Panhellenic Recruitment 2021
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Panhellenic Recruitment 2021 Brought to you by The Panhellenic Council of Knox College Hello! Interested in Recruitment? We are very excited that you, a Potential New Member (PNM), have shown an interest in sorority life here at Knox! We are providing this handbook to introduce you to our sisterhoods, their benefits, philanthropic associations, guidelines, histories and traditions. Additionally, this booklet will have general information about recruitment including expectations and guidelines. Being part of a sorority has many benefits throughout your life. As a first year at Knox, being in a sorority may help with the transition from high school to college. Even if you are not a first year student, joining a sorority any time while at Knox is a fun and rewarding time. Throughout your college career, sorority membership can provide you with a wide network of friends, leadership opportunities, academic support, networking opportunities, and social and community involvement. Sorority life presents opportunities to embrace your collegiate experience and help you gain skills in leadership, experience personal growth, and become better prepared for life after college. There are many opportunities offered through all sororities that are great to participate in. Sorority recruitment is a fun time to meet new people and discover the uniqueness of each sorority at Knox College. The goal is to find a chapter that you feel most comfortable with so that you feel at home in our sorority community. Don’t hesitate to ask questions!!! We encourage you to find your best fit and gain a new pool of supporting friends! We hope you enjoy recruitment! With love, The Panhellenic Council Knox College Panhellenic Council The National Panhellenic Conference Creed: We, as undergraduate members, stand for good scholarship, for guarding of good health, for maintenance of fine standards, and for serving, to the best of our ability, our college community. Cooperation for furthering fraternity life, in harmony with its best possibilities, is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities. We, as fraternity [members], stand for service through the development of character inspired by the close contact and deep friendship of individual fraternity and Panhellenic life. The opportunity for wide and wise human service, through mutual respect and helpfulness, is the tenet by which we strive to live. The Knox College Panhellenic Council meets weekly to discuss upcoming chapter events, programs, and community concerns. The council is made up of one delegate from each of our Panhellenic chapters. The council is responsible for the selection and training of our Recruitment Counselors, planning formal recruitment, and building a community among the four sororities on campus: Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi. The main goal of the council is to promote the values of sorority membership, deepen the bonds and strengthen the community between sorority chapters, and assist with member development. Knox College Panhellenic Council partners with the Interfraternity Council to plan events that promote interfraternal unity. Sorority Life Terms Active: A member of a fraternity or sorority who has been initiated and is currently in college. Alumna/Alumnae: An initiated member of a sorority who has received their undergraduate degree. Bid: A formal invitation to join a sorority or fraternity, given at the end of recruitment week. Big: An older member assigned to assist a new member in his or her college transition. Chapter: A chartered undergraduate or alumni group that is recognized by the national and inter-fraternity or sorority. Formal Recruitment: A structured period in January where potential members and chapters participate in a mutual selection process to match potential members with IFC and Panhellenic chapters. Initiation: The formal ritual that brings new members into full membership of the sorority or fraternity. Through initiation, members learn and commit themselves to uphold the ideals of the sorority or fraternity. Legacy: A prospective member whose parent, sibling, or grandparent is an alumni or active of a sorority or fraternity. National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC): The governing body of historically Black sororities and fraternities sometimes referred to as the Divine Nine, being derived from the nine organizations that make up the council. New Member: A potential new member who has accepted a sorority bid, but has not been initiated. New Member Education Period: The period of time before initiation when new members learn about their sorority. Panhellenic Council: The governing body for all National Panhellenic Conference sororities on a campus. Philanthropy: Fund-raising projects sponsored by fraternities or sororities supporting local and inter/national charitable organizations. Note: this is different from community service. Potential New Members (PNMs): A person participating in recruitment. Recruitment Counselors (RCs): RCs are experienced sorority members who choose to dedicate their time and talent to potential new members participating in the Recruitment process. They provide personal guidance to PNMs from registration to Bid Day, thus playing a fundamental role in educating Potential New Members about the Panhellenic community and cultivating their interest in sorority life. Well-trained RCs with sincere interest in the welfare of their PNMs enhance the entire collegiate Panhellenic Community and help ensure that the Recruitment process is a mutually satisfying experience for both sororities and PNMs. Sister: A term used within sororities when referring to other members. Meet Our Chapters! The purpose of a chapter shall be: ● To unite students, through membership selection, in a close bond of friendship ● To empower one another to learn lifelong skills ● To select members of its choice ● To properly maintain the organization and operation of the chapter ● To cooperate with the host institution in advancing academic interest and promoting higher standards of social conduct ● To work as a group of individuals to intentionally engage with the local community where it is most necessary ● To cooperate with other campus organizations in solving mutual problems and building higher standards of womanhood Here at Knox we have 4 wonderful sororities. Read all about them on the next pages! Alpha Sigma Alpha The main focus of Alpha Sigma Alpha is to foster close friendships between members and to develop women of poise and purpose. We have eight core values: balance, generosity, growth, integrity, learning, relationships, responsibility, and enjoyment. We have 3 philanthropic partners: Special Olympics, Girls on the Run, and The Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation. The Theta Nu chapter of Alpha Sig here at Knox was established in 2010 and has been flourishing with women of Poise and Purpose ever since. In 2020, we won the chapter of the year award. You must maintain a 2.5 GPA every term to keep in good standing. On-campus you can also find our member’s on athletic teams, terpsichore dance collective, dance squad, best buddies, order of omega, dare to care, trio, the theatre advisory board, choir, educational studies club, anime club, food recovery network, and many more activities. Social Media: Instagram- @knoxalphasig Facebook- Alpha Sigma Alpha At Knox College Finances: ● New Member Dues: o New membership fee: $95 o Initiation fee: $150 o Jewelry fee: $35 o Total: $280 ● Initiated Member Dues: o Pay $85 a month during the academic year until June Delta Delta Delta The purpose of Delta Delta Delta shall be to establish a perpetual bond of friendship among its members, to develop a stronger and more womanly character, to broaden the moral and intellectual life, and to assist its members in every possible way. We hope to help each of our members develop into the best version of themselves through support and resources given by the chapter. We currently have 24 members that represent our chapter here at Knox. Our members are involved in a wide variety of clubs and activities on campus. These are just some examples of things our members are involved in: Basketball, Volleyball, Cross Country, Nature Club, Pre-Law Club, Ultimate Frisbee, Lo Nuestro, Choir, Vietnamese Club, ABLE, Food Recovery Network, and many others. Our chapter's official philanthropy is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, whose goal is to help find treatments for pediatric cancers. St. Jude also relieves the financial burden of families whom they treat and offers rooms for the families to stay in while at the hospital. Members of Tri Delta are required to attend all mandatory events set by the chapter, which includes a chapter meeting once a week for approximately an hour. We have a GPA requirement of 2.5 for all of our members. In Tri Delta, we seek to embody our core values of truth, self-sacrifice, and friendship. Social Media: Instagram- @KnoxTriDelta Facebook- Knox College Delta Delta Delta Finances: ● Active Member Fees: $300.00 o Local Chapter Dues: $225.00 o Capital Improvement Fee: $5.00 o Parlor Fee: $50.00 o Dining Fee: $20.00 ● New Member Fees (Winter 2021): $685.00 o Local Chapter Dues: $225.00 o Capital Improvement Fee: $5.00 o Parlor Fee: $50.00 o Dining Fee: $20.00 o New Member Fee-Fraternity: $48.00 o Initiation Fee-Fraternity: $162.00 o Badge/Guard Fee: $178.00 ● Study Abroad: $120.00 Local Chapter Dues: $115.00 Capital Improvement: $5.00 Kappa Kappa Gamma In 1869 at Monmouth College, our six founders were dissatisfied with the lack of organizations on campus that supported women. They decided to change this and create the Sorority of Kappa Kappa Gamma, a sorority that aims for our members to develop skills in which they can use after college as well during their whole college career. Our core values are friendship, leadership, scholarship, and diversity. We strive and do our utter most to make all sisters feel included and loved within our chapter and we strive to support our members academically and socially throughout their college days as well as through our strong alumni network.