Elon University Greek Life - Panhellenic Council

Panhellenic Recruitment

General Recruitment Information
Recruitment is a mutual selection process by which sororities recruit new members and introduce them to the responsibilities and opportunities involved with being a Greek woman.

All women who want to register to go through Recruitment must have completed at least 12 credit hours at Elon University and have a 2.75 GPA from Fall semester. Winter Term grades will not be considered since those grades will not be reported in time.

Register for Panhellenic Formal Recruitment after October 1, 2007 by clicking here.

The Potential Members’ Bill of Rights is determined by the NPC Unanimous Agreements. If at any point a potential member feels as though any of the rights below have been compromised, she should contact the Director of Greek Life.

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 from recruitment counselors and members.
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 or why and receive straight answers.
The right to have and express opinions to recruitment counselors.
The right to have inviolable confidentiality when sharing information with recruitment counselors.
The right to make informed choices without undue pressure from others.
The right to be fully informed about the binding agreements implicit in the acceptance card signing.
The right to make one’s own choice and decisions and accept full responsibility for the results of that decision.
The right to have a positive, safe, and enriching recruitment and new member experience.

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Winter Term Events

All those who registered for recruitment prior to January 7th should be contacted by a recruitment counselor no later than January 11th. If you registered on January 7th or later, they will contact you by January 14th.

Wednesday, January 9^th; 9:00 pm

Panhellenic will be sponsoring the Men’s Basketball game vs Davidson. You will be meeting with your recruitment counselors (Pi Chis) for the first time and then we will be heading in to watch the game and all attendees have a chance to win some great prizes! I highly encourage you to attend, there will be many wonderful Panhellenic women present to give you an idea of sorority sisterhood.

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Formal Recruitment 2008

Friday, January 25, 5 p.m.	Recruitment registration deadline
7:30 p.m.	Recruitment Convocation McKinnon Hall
Saturday, January 26 9:30 - 6:00 p.m.	Information Round
On this day, every woman will visit all 8 sorority houses. This round will serve as an icebreaker round for women to get as much information from each sorority as possible.
Sunday, January 27 1:00 – 8:00 p.m.	Philanthropy Round
Today each woman will visit a maximum of 5 houses. This round is meant to inform each potential new member of the various sororities’ philanthropy efforts throughout the year.
Monday, January 28 1:00 – 6:00 p.m.	Sisterhood Round
Today each woman will visit a maximum of 3 houses. Sisterhood round is meant for potential members gain more knowledge into what sorority best fits their personality.
Tuesday, January 29 1:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Preference Round
Today each woman will visit a maximum of 2 houses. Preference is very sacred to each sorority and is a formal event meant to show potential members the definition of sisterhood and lifetime commitment.
Wednesday, January 30, 1 p.m.	Bid Day
Today women receive their bids to a sorority and spend the day doing that sorority’s activities.

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Pi Chis 2007-2008
Pi Chis (Panhellenic Recruitment Counselors) serve as a neutral sorority woman who has chosen to disaffiliate from her sorority for roughly a year in order to serve potential members an unbiased mentor. Pi Chis can answer any questions that potential members may have at any point before or during the Recruitment process, so please feel free to contact them at any time.

Below is a list of the women that will serve as Pi Chis for the year 2007-2008:

Director of Recruitment: Courtney Hillyer
Assistant Director of Recruitment: Michelle McGraw

Rebecca Alten
Alex Baker
Jessica Beasley
Lindsay Boroush
Chase Brown
Melanie Burliss
Maggie Cooper
Julie Denton
Vanessa Dubinsky
Laura Eastes
Samantha Englehardt
Amy Gatto
Caitlyn Glascock
Sarah Gottfried
Michele Hammerbacher
Anna Lamback
Raleigh Lancaster
Maggie Matthews
Shannon McMinn
Megan Osborne
Ashleigh Palmer
Kate Parkman
Amanda Peterson
Cullen Pitler
Marie Sanders
Katherine Seymour
Kammie Shaw
Rachel Stroud
Megan Wodzisz

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