PANHELLENIC RECRUITMENT 2010 MY RECRUITMENT INFORMATION My Name: My Gamma Chi’s Name: My Recruitment Group: My Gamma Chi’s Phone Number: My Gamma Chi’s Email: Emily Deuink and I would like to welcome you to Bucknell University’s Formal Recruitment 2010. We are so excited that you have chosen to participate in recruitment this fall to learn more about the opportunities that Greek Life offers. Bucknell’s Greek system has a long tradition of friendship, academic excellence and campus leadership that dates back to 1887, when the first sorority was welcomed on campus. Additionally we are happy to welcome Jackie Petrucci, Bucknell’s new Assistant Director of Sorority Affairs. Bucknell’s recruitment process is unique because we defer formal recruitment until sophomore year. This is beneficial for our student body because it not only allows Greek women to get to know potential new sisters, but it also promotes the maintenance of friendship with those in other sororities or who are independent. It is important that you not limit your options about which sorority to join by being influenced by those around you who are also going through recruitment. The sorority that is right for your roommates and friends may not be the same sorority that is right for you. Recruitment is about finding the group that fits your individual personality and interests. In finding the sorority that matches your lifestyle, look for a group of women among whom you are fully able to be comfortable and yourself. This booklet, your Gamma Chi and the rest of the Recruitment Staff will help guide you through the recruitment process. Over the next few days you will have the chance to meet each sorority and their members; be sure to take the time to ask questions about each of them and inquire about their chapter’s involvement on campus. Try to learn as much as you can while having informal conversations with the sisters. I hope this next week is exciting, enjoyable and an eye opening experience for you. Aside from keeping an open mind, the most important advice I can offer is to just relax and have fun! Remember, the recruitment staff will always be available if you need anything, so please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to working with you and hope that you have a wonderful experience during recruitment! Christina Cabiati and Emily Deuink Panhellenic Recruitment Chair and Panhellenic President 2010 Bucknell Panhellenic Association WELCOME LETTER Dear Potential New Member, IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME Active: an undergraduate member who has been initiated by her chapter. Alumna: a sorority member who is no longer a member of a collegiate chapter (plural: alumnae). Alumni Greek Council (AGC): Bucknell’s committee of alums appointed by the university and/or chapter to work with undergraduate members. Bid: an invitation to join a sorority or a fraternity. Chapter: a membership unit of a national organization. Fraternity: a Greek letter sisterhood or brotherhood. Initiation: formal ceremony during which new members receive lifelong membership privileges. Legacy: a woman whose mother, sister and in some cases grandmother or other relative is an alumna or active member of a fraternity or sorority. New Member: a woman who has accepted a bid to a chapter but is not yet initiated. Potential New Member (PNM): any woman interested in becoming a sorority member. Quota: the number of new members each chapter can accept. The Panhellenic Creed We, as undergraduate members of women’s fraternities, stand for good scholarship, for guarding of good health, for maintenance of fine standards and for serving to the best of our ability, our college community. Cooperation for furthering fraternity life, in harmony with its best possibilities, is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities. We, as fraternity women, stand for service through the development of character inspired by the close contact and deep friendship of individual fraternity and Panhellenic life. The opportunity for wide and wise human service, through mutual respect and helpfulness, is the tenet by which we strive to live. PANHELLENIC The National Panhellenic Conference is the umbrella organization that encompasses and governs the 26 national sororities, including all seven sorority chapters on Bucknell’s campus. Each woman who joins one of these sororities automatically becomes a member of the Panhellenic Association. The word Panhellenic is derived from the Greek roots Pan, meaning “all” and Hellenic, meaning “Greek.” Panhellenic therefore strives to unite every sorority woman regardless of individual chapter affiliation. Bucknell’s Panhellenic Association consists of 11 women who serve in various capacities from each chapter. This executive council meets in order to make decisions and plan events to promote the success and continual improvement of Bucknell’s Greek system. Panhellenic PANHELLENIC Recruitment Staff Recruitment Chair Christina Cabiati [email protected] Recruitment Counselor Coordinator Rachel Morris [email protected] Panhellenic President Emily Deuink [email protected] Vice President Internal Emily Fry [email protected] Assistant Director of Residential Education for Sorority Affairs Jackie Petrucci [email protected] GAMMA Stacy Ca spari Ashley G ennings Amanda Green Jane Irwin Ali Jones Margo Ko ch Abigail M ason Kendra N oonan Abby Pelt ier Laura Sm ith Katie Sou za Emily Ste in Kristin W eth Sarah Wo erbee od CHIS sac036@ bucknell.e du ang004@ bucknell.e du aeg012@ bucknell.e du vjji001@b ucknell.ed u alj005@b ucknell.ed u mvk001@ bucknell.e du arm016@ bucknell.e du kbn003@ bucknell.e du ahp006@ bucknell.e du lbs013@b ucknell.ed u kts008@b ucknell.ed u ers024@ bucknell.e du kew019@ bucknell.e du sew020@ bucknell.e du The Panhellenic Council, the Interfraternity Council and the two NPHC organizations are advised by the Assistant Directors of Residential Education for Fraternity & Sorority Affairs. These three entities, along with the executive boards of the individual chapters and the members, are the driving forces behind our beloved Greek system. The Assistant Directors of Residential Education for Fraternity and Sorority Affairs are responsible for chapter maintenance, campus wide programming, the addressing and management of chapter or system issues, Hunt Hall, the fraternity houses and many other aspects of our Greek experience. IFC (Interfraternity Council) is the equivalent of the Panhellenic council for the fraternities. Often times Panhellenic will work with IFC and its fraternities co-sponsoring programs and philanthropic events such as Greek Week, the Million Penny Project, Alcohol Awareness Week and downtown cleanup efforts. We also have two organizations on our campus that are members nationally of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. are both active at Bucknell. Their recruitment and initiation processes differ from that of the other fraternities and sororities on campus. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. does not participate in Panhellenic recruitment as they take members independently at a later time. FRATERNITY & SORORITY AFFAIRS The University's fraternity and sorority community is comprised of 20 social Greek-letter organizations; 8 sororities, 12 fraternities. This includes two NPHC organizations – one fraternity and one sorority. The fraternity and sorority system is in its 155th academic year at Bucknell, having been founded in 1855. IMPORTANT INFORMATION THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AT BUCKNELL At Bucknell, recruitment is deferred until the sophomore year so that students may establish themselves before they enter the sorority and fraternity system. Formal recruitment consists of various events and activities that allow women to become familiar with the seven chapters and some of their members. During the recruitment a mutual selection process is utilized to enable the best possible match for both the chapter and the potential new member. After attending up to two events during the preferential round, each woman will rank her choices, sign her card and wait until Bid Day for her new sisterhood to be revealed. WHAT IS A GAMMA CHI? Your Gamma Chi is your guide for the recruitment process. She is a member of one of the sororities on campus who has agreed to temporarily disaffiliate from her chapter. This means that from the time of her selection until Bid Day she is not allowed to talk to any sorority sisters about the recruitment process nor is she allowed to reveal her chapter to you. Your Gamma Chi is your resource for all information about recruitment. She is there to answer all of your questions and be your contact 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until Bid Day. You should feel comfortable talking to her about the decisions you are making and how you are feeling about the process. All meetings with your Gamma Chi are required; she is there to provide you with essential information about the process. Please be sure to stay in touch with her often. WHAT IF I DON’T FEEL COMFORTABLE ASKING MY GAMMA CHI SOMETHING? Please feel free to talk to another Gamma Chi, a member of the Panhellenic Recruitment Team or the Panhellenic Advisor.            The right to be treated as an individual. The right to be fully informed about the recruitment process. The right to ask questions and receive true and objective answers. The right to be treated with respect. The right to be treated as a capable and mature person without being patronized. The right to ask how and why and receive straight answers. The right to have and express opinions to Gamma Chis. The right to have inviolable confidentiality when sharing information with Gamma Chi’s and recruitment staff. The right to make informed choices without undue pressure from others. The right to be fully informed about the binding agreements implicit in the preference card signing. The right to make one’s choice and decisions and accept full responsibility for the results of that decision. The right to have a positive, safe and enriching recruitment and membership experience. PNM BILL OF RIGHTS POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER BILL OF RIGHTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION Things You Need to Know RELATIONS WITH SORORITY SISTERS OUTSIDE OF RECRUITMENT PARTIES Please note that it is a rule that sisters may not talk to you about recruitment outside of the designated parties. This rule is in place so that no sister has the opportunity to put undue pressure on you about which chapter you choose to join. The only exception to this policy is in regards to co-curricular activities or class related work. In those situations, you may maintain normal contact with sisters, but you may NOT discuss recruitment. Please do not take it personally when a sister does not talk to you about recruitment. WHAT IF I WANT TO DROP OUT OF RECRUITMENT? Out of respect for those running recruitment and others that are still participating, please notify your Gamma Chi if you decide to withdraw from recruitment. She will ask you to complete a short survey about the process. This is so that we can always work to improve the recruitment process for our Potential New Members. It is easier for us to know if you have decided to withdraw than to try to track you down. We do not encourage you to withdraw at any time, but we do realize that some of you will wish to do so. Thank you for your understanding. WHAT DO I DO IF I HAVE TO MISS A PARTY? You must let us know that you are missing a party. If you miss a party and are not excused or do not have an emergency, you will be withdrawn from recruitment. You may not miss one chapter party and attend others if you are not excused. We will know that you have missed that chapter. If you are coming late to a round, please notify Christina Cabiati and your Gamma Chi. You will be assigned a split round schedule. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SIGN A PREFERENCE CARD? When you sign a preference card, you should write down the chapters in preferential order from whom you would accept a bid. Once you have signed and submitted your preference card, your choices are FINAL, and no changes may be made. If you decline to accept a bid from a chapter you have listed on your bid card, you may not pledge another sorority for one calendar year. IMPORTANT INFORMATION If you are missing an entire round, please notify Cabiati and your Gamma Chi by 8p.m. Wednesday, August 25th. We ask that if you are missing an event that you write a letter to the sorority and/or sororities using the template found on the Fraternity and Sorority Life website. You will want to write one for every round that you miss. Your letter should be about yourself and should allow the sororities to learn more about you and who you are. You can also use some of the prompt questions, found on the website, to help guide your letter. If you need help feel free to work with your Gamma Chi! Tips for a Successful Recruitment IMPORTANT INFORMATION Organize your daily schedule and plan enough time for studies, meals and sleep and recruitment events. Wash your hands often and take vitamins. Many people find that colds circulate during recruitment. Be interested regardless of whether or not you think you like the sorority. You will be remembered, and you may decide you like the chapter if you go to another event there. Look beyond reputations to see what the sisterhood is really like. Your opinion of different sororities may change during recruitment. Look at each sorority as a whole – don’t judge it by the one woman that you met. Ask questions – it helps the conversation and is a sign of your interests. Friendships before recruitment do not end after recruitment. Remember that membership in one sorority does not prevent maintaining or developing close friendships with members of different sororities or outside the Greek community. Be mature in your decision-making. Don’t be influenced by others’ opinions. Do not interpret any remark made at an event as assurance of a bid. An individual member has no way of knowing if you will receive a bid. Be courteous to others in your group. Although you may be excited, there may be members of your group that do not feel the same way. Be yourself! Questions to Ask IMPORTANT INFORMATION Why should I join the sorority? How long is the new member education program? What will my responsibilities be as a new member? What are the time commitments? What leadership opportunities do members involve themselves in on campus or in Lewisburg? How does this sorority promote campus involvement? What are the chapter’s main philanthropy and community service events? What does the sorority do to support other Greeks in the system? Does the chapter offer payment plans, scholarships or loans to help pay for semester dues? How does the chapter promote academics? What types of social events are planned for the coming year? What are Homecoming and Greek Week all about? Why do you enjoy being a sorority member? What types of sisterhood events do you typically have planned in a given year? SCHEDULE Thursday, August 26th  Meeting with Gamma Chi in the LC  Check your email for location and time Friday, August 27th, 5p.m. to 12a.m. SISTERHOOD & SLIDESHOW  Meet your Gamma Chi at 5p.m. in Larison Dining Hall for dinner.  You will go the sororities listed on your schedule from 6:35 to 10:30p.m.  In this round, chapters will talk with you about sisterhood, and you will see a short slideshow.  What to Wear: shorts, capris, casual pants and tank tops…remember it will be warm in Hunt and you will be sitting on the floor most of the time!  After your last party, meet your Gamma Chi in Hunt Hall and walk with your group to Coleman Hall for ranking. You will get instructions on how to select your top five chapters as your first choice and your least two chapters as your second and third. Saturday, August 28th, 3 to 8p.m. SONG  Meet your Gamma Chi at 3p.m. in Larison Dining Hall.  During round two you will be able to visit as many as five chapters.  What to Wear: shorts, capris, casual pants, and tank tops or short sleeved shirts, sandals or sneakers, are recommended.  After your last party, meet your Gamma Chi in Hunt Hall and walk with your group to Coleman Hall for ranking. You will get instructions on how to select your top three chapters as your first choice and your least two chapters as your second and third. Tuesday, August 31st, 5:30 to 10p.m. PREFERENCE  Meet your Gamma Chi at 5:30p.m. in Larison Dining Hall.  Preferential (prefs night) is the last round of recruitment. During this round you will visit one or two chapters. This is a more serious side of recruitment; during this round the women of each chapter will share a special ceremony or ritual in order for you to better understand their sisterhood. These events have a more serious theme; sisters will focus on their ideals and values. This is your last opportunity to ask questions; really think about where you see yourself and where you will be happy  What to Wear: Nice dress, skirt and top or slacks and a top.  After your last party, meet with the Gamma Chi at that party and walk directly to the bid signing location. You may not talk to each other about recruitment at this time. You MUST come directly from your last party to bid signing; do not stop anywhere along the way. SCHEDULE Sunday, August 29th, 3 to 8p.m. PHILANTHROPY  Meet your Gamma Chi at 3p.m. in Larison Dining Hall.  During round three you will visit as many as three chapters. In this round you will learn more about the chapter’s philanthropic and service efforts. You will participate in a service project with the sisters of each chapter. This round is a great opportunity to get to know more sisters and better understand how they feel about their chapter and the experience they have had as a member.  What to Wear: shorts, casual pants and top, sandals or sneakers are recommended.  After your last party, meet your Gamma Chi in Hunt Hall and walk with your group to Coleman Hall for ranking. You will get instructions on how to select your top two chapters as your first choice and your least chapter as your second. BID DAY Friday, September 3rd, 6:30p.m. BID DAY  At 6:30p.m. you will need to report to the Elaine Langone Center (ELC) Forum where bids will be distributed!  On these days we celebrate! Friday you will find out what sorority you are joining. It will seem overwhelming but it’s a day you’ll never forget. Remember to stay focused in class as this doesn’t happen until later afternoon.  Saturday is a long day. There are pictures, New Member Education meetings and other fun activities with your new sisters! Again on these days you will want to be dressed in casual sorority attire!  What to Wear: Bid Day shirts, letter shirts, colors shorts or comfortable bottoms, sandals, sneakers or the essential flip flops! In joining a sorority, you are committing yourself to fulfilling the obligations of membership. Among these obligations is committing to the values of the sorority. Collectively, our values are scholarship, leadership, service to others, philanthropy and sisterhood. Feel free to ask each chapter about the additional values that are important to their sisterhood. Bucknell’s seven Panhellenic groups live in Hunt Hall where you will be visiting throughout the recruitment process. One of the obligations of membership is to live in the sorority suite if space permits. Sisters often describe the experience of living in the suite as strengthening their sense of sisterhood with other members. Being a member also requires a financial commitment. Chapter dues pay for a number of different things including sisterhood events, social functions, programming and inter/national dues. Be sure to ask each chapter about payment plans and dues structure. National Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. Bucknell also has a sorority that belongs to NPHC, the National Pan-Hellenic Council. This group seeks to bring together women who appreciate and respect the cultural heritage and the high ideals upon which their organization was founded. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Obligations of Sorority Membership SORORITY LIFE SCHOLARSHIP Scholarship, grades and academic excellence are mainstays of college life, and our sororities recognize the importance of fostering an environment conducive for scholastic aptitude. Although students must maintain at least a 2.25 grade point average to participate in recruitment, each of the sorority chapters has a minimum grade requirement for membership which may exceed that of the university. It is important to understand that if your grade point average is much lower than the chapter requirement, your chances of joining may be affected. Greek-letter organizations were founded on the principle of successful scholarship. The academic performance of each chapter is tabulated every semester to determine overall chapter rankings. The all-sorority average has consistently been higher than the undergraduate all-women's average. Last year all six NPC chapters had GPAs of 3.42 or higher. LEADERSHIP Sororities are self governing units that provide members with opportunities to develop leadership skills within their individual chapters, as well as encouraging participation on campus and within the community. Especially here at Bucknell, you will find us in numerous organizations on campus, including ACE (activities and campus events), Habitat for Humanity, student government, professional societies and athletic teams. Our members are, and continue to be, some of the more active and visible students on campus. As an officer or coordinator of a chapter event, community service project or philanthropy event, you can further develop your leadership skills. Greek life is a great way to broaden and develop such skills as goal setting, delegating responsibilities, working in groups, planning, problem solving, time management, working/communicating with adults and focused decision making. Being Greek also provides a resource network when looking for employment and other opportunities after your collegiate career. Alumnae understand the Greek experience of being a team player, but being an individual; the desire to excel both in and out of the classroom; and the commitment to giving something back to the community. Greek alumnae often hire Greeks, and in the changing world, it is important to establish relationships with others beyond the boundaries of the university. SORORITY LIFE PHILANTHROPY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE At Bucknell University, one very strong tradition of the Greek community is our dedication of time, service and money to philanthropic endeavors and community projects, both locally and nationally. Each year every chapter plans and implements at least one large philanthropic project, including sporting events, auctions, breakfasts, dinners, desserts and contests. These projects benefit both their national philanthropy and various local organizations. In addition, chapters and the Panhellenic Council sponsor and support clothing drives, meal give-ups, food drives and the Million Penny Project, sponsored by the Panhellenic and the Interfraternity Council (IFC) each fall. Many women also volunteer at local organizations, including tutoring programs, nursing homes, halfway houses and more. Every year, through all of these efforts, Bucknell’s Greeks donate thousands of dollars to various charitable organizations. SORORITY LIFE SISTERHOOD AND MORE… Although sorority members put great emphasis on their schoolwork and community involvement, it is also important to have a well-balanced college experience. The Bucknell Greek community strives to maintain the delicate balance between academia and social life. Each semester chapters sponsor events in which members can choose to participate. Activities like formals, Greek Week, Homecoming, date functions, sporting events, intramural sports teams and sisterhood events mark a few highlights of social life at Bucknell. These events provide members with many opportunities to meet new friends and continue to form and develop bonds that will last long after college. Through sisterhood you will gain a sense of belonging, of being yourself and being respected for your individuality. During many new member programs, a Big Sis or mentor is assigned to each new member. This woman will be a person you can always count on and will give you a whole new meaning of sisterhood as you learn the heritage and traditions of your new sisterhood and work towards initiation. Sisterhood can mean very different things in each chapter; make sure you ask questions about each sisterhood, to better understand its meaning and tradition in each individual chapter. Nickname: Alpha Chi Founded: October 15th, 1885 DePauw University Founded at Bucknell: 1898 Colors: Scarlet and Olive Flower: Red Carnation Symbol: Lyre, Ladybug Philanthropy: Alpha Chi Omega Foundation, Domestic Violence Awareness Minimum GPA required: 2.5 Chapter Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/aco National Website: www.alphachiomega.org DUES INFO 1st Semester: $620 After 1st Semester: $260 ALPHA CHI OMEGA ALPHA CHI OMEGA ALPHA DELTA PI ALPHA DELTA PI Nickname: ADPi Founded: May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College Founded at Bucknell: 2009 Colors: Azure, Blue and White Flower: Woodland Violet Symbol: Lion, Diamond Philanthropy: Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMDHC) Minimum GPA required: 2.5 Chapter Website: National Website: www.alphadeltapi.org DUES INFO 1st Semester: $699 Nickname: Chi O Founded: April 15, 1895 at the University of Arkansas Founded at Bucknell: 2000 Colors: Cardinal and Straw Flower: White Carnation Symbol: Owl Philanthropy: Make A Wish Foundation Minimum GPA required: 2.5 Chapter Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/chiomega/ National Website: www.chiomega.com DUES INFO 1st Semester: $500 After 1st Semester: $280 CHI OMEGA CHI OMEGA DELTA GAMMA DELTA GAMMA Nickname: DG Founded: Lewis School for Girls, Oxford Mississippi Founded at Bucknell: 1978 Colors: Bronze, Pink and Blue Flower: Cream colored Rose Symbol: Anchor Philanthropy: Service for Sight Minimum GPA required: 2.5 Chapter Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/deltagamma National Website: www.deltagamma.org DUES INFO 1st Semester: $435 After 1st Semester: $228 Nickname: Theta Founded: 1870 Indiana-Asbury (DePauw University) Founded at Bucknell: 1984 Colors: Black and Gold Flower: Black and Gold Pansy Symbol: Kite, Twin Stars Philanthropy: CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Minimum GPA required: 2.3 Chapter Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/kat National Website: www.kappaalphatheta.org DUES INFO 1st Semester: $390 After 1st Semester: $300 KAPPA ALPHA THETA KAPPA ALPHA THETA KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA Nickname: Kappa Founded: October 13, 1870 at Monmouth College Founded at Bucknell: 1948 Colors: Light Blue of the Sky, Dark Blue of the Sea Flower: Iris Symbol: Golden Key, Owl, Fleur-de-Lis Philanthropy: RIF- Reading is Fundamental Minimum GPA Required: 2.33 Chapter Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/kkg National Website: www.kappakappagamma.org DUES INFO 1st Semester: $520 After 1st Semester: $273 Nickname: Pi Phi Founded: April 28, 1867 at Monmouth College Founded at Bucknell: 1895 Colors: Wine and Silver Blue Flower: Wine Carnation Symbol: Arrow, Angle Minimum GPA required: 2.25 overall, 2.0 prior semester Philanthropy: Links to Literacy Chapter Website: www.orgs.bucknell.edu/piphi National Website: www.pibetaphi.org DUES INFO 1st Semester: $575 After 1st Semester: $265 PI BETA PHI PI BETA PHI