Remember to mark your calendars for August 20 (Mandatory Orientation) & 22-26, 2024! Below is a schedule for recruitment that will help you prepare. All events are required and you are required to visit every chapter you get invited back to. This schedule to subject to change. The final schedule will be distributed at Orientation.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Orientation (Mandatory)
- Dress code: casual – wear what makes you feel confident and comfortable. You won’t see any affiliated sorority women – just your Pi Chi (Recruitment Counselor) and Panhellenic Exec.
- 3:30 pm – Check-In Opens
- 4:00 pm – Orientation Begins
- Location: Ida Waldran Auditorium
- You will receive your recruitment shirt (to wear during the 2nd round of recruitment), meet your Pi Chi and recruitment group peers, and learn additional details about the recruitment process.
Thursday & Friday, August 22 & 23, 2024
Round One/Open House
- Dress: summer dressy casual; dress, skirt, or romper outfit
- Location: Farris Center
- 4:30: meet with your Pi Chi group in the Farris Center and a meeting before your events start for the night
- 6:00-9:25pm – Round One – you will visit all of the 4 Panhellenic sororities
- This round is two evenings, however, you will only visit the sororities on one of the evenings. The other evening you will participate in an activity with your Pi Chi group.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Round Two (Philanthropy)
- Dress: Recruitment t-shirt and capris/shorts/skirt
- Location: Farris Center
- 10:45 am – Meeting with recruitment counselor group at the Farris Center
- 12-8:30pm – Round Two – you can visit up to 3 of the sororities
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Round Three (Preference) & MRABA (bid card) signing
- Dress: semi-formal or cocktail dress
- Location: Farris Center
- 10:15 am – meeting with recruitment counselor group at the Farris Center
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Preference Rounds – you will visit up to 2 of the sororities
- Once you leave your last round, you will go into what is called “Strict Silence.” During strict silence, you are not allowed to talk to chapter members and chapter members are not allowed to talk to you. After your last round you will sign a Membership Recruitment Acceptance Binding Agreement (MRABA) where you will list (in order of preference) the sororities/sorority you visited for Preference Round and from which you are willing to accept an invitation of membership. Student Life Staff will assist you with this process. Preferences cannot be discussed with anyone (including a sorority member or your Pi Chi).
- All resources regarding the MRABA can be found on the NPC website.
Monday, August 26, 2024
Bid Acceptance – BID DAY!
- 8:00 am – 10:00 am – you must be reachable by phone via text/call
- Dress: shorts and a tank top (you will get a t-shirt from the sorority you are matched to)
- Location: Ida Waldran Auditorium & Old Main Lawn/Steps
- Tentative start time: 5:30 pm
- The schedule is still being finalized, but you can expect Bid Day to start after 4:30 pm at Old Main Lawn/Ida Waldran Auditorium.