpredictable with the number of cuts they make and when each year, AXO does a majority of cuts after the second day. It just depends.
by: noDec 11, 2015 8:21:38 PM
^^ every chapter cuts girls, it just depends where the PNMs rank each chapter, the number is the same for every chapter then there's back up lists that is dipped into if they don't get the maximum return rate. No one should be able to make assumptions about how voting works for every chapter since a) it changes from year to year and b) no one outside of the respective chapter should know how they vote
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Final Note: A lot of girls will choose to drop out of recruitment if they don’t get called back to their “favorite”. I just ask of everyone that goes through to keep an open mind, continue with it anyway! You might make a new favorite during recruitment and question how your old “favorite” sorority could have ever been your favorite in the first place (I did!!). Everyone that is in a sorority wouldn’t change the organization they belong to for the world. Trust the system and good luck!
by: RecruitmentDec 7, 2015 3:16:55 PM
American University has it's own requirement for students to be eligible for recruitment (I think its a 2-point-something), just like most schools with Greek Life do. Furthermore, sororities have their own requirements for GPA, both nationally and sometimes set as an AU chapter (an example being one sorority's national requirement is for all of its sisters and new members to have a GPA of at least a 2.5, but the same AU sorority has a higher requirement they set above the national one). Because of these caps, the school is able to give over your GPA since they have their own individual requirement for it, and sororities also need your GPA to make sure their guidelines and standards are followed. In addition to the University giving over your GPA, I believe you also estimate what your GPA might be on the online recruitment form/application! BUT DONT WORRY! Sororities take into consideration that it is a lot of girls' FIRST semester at college- straight A's are hard!! Don't worry if you feel like your GPA is low! GPA not a make or break for most sororities!
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by: RecruitmentDec 7, 2015 3:19:17 PM
Oh duh, I forgot to mention- because recruitment happens AFTER first semester, your first semester grades are calculated when your last exam is finished and when all your grades are in. So between that time where all of your grades are calculated and recruitment is a lot of time for the grades to be given. (You don't need to worry about submitting your GPA, that automatically happens!)
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by: RecruitmentJan 14, 2016 11:24:15 PM
It truly won't. You will visit 7 sororities, instead of 8, in addition to the new sorority, SK.
If anything, I would assume that pledge class numbers will only thing affected, as there is a possibility AEPhi's absence means other sororities can give out more bids to make up for the number of girls in the pledge class AEPhi was going to get. Honestly though, I really don't think pledge class sizes will adjust, unless a sorority pulls the same type of girls as AEPhi does, and they might have the opportunity to give more bids.
However, I want to add, since no one truly knows what happened to AEPhi or what the issue was, I really hope everyone going through continues to respect their chapter and realize that Greek Life has so much to offer outside of this drama. It is really unfortunate for them and PNMS that this had to happen a day before recruitment starts. For any PNM reading, please don't spend your time worrying or gossiping about the issue, it isn't fair and is a waste of time. Focus on the good of recruitment! Not the drama!
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by: ExcitedJan 14, 2016 11:34:57 PM
Yes, exactly what the above said! Don't let the actions of a few scare you off! You'll have a great time.
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by: clarificationDec 10, 2015 9:21:43 AM
I was totally fine with your rundown until this... not every sorority is allowed to make cuts after round 1. If PNMS don't rank them well, they may not be allowed to cut girls, or they can only cut a few. I have no idea where you're getting your information about each of the sororities, because it's not accurate at all. AEPhi is never able to cut a large group right after round 1...
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