Auburn University Panhellenic

Auburn University Panhellenic
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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
Intramural,
Club, and
NCAA
Sports
Camp War Eagle
University
Hostess
Groups
Cheerleaders
And
Tiger Paws
Marching Band
And
Tiger Eyes
WE’RE
EVERYWHERE!
Student
Government
Association
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.
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT LEGACIES?
In 2014, 58% of our potential members were 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
OVERALL STATISTICS 2012-2014
* .76% were released on Bid Day
• 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?
2014 Potential Member Distribution by High School
GPA
160
140
Students in Range
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9
2.8 2.9
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4.09
3.09
2.79
4.19 4.29 4.39 4.49 4.59 4.69 4.79 4.89 4.99
3.19 3.29 3.39 3.49 3.59 3.69 3.79 3.89 3.99
2.89 2.99
Total 17 5 24 36 50 68 78 89 121 112 128 134 122 151 88 72 50 25 14 7 17 2
2
But, an outstanding potential
member can count on being asked
to join every sorority, right?
Don’t students with strong
academics 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 can
give 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
Students who are service-minded
must really stand out
52% report philanthropic
involvement outside of
general clubs that have a
service component
If you have a special talent, the
sororities 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 @aupanhellenic
and 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.
RULES & REGULATIONS
• You should not be contacted by strangers about recruitment.
• Before and during recruitment, a potential member should not
receive any cards, letters, flowers, gifts, be entertained by others,
or have money spent on her that she would not otherwise
receive.
• From August 5-16 only, there is to be no contact between a
potential member and her sorority friends. They will all be busy
with recruitment anyway.
• This summer, a potential member can still maintain the
friendships she has with sorority members, as long as she is not
being actively recruited by her friend.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
PANHELLENIC
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Sorority Recruitment is August 8-14
REGISTER ONLINE at
www.auburn.edu/panhellenic.