Informal rush 2025

Bump because this is facts

Dgs not doing informal

why tf would dg do informal

DG is not on this list. WTF

fall there's less

More chances in fall because graduations open up spots. In formal rush the houses are focusing on freshmen pretty much only.

NO NO NO. This is really ignorant about nationals deciding how many members a chapter can have. Nationals don't and can't do that by NPC rules. The sororities have to abide by the CHAPTER TOTAL set by IU Panhellenic, which is the maximum number of members every chapter on campus cannot go over. It is revised every year and is the same for every chapter. Any chapter below that number can COB to get up to Chapter Total but can't go over that number. The purpose is to create and maintain equity among the chapter memberships.

A chapter's nationals can encourage them to take up to Chapter Total but no chapter can go over it.

Also members not living in house are still in the chapter membership and count toward their Chapter Total, so if a chapter needs to fill their house, they can't just add members if they are already at Total.

Members graduate, change schools, drop out, or sometimes don't have the recruitment numbers, and this will take a chapter below Chapter Total. They can COB up to that number if they wish. Chapter Total is adjusted by Panhellenic after formal recruitment and takes into account the new member class sizes and the relative chapter sizes of all the sororities.

So do u know where and when informal info will be posted? The Panhellenic ladies on the phone dont know if you need a form or not or when website will be updated regarding informal or if you should just look into each house Instagram individually. Do you know the norm here. It’s frustrating not getting a straight answer

It is COB (Continuous Open Bidding) and it is handled by each sorority individually, not organized by panhellenic. I emphasize COB because calling it 'informal' is misleading, as if it's a secondary rush, which it is NOT. It's just chapters under Total offering bids, or not.

There are a few more things people need to understand about COB:

First, chapters don't have to announce they are going to COB or tell panhellenic ahead of time; if they are eligible they just offer bids and then register their new members with panhellenic.
Second, the larger chapters do not need to actively recruit for COB because they either are at Total or are only a very few under, and already know who they want. There are almost always more girls wanting a bid or who they want to bid than these chapters can even take. Unless you are friends with members (not brand new members, they have no vote and no influence) you are not a candidate for a COB in a larger chapter this semester. The smaller chapters will be under Total so those are your options and are more likely to be actively recruiting now and farther into the semester. Check them out.
Third, right after recruitment is when chapters mostly COB. They know then if they are under Total and want to bring new members in together, not string it out over the entire semester. Any chapter under Total can offer a COB at any time, but it's better if possible to bring new members in together in a class. Smaller chapters can be more open to COB whenever to fill more spots.

It is up to YOU to follow the houses, ask sorority members you know from class, dorms, friends of friends, etc. For the smaller houses you should reach out personally to the chapter president or whatever chair person they are putting out there. ALSO, you can get a bid in the fall through COB too but you've got to know people.

If a house is doing open informal it’ll be posted on their instagram. If they are doing invite only it won’t be posted but you would’ve heard by now. Best bet is to text someone you know in a house you’re interested and ask.