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Auburn University Panhellenic
PANHELLENIC AT AUBURN
• 17 Sororities
• Representing 44 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and 4 countries
• Over 40% of Auburn’s Women
• More than 4,000 members
PANHELLENIC WOMEN• Are in every
undergraduate college
• Have a GPA higher than the All-Women’s GPA
• Over 1,200 members earned a semester 4.0 in 2014
• 3.26 cumulative GPA
CheerleadersAnd
Tiger Paws
Intramural,Club, and NCAASports
Camp War Eagle
UniversityHostessGroups
Marching BandAnd
Tiger Eyes
Student Government Association
WE’RE EVERYWHERE!
Over $400,000
and
60,000 hours
To over 60 Philanthropies
EVERY YEAR
RETENTION• Women who join
sororities are 3.4% more likely to remain at Auburn than women who do not.
• They are 5.7% more likely graduate in four years and 7.2% to graduate in six years than their unaffiliated peers.
WHAT RECRUITMENT IS
• A chance to investigate each sorority
• A chance to have each sorority meet you
• A great way to meet new people
• A process of MUTUAL SELECTION
WHAT RECRUITMENT IS NOT
• A week to meet men and drink alcohol
• A week of rest and leisure
• A week that usually goes as expected
• A time to be closed-minded about who you want to be friends with
RECRUITMENT REGISTRATION
• To learn about Fall Recruitment, visit “Joining a Sorority” at www.auburn.edu/panhellenic.
• A potential member should complete her own registration.
• Fees:-$80 until July 16-$125 July 17- 30
-$250 July 31 and later
RECRUITMENT REGISTRATION• Submit online registration
• Submit electronic file of high school transcript with registration
• Greek Life will communicate with students after registration
• Greek Life will provide each sorority with application
• Alumnae may send recommendation
• Anything sent in directly by the potential member will be discarded
RECRUITMENT PROCESS• August 8-14 , 2015
• Kickoff evening of Friday, August 7
• Students stay in their apartments or residence hall. Arrange move-in August 7 or earlier.
• Schedule, parking plan, and what to wear are on our website and Facebook.
• Parents should not attend recruitment.
• Parents only may attend bid day if they choose. Others are not invited.
PI CHIS
• Are 85 disaffiliated sorority members
• Have trained since February
• Have groups of about 12 potential members
• Will handle any bad news properly
FIRST YEAR OF MEMBERSHIP• Is the most demanding
• Includes new member meetings, chapter meetings, pep rallies, study hours, socials
• Includes a big sister paired with each new member
• Can also provide structure as new members adjust
• Does not include hazing as a part of the new member program
FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS• First year costs average $1,900
• Each year after that averages $1,700
• Estimates include $300 Facility Fee
• Not including pictures, t-shirts, etc.
• Some sororities bill all money once a semester and others bill members each month based on activity
HOUSING• During Recruitment, a potential member provides her
own place to live (residence hall, apartment…)
• As a first year member, she will live where she has already agreed to live.
• Each sorority has a section of apartment style units in The Village. All members are expected to live there at least one year.
• A sorority member should not sign a lease agreement until she is certain she is not required to live on her sorority’s hall the following year.
LEGACIES• Sororities want to know which potential members are
their legacies.
• No woman has to choose the sorority she is a legacy to.
• No sorority is required to choose their legacies.
• The average sorority in 2014 had 91 legacies in recruitment last year, with a high of 195.
• A relative should not expect a phone call from her sorority.
In 2014, 58% of our potential members were legacies
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT LEGACIES?
About 30% of them pledged to their legacy group. It’s 18% of the overall pool.
RECOMMENDATIONS• Like extra credit. You can work on them, but don’t have to.
• Chapters place differing levels of importance on them.
• Must be sent in by an alumna member of that sorority, not necessarily from Auburn
• The alumna can write a letter, but should also include her sorority’s form, if possible.
• The potential member should provide the alumna with a picture and resume to forward as well as a stamped, addressed envelope. Send a thank-you note later.
• If a potential member has not secured a recommendation to a sorority, she should not send out a packet about herself anyway.
• If a sorority requires a recommendation to pledge someone, they can find her one.
Time and place brings changes to recruitment.
IN-STATE vs. OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS 2012-2014
Women in sorority recruitment
Women receiving bids to sororities
OVERALL STATISTICS 2012-2014• 88.87% of potential
members who registered for recruitment joined at the end of the week
OVERALL STATISTICS 2012-2014
• 5.25% were released during the week
* .76% were released on Bid DayOVERALL STATISTICS 2012-2014
• Over half of these women chose to leave a group out of their preferences.
OVERALL STATISTICS 2012-2014* Including no-shows (1.33%), withdrawals make 5.12% of the pool. Most of these are over not receiving a desired invitation.
OVERALL STATISTICS 2012-2014* 88.87% divided by 17 is 5.23% per sorority
OVERALL STATISTICS 2011-2013* 88.87% divided by 17 is 5.23% per sorority
How important are academics?
2 to2.79
2.8to
2.89
2.9to
2.99
3 to3.09
3.1to
3.19
3.2to
3.29
3.3to
3.39
3.4to
3.49
3.5to
3.59
3.6to
3.69
3.7to
3.79
3.8to
3.89
3.9to
3.99
4 to4.09
4.1to
4.19
4.2to
4.29
4.3to
4.39
4.4to
4.49
4.5to
4.59
4.6to
4.69
4.7to
4.79
4.8to
4.89
4.9to
4.99Total 17 5 24 36 50 68 78 89 121 112 128 134 122 151 88 72 50 25 14 7 17 2 2
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2014 Potential Member Distribution by High School GPA
But, an outstanding potential member can count on being asked
to join every sorority, right?
Don’t students with strongacademics rise to the top?
30% of our potential members earned a 4.0 GPA or better in high
school.
71% Earned other academic honors and
awards.
Maybe leadership experience cangive you an edge
26% participated in Student Government
60% led elsewhere
Perhaps it’s about appearance,poise, and personality
17% were recognized for beauty or elected to
courts by their peers
13% served as school or community
hostesses
52% report philanthropic involvement outside of
general clubs that have a service component
Students who are service-mindedmust really stand out
If you have a special talent, thesororities are sure to take notice
30% cheered or participated in dance team at
school
31% were in drama, choirs, band, or other performing arts
69% were athletes
DON’T BE INTIMIDATED• Not every potential member meets all of those criteria.
• The average applicant met 4 of these ten criteria.
• In fact, women who meet none of those criteria participate in recruitment and happily join each year.
• A mix of traits exists in each of our members and each of these traits (and more) can be found in each of our sororities.
• The idea that “outstanding women” are rare at Auburn and can be found only in one or two sororities is incorrect.
Again, over 88% of the women in recruitment join at the end of the week
Now is the time for a potential member to decide whether she wants to be a member of a
particular sorority or a sorority member!
Be sure to follow us on Twitter @aupanhellenicand check us out on Facebook
RULES & REGULATIONS• Inappropriate contact can come from alumnae, chapter
members, and the mothers of members.
• The chapter can face sanctions, but so can potential members found willingly participating in inappropriate activities.
• If someone will bend the rules to attract you, they are probably doing it for others as well. No one can offer any guarantees.
• There should be no meetings or parties, except those held by official Alumnae Panhellenic Groups.
• You should not be contacted by strangers about recruitment.
• Before and during recruitment, a potential member should notreceive any cards, letters, flowers, gifts, be entertained by others,or have money spent on her that she would not otherwisereceive.
• From August 5-16 only, there is to be no contact between apotential member and her sorority friends. They will all be busywith recruitment anyway.
• This summer, a potential member can still maintain thefriendships she has with sorority members, as long as she is notbeing actively recruited by her friend.
RULES & REGULATIONS
AUBURN UNIVERSITY PANHELLENIC
Sorority Recruitment is August 8-14REGISTER ONLINE at
www.auburn.edu/panhellenic.