L E H I G H U N I V E R S I T Y PANHELLENIC RECRUITMENT GUIDE BOOK J A N U A R Y 1 5 - 2 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: IMPORTANT DATES..................................1 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS..................2 VALUES-BASED/MUTUAL SELECTION...3 CHAPTERS AT LEHIGH.............................4 AFTER JOINING.......................................13 RHO GAMMAS..........................................14 WHAT TO WEAR......................................16 PNM BEHAVIOR.......................................17 For any questions, contact: [email protected] LEHIGHPANHEL.SQUARESPACE.COM LETTER FROM THE RECRUITMENT TEAM HELLO! WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING THROUGH RECRUITMENT! WE HAVE HAD SO MANY INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH GREEK LIFE AND WE HOPE THAT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS YOU CAN SEE WHAT DOORS IT CAN OPEN FOR YOU. FROM GENUINE FRIENDSHIPS TO PERSONAL GROWTH FROM LEADERSHIP POSITIONS TO NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ALUMNI, THE BENEFITS OF JOINING A SORORITY ARE ENDLESS. WHEN GOING THROUGH THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE WE HAVE FOR YOU IS TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND. TRY TO PICTURE YOURSELF WITH THE WOMEN AROUND YOU ATTENDING CHAPTER MEETINGS, PARTICIPATING IN SISTERHOOD EVENTS, AND EVEN JUST HANGING OUT LAUGHING WITH YOUR POTENTIAL SISTERS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE YOU’LL FIND YOUR HOME. PLEASE REACH OUT TO US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! ISABEL, EMILY, AND EMILY 1 IMPORTANT DATES NOV 5: REGISTRATION OPENS NOV 6 & 7: PNM Q&A JAN 5: REGISTRATION CLOSES JAN 15: PNMS RETURN TO CAMPUS JAN 16: OPEN HOUSES (ROUND 1) JAN 17: LEADERSHIP (ROUND 2) JAN 18: SISTERHOOD (ROUND 3) JAN 19: PREFERENCE (ROUND 4) JAN 20: BID DAY! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Dinner will be provided on Jan 15 Lunch will be provided on Jan 16, 17, 18 No meals will be provided Jan 19 Dining halls are not open so be sure to bring food back to campus or plan on ordering food in 2 GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM 2.4 GPA* MINIMUM 12 LEHIGH CREDITS ATTENDANCE AT A GREEK RECRUITMENT PREGAME GOOD CONDUCT STANDING WITH LEHIGH *The GPA requirement for Panhellenic sororities will likely be raised to a 2.5 for this spring's formal recruitment 3 VALUES-BASED RECRUITMENT RECRUITMENT IS MORE THAN JUST JOINING A CHAPTER. AS YOU ARE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND TRY TO DETERMINE WHICH MEMBERS/CHAPTER'S VALUES ALIGN WITH YOUR OWN MUTUAL SELECTION PROCESS THE MUTUAL SELECTION PROCESS AIMS TO PLACE AS MANY WOMEN IN THE PANHELLENIC COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE. THE PROCESS TAKES PNM AND CHAPTER SELECTIONS INTO CONSIDERATION 4 CHAPTERS AT LEHIGH ALPHA GAMMA DELTA ALPHA OMICRON PI ALPHA PHI GAMMA PHI BETA KAPPA ALPHA THETA KAPPA DELTA PI BETA PHI ZETA TAU ALPHA 5 ALPHA GAMMA DELTA NEW MEMBER DUES: $630 GPA REQUIREMENT: 2.5 PHILANTHROPY: FIGHTING DOMESTIC HUNGER A MESSAGE FROM ALPHA GAM: WHAT MAKES ALPHA GAM SO UNIQUE IS OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COLLEGE AND BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY. ALSO, WE HAVE AN ALPHA GAM IN ALMOST EVERY CLUB, MAJOR, AND CLUB SPORT AND WE ALL COME TOGETHER WITH COMMON GOALS OF LEADERSHIP, DETERMINATION, AND SERVICE. 6 ALPHA OMICRON PI NEW MEMBER DUES: $856.50 GPA REQUIREMENT: 2.5 PHILANTHROPY: ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION A MESSAGE FROM AOPI: A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN MANY CLUBS ON CAMPUS AND ALSO HOLD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THOSE CLUBS. IN ADDITION, EVERY MEMBER IN AOII IS UNIQUE AS INDIVIDUALS, YET BOUND TOGETHER BY THE COMMON BOND OF FRIENDSHIP. FROM THE MOMENT MEMBERS JOIN AOII, THEY LEARN THAT SISTERHOOD LASTS FOR A LIFETIME. AOII WAS FOUNDED ON THE IDEALS OF CHARACTER, DIGNITY, SCHOLARSHIP, AND COLLEGE LOYALTY. 7 ALPHA PHI CHAPTER DUES: $5300 GPA REQUIREMENT: 2.5 PHILANTHROPY: WOMEN'S CARDIAC CARE A MESSAGE FROM ALPHA PHI: ALPHA PHI IS TRULY A WHOLE HEART. WE’RE A GROUP OF WOMEN OF MANY PERSONALITIES THAT BUILD EACH OTHER UP ALLOWING OURSELVES TO BECOME THE STRONGEST VERSION OF WHO WE CAN BE. 8 GAMMA PHI BETA CHAPTER DUES: $984 GPA REQUIREMENT: 2.6 PHILANTHROPY: GIRLS ON THE RUN A MESSAGE FROM GPHI: LEHIGH GAMMA PHI BETA'S ARE INVOLVED IN MANY CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS, AND MANY SISTERS HOLD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF OUR CHAPTER. OUR CHAPTER ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. LEHIGH'S DELTA KAPPA CHAPTER OF GAMMA PHI BETA AIMS TO BE NOT JUST A SORORITY, BUT A SISTERHOOD THAT WILL LAST US A LIFETIME. 9 KAPPA ALPHA THETA NEW MEMBER DUES: $652 GPA REQUIREMENT: 2.8 PHILANTHROPY: COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES A MESSAGE FROM THETA: KAPPA ALPHA THETA IS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FULL OF GENUINE SISTERHOOD, COUNTLESS MEMORIES, AND FRIENDSHIPS FOR A LIFETIME WHILE BEING ABLE TO STAY TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE. THETA PUSHES YOU TO BECOME A LEADING WOMAN BY PROVIDING CONFIDENCE AND STRENGTH TO STRIVE FOR PERSONAL EXCELLENCE. BEING A THETA ISN’T JUST FOR 4 YEARS, YOU’RE A THETA FOR A LIFETIME. 10 KAPPA DELTA NEW MEMBER DUES: $858.50 GPA REQUIREMENT: 2.5 PHILANTHROPY: PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA/GIRL SCOUTS A MESSAGE FROM KD: OUR CHAPTER IS COMPRISED OF MANY GIRLS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH A VARIETY OF MAJORS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN MANY ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS. THESE DIFFERENCES ARE WHAT MAKES OUR CHAPTER SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE LEARN NEW THINGS FROM EACH OTHER AND ALWAYS HAVE FUN TOGETHER. WHETHER IT BE SNACKING IN THE KITCHEN LATE AT NIGHT OR HAVING MOVIE MARATHONS, YOU ALWAYS HAVE A FRIEND THERE NO MATTER WHAT. 11 PI BETA PHI CHAPTER DUES: $1870 GPA REQUIREMENT: 2.4 PHILANTHROPY: READ > LEAD > ACHIEVE A MESSAGE FROM PI PHI: OUR CHAPTER PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING GENUINE AND LAID BACK. WE LOVE THAT WE HAVE PI PHI TO TIE US ALL TOGETHER BUT WE ARE ALL INVOLVED IN VARIOUS EXTRACURRICULARS ACROSS CAMPUS WHICH CREATES A WIDE CAMPUS NETWORK. MEMBERS DESCRIBE BEING IN PI PHI AS “A PLACE WHERE I HAVE MADE THE GREATEST FRIENDS AND RELATIONSHIPS." 12 ZETA TAU ALPHA CHAPTER DUES: $1,260 GPA REQUIREMENT: 2.5 PHILANTHROPY: BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND EDUCATION A MESSAGE FROM ZETA: WHAT SETS US APART- WITH 100 PERCENT OF OUR MEMBERS INVOLVED IN OUTSIDE CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES HERE AT LEHIGH, WE ARE PROUD TO SAY WE WERE AWARDED A LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM LEHIGH OFSA, AS WELL AS OUR NATIONALS. WE PLACE A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY SERVICE BY VOLUNTEERING IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR BROUGHAL AND THE ANIMAL SHELTER, FOR EXAMPLE, AND WERE GIFTED THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD FROM LEHIGH’S CSO. ON THE WEEKENDS YOU CAN FIND US GOING APPLE PICKING, TO DORNEY PARK, THE ESCAPE ROOM, ANY MANY OTHER FUN SISTERHOOD ACTIVITIES! 13 AFTER JOINING EXPECTED COMMITMENTS: CHAPTER MEETINGS & RITUALS PHILANTHROPY EVENTS COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS SISTERHOOD ACTIVITES ENSURING THAT YOU ARE BALANCING ACADEMICS AND INVOLVEMENT IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ALONG WITH YOUR NEW MEMBER COMMITMENTS 14 RHO GAMMAS: RHO GAMMAS ARE WOMEN WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO DISAFFILIATE FROM THEIR CHAPTERS TO HELP YOU THROUGH THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS YES, THEY ARE SORORITY MEMBERS! NO, THEY ARE NOT BIASED! 15 RHO GAMMAS: MICHAELA FARLEY JULES PALDINO MEGAN RAITT EMILY PASSALAQUA MAGGIE HELMES SARAH DILLON MARIA KARAGIAS JASMINE WUNG EMILY RANDOLPH BEA MALONEY MARY NEWPORT KATE MORRELL STEPHANIE KONG RACHEL SON ESTHER PARK ELIZA BRUSH ROSE MORRISSEY RUTHIE ADVOKAT TORI LAI SOFIA GRACIAS AMANDA STEIN RACHAEL GROBMAN TAYLOR GOMEZ BRIELLE KIRK ALEX BROSTOFF CAROLINE JENNINGS 16 WHAT DO I WEAR DURING RECRUITMENT? RECRUITMENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO PUT YOUR BEST SELF OUT THERE. YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY GOING THROUGH FOUR ROUNDS OF INTERVIEWS WHERE AT THE END YOU WILL HOPEFULLY FIND A PLACE TO CALL YOUR HOME. WE WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOURSELF AND STAY TRUE TO YOUR STYLE. WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A PINTEREST ACCOUNT TO GUIDE YOU AND GIVE YOU SOME INSPIRATION WHEN DECIDING WHAT TO WEAR. ALSO, KEEP IN MIND THAT IT WILL BE COLD. YOU WILL BE STANDING OUTSIDE SO BE SURE TO BRING A JACKET TO KEEP YOURSELF WARM. HTTPS://PINTEREST.COM/LEHIGHPANHELLENIC 17 PNM BEHAVIOR IN ORDER TO ENSURE A FAIR AND POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR YOU, WE HAVE PLACED GUIDELINES SO THAT CHAPTERS ARE RESPECTING YOU AS PNM’S. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU RESPECT CHAPTER MEMBERS. KEEP IN MIND THAT JOINING A CHAPTER IS A PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT. DO NOT PUSH CHAPTER MEMBERS TO TELL YOU THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE A BID TO THEIR CHAPTER. THEY DON’T KNOW WHERE YOU WILL END UP AND NEITHER DO YOU. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SEEK OUT ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET CHAPTER MEMBERS. WE HAVE ENCOURAGED THEM TO FORM NORMAL FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOU, AND WE ASK THAT YOU DO THE SAME. DURING FORMAL RECRUITMENT, RHO GAMMAS AND PANHELLENIC EXEC MEMBERS ARE THE ONLY WOMEN IN SORORITIES THAT YOU SHOULD BE TALKING WITH OUTSIDE OF ROUNDS. KEEP AN OPEN MIND! YOU DON’T HAVE TO LOVE EVERY WOMAN THAT YOU MEET, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO BE RESPECTFUL TOWARD THEM. 18.