Ho t b 2020 Recruitment Schedule* Friday, September 4 – Sisterhood 12:45 p.m. Arrival & Check-in 1:15 p.m. Welcome & Sisterhood Description 2:00 p.m. Party #1 2:45 p.m. Party #2 3:30 p.m. Party #3 4:15 p.m. Party #4 5:00 p.m. Party #5 5:45 p.m. Party #6 6:15 p.m. Philanthropy Round Selections Saturday, September 5 – Philanthropy 10:00 a.m. Arrival & Check-in 10:30 a.m. Welcome & Philanthropy Day Description 11:00 a.m. Party #1 12:00 a.m. Party #2 1:00 p.m. Party #3 2:00 p.m. Party #4 2:45 p.m. Preference Selections Sunday, September 6 – Preference 7:45 a.m. Arrival & Check-in 8:00 a.m. Welcome & Preference Description 9:00 a.m. Party #1 10:00 a.m. Party #2 11:00 a.m. Party #3 12:00 p.m. Final Selections 3:45 p.m. Bid Pick-Up 4:00 p.m. Bid Acceptance 4:30 p.m. Meet New Sisters** * Schedule Subject To Change Pending University Re-Opening Plan **After Meeting Your New Sisters, Each Chapter Holds A Bid Day Party 2020 Event Schedule* GREEK 1010 Tues. Aug. 18, 6pm, Student Union Ballroom All Greek informational to learn more about fraternity & sorority recruitment and intake. Anyone interested in joining a Greek organization at NSU should attend. Panhellenic Open House Sun. Aug. 23, 3-5pm, President’s House Meet your recruitment counselors and learn about everything you will need to know about the recruitment process and sorority life! Gamma Chi Game Night Wed. Aug. 26, 3-5pm, Robert Alost Room – Student Union Now that you’ve met your recruitment counselors, it’s time to hang out and get to know them better as they will be your guides through the recruitment process. Relax and have fun and maybe win a prize or two while learning who these awesome ladies are! Get the Inside Scoop on Sorority Life Tues. Sep. 1, 4-6pm, Student Union Lobby Meet and talk with members of sorority life about their experience and what it means to be a lifelong member of an organization while enjoying some chips and dip! Sorority Convocation Thur. Sep. 3, 7pm, Student Union Ballroom This program will go over everything you will need to know about the formal recruitment weekend. From what to wear, how bidding works, what each day will focus on, to how much it costs to join and what all is covered, you will get all of your questions answered as we kick off your formal recruitment experience. Formal Sorority Recruitment September 4-6 This process is designed for you to meet the women of the chapters and for them to meet you. You will learn about the values of each organization so that you can make the best decision on which sorority will be the best fit for you. Each day will be different as there is a sisterhood day, philanthropy day, and preference day. The weekend concludes with a bid day party for each sorority. Penhellenic Potluck Sun. Sep. 13, 3-5pm, Collins Pavillion Now that formal recruitment is over you can meet your new Panhellenic sisters! There may be three Panhellenic sororities at NSU but there is one big Panhellenic sisterhood! Relax and connect with the amazing women who you now share the amazing bond of sorority life with at NSU as we celebrate with fun and food! * Schedule Subject To Change Pending University Re-Opening Plan The iOS Mobile App is Here! ICS has gone mobile! Now available in the Apple App Store for all iOS devices! All users can now log in with Touch/Face ID devices (Perfect for PNM Daily Selections!) • Open the App Store on your iOS device • Type “OMEGAFI” in the search box • “ICS Recruit” will appear by “OMEGAFI” • Tap on “Get” • Login with your user name and password • Scroll to select (Sorority, Fraternity, Training) • Enjoy and appreciate the EASE of our new mobile app! ICS Recruit by OmegaFi https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ics-recruit/id1424993762 Welcome to Sorority Life behalf of the College Panhellenic Council of Northwestern State On University, we welcome you to our sorority recruitment weekend. We are so excited that you have chosen to take part in nearly a century of Greek leadership on this campus. Within the Greek community you will gain lifelong friendships, a home away from home, amazing opportunities for leadership and involvement, and a network of amazing women who will support you during your collegiate years and beyond. This recruitment experience is about choice. You have made the first choice in deciding to join us for this process. We want to make sure that the choice you make at the end of this experience is the right one for you. Go in with an open mind and heart and really learn about these women and their organizations. As you consider membership in a Panhellenic sorority you must choose how to evaluate your own values and how membership in a sorority can support you in upholding these ideals and standards. As you move through the recruitment process you will learn more about the expectations that each chapter holds themselves to and the benefits of membership to yourself and to the university community. At NSU we are committed to the positive development of each member of the Greek community through enriching programs and experiences designed to cultivate personal growth and strengthen leadership potential. We place a high standard of excellence on academics, personal responsibility, and service through giving back to the university and Natchitoches community on a continual basis. We are here to help you, guide you, and support you through the recruitment process. We are so pleased that you have seen value in what sorority has to offer and we want to make sure that your recruitment experience is a positive one. Please be sure to reach out to any of us or one of your recruitment counselors should you have any questions or need any assistance in any way. Remember to be yourself, ask questions, have fun, and build friendships with the women you meet along the way. Yours in Panhellenic, Shayne Creppel, Director of Greek Life & College Panhellenic Advisor Emily Roller, College Panhellenic President Tia Dixon, College Panhellenic Vice President of Recruitment 1 The College Panhellenic Council at Northwestern State University is the coordinating body of the 3 National Panhellenic Conference sororities on campus. The council is composed of 4 executive board members, a delegate and junior delegate from each sorority. The Panhellenic Council promotes the growth of individual chapters and sorority community, encourages the highest possible academic, social, and moral standards, coordinates activities and a membership recruitment program, and promotes friendship, harmony, and unity among members, chapters, faculty, administrators, and campus groups. Made up of 26 member organizations, the National Panhellenic Conference is the world’s largest umbrella organization specifically charged with advancing the sorority experience. Through its advocacy, NPC seeks to enlist nearly 5 million sorority women in its efforts to showcase the transformational power of the sorority experience. As values-based organizations, the 26 members of NPC live their missions, with their members providing millions of dollars in philanthropic support to dozens of worthy causes and pursuing millions of additional hours in community service. From supporting victims of sexual assault, to leading bystander intervention programs, to fighting for body-positive campus cultures, sorority women are at the forefront of solving some of the most pressing challenges facing collegiate women today. NPC also supports a national network of collegiate and alumnae Panhellenic associations that are crucial to nurturing healthy fraternity and sorority communities. Through its programs and initiatives, NPC encourages the sharing of information, resources and best practices to ensure the sorority experience continues to meet the needs of today’s collegiate women. 2 Gamma Chi Recruitment is an exciting and memorable experience, but it can be a hectic and emotional time as well. Recruitment counselors, referred to as Gamma Chis, are undergraduate women representing the various sororities at NSU that have disaffiliated from their chapters to help you through the process. These women have been through extensive training in preparation for this week and have participated in recruitment themselves . They are available for you 24 hours a day as impartial listening guides and friends. Get to know your Gamma Chis because they want to get to know you and help you make the best decisions based on your own personality and interests. Hailie Coutee Kristen Prejean Amber Roberts McKenzie Knotts 318-308-5194 337-371-7320 601-927-1760 318-840-8318 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Lacy Martin Kristen Breedlove Tia Dixon Taijha Silas 225-614-7052 318-652-7775 318-210-8529 318-792-0178 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Parker Gwaltney Madeline Sotile Lauren Briscoe Hannah Angell 985-707-2676 225-717-5332 337-945-8142 318-676-2523 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Emily Roller Lydia Crawford Maddie Phillips Skylar Boyd Hannah Perry 337-524-4148 318-302-1628 337-718-9035 318-540-4436 318-780-2821 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 33 Potential New Member Expectations • You must be a full-time (at least 12 hrs) student at Northwestern State University. • You must attend all events by each chapter to which you are invited. • You will rank each chapter that you visit upon the completion of your final event for each day.