Formal Recruitment

Formal Recruitment is the main process the National Panhellenic Conference sororities at the University of Colorado at Boulder use to recruit new members. The Panhellenic sororities are planning to hold formal recruitment in the fall 2008 semester approximately one month after school begins.

The week consists of four rounds of events that allow potential members the opportunity to learn about each sorority at CU as well as what it means to join a sorority. During the recruitment events women will have the time to ask questions about sorority activities, financial obligations, new member programs, scholarship, community service and sorority life in general.

It is important to recognize that formal recruitment is a selection process. All women will visit every sorority during the first round (Open House), but the remaining rounds are by invitation only. Just as the sororities are narrowing down the number of women attending each round of events, potential members are narrowing down the chapters they attend. The Panhellenic Advisor, Panhellenic Membership Recruitment Coordinator, and Recruitment Guides (Rho Gammas) will explain the process in detail throughout the process. Each potential member will be assigned Recruitment Guides who will be available during the entire process to answer questions.

Participation in formal recruitment DOES NOT guarantee an invitation to join a sorority, nor does it obligate a woman to join. However, most women participating in formal recruitment each year join a sorority at the end of the week!

If you have any questions about joining a Panhellenic Sorority, please contact the Panhellenic Membership Recruitment Coordinator, Brittany Grasmick, at Brittany.Grasmick@colorado.edu.