♥Recruitment Information♥
Potential New Members
Thinking about joining a sorority?
Come out and get to know the
fabulous sisters of ΔΦE!
*Check out the "Calendar" link for upcoming events &
Please, Feel Free to contact...
VICE PRESIDENT OF RECRUITMENT:
*Jenna Sacks
*Email: n01294623@newpaltz.edu
*AIM: Omgjennasacks
RECRUITMENT CHAIR:
*Stephanie Delgado
*Email: n01323316@newpaltz.edu
*AIM: Stephlizeth
ASSISTANT RECRUITMENT CHAIR:
*Kimberly Byrnes
*Email: Kbyrnes26@newpaltz.edu
*AIM: Kimmyylovessyouu
...if you have any questions! :)
Sisterhood is the greatest thing in the world. I find my time with my sisters the best times of my life. My sisters are my heart, my soul, my fun, my laughter, my tears, my love and my life" ~ Unknown
Greek Glossary
Here is a guide to Greek Terminology! :)
Active- A member who has been initiated into lifelong fraternity or sorority membership and is active at the collegiate level.
Alumni/Alumnae- Initiated fraternity (alumni) and sorority (alumnae) members who have graduated from college..
Bid- A formal invitation to join a particular fraternity or sorority.
Big Brother or Big Sister- An active member of a fraternity or sorority who serves as a mentor to a new member, guiding them through their new member program and initiation.
Brother- A term used by fraternity members to refer to one another.
Chapter- A local group of a larger national or international organization, designated by a specific Greek name.
Chapter Advisor -An alumnus/alumnae of a fraternity or sorority who establishes and maintains a close advisory relationship with a chapter and assists members and officers in all areas of chapter operations.
Charter- The document issued from a headquarters to a chapter that indicates the group is a full-fledged member of the national or international organization.
Colony- A group of students seeking a charter from a national or international fraternity or sorority.
Disaffiliate- When a member temporarily removes his or her association from his or her chapter, usually during formal recruitment time.
Formal Membership Recruitment (NPC)- The process of mutual selection between potential new members and the NPC chapters.
Fraternity- The name that applies to all Greek letter organizations characterized by a ritual, pin/badge, and strong ties to friendship and moral principles. Informally, women's fraternities are called sororities.
Greek- Any member of a Greek-letter social or community service organization (fraternity or sorority).
Hazing- any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off fraternity premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule (taken from the Fraternity Executives Association statements of position). For more informtion, click here.
Headquarters- The central international or national organization of a particular fraternity or sorority.
Initiation- The formal ceremony endorsed by the fraternity or sorority headquarters that marks the beginning of active membership. Each chapter has a different set of requirements in order to be initiated.
Inter-Fraternity Council- The governing body of eleven fraternities recognized at Johns Hopkins. Known as the IFC, it sets policy for its member organizations, facilitates and promotes the recruitment process, co-sponsors service and social events, and holds member organizations accountable to established bylaws and the Undergraduate Student Handbook and Student Code.
Initiated Member/Initiate- Any member, alumnus or undergraduate, who has completed the new member/pledge process and has participated through the initiation ceremony.
Intake- The process of NPHC (National Pan-Hellenic Council) chapters engage in to recruit, interview, and choose new members.
Legacy- The brother or sister, son or daughter, grandson or granddaughter of a fraternity or sorority member. Each local chapter has its own policy regarding offering membership to legacies; being a legacy does not mean automatic membership into a particular chapter.
NALFO- National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations; the national unbrella organization for Latino/Latina Greek organizations. http://www.nalfo.org
NIC- North American Interfraternity Conference; a governing body for 66 men's fraternities. http://www.nicindy.org
NPC- National Panhellenic Conference; the unbrella organization of 26 inter/national women's fraternities and sororities. http://www.npcwomen.org
NPHC- National Pan-Hellenic Council, "The Divine Nine"; an national association of African-American Greek-letter organizations composed of four sororities and five fraternities. NPHC councils are organized at the campus, city, and regional levels. http://www.nphchq.org
New Member- A member of a fraternity or sorority who has not been initiated. Some organizations refer to new members as pledges.
New Member Program- The process, endorsed or prescribed by the fraternity or sorority headquarters, to teach the history, ideals, and values of fraternity and sorority life. The length of time of each chapter's new member program may vary.
Philanthropy- A charitable fundraising event sponsored by a fraternity or sorority. It also refers to the charitable organization of choice of a chapter; sometimes officially named by the inter/national organization.
Potential New Member- A college woman who is participating in, or is eligible to participate in, Panhellenic Formal Membership Recruitment.
Rho Gamma/Rho Chi (Recruitment Guide)- A NPC woman who agrees to disaffiliate herself from her sorority to assist Potential New Members navigate the Formal Membership Recruitment process. These women are charged with providing impartial assistance to PNMs in making choices about selecting membership in NPC organizations.
Ritual- Secret ceremonies performed by fraternity and sorority chapters, and prescribed and endorsed by their headquarters, that are an outward depiction of the fraternity's or sorority's stated values, aims, and principles. Recruitement (also called "Rush" by some organizations)- A period of time set aside for new member recruitment or a person who is interested in becoming a member of a sorority.
Sister- A term used by sorority members to refer to one another.
*Contents of this web page were excerpted and/or modified from http://web.jhu.edu/studentprograms/greek_life/glossary.html