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SORORITY LIFEPURPOSEFULFAITHFULREAL

SORORITY LIFE AT SAMFORD IS LIKE NO OTHERCOMMUNITY. SORORITIES & FRATERNITIES ATSAMFORD ARE PURPOSEFUL — WE SERVE OURCOMMUNITY & GIVE TO RIGHTEOUS CAUSES BECAUSETHAT’S WHAT SAMFORD IS ABOUT.

CONTENTS34WelcomeSorority Life at Samford5Financial Information7Recruitment Info119 Things We Wish WeWould Have Known12What to Expect1314Executive BoardRho Gammas14Potential New MemberBill of Rights15Greek Speak16Letters of Recommendation17Recruitment Week19Meet Our Chapters25Notes

WELCOMEWe are so excited you decided to go through Panhellenic Recruitment!Sorority life at Samford means finding a community that fosters growth inall areas of your life. Through sorority life you have the opportunity to beinvolved in philanthropy events, sisterhood activities, socials and campusevents like Step Sing and Homecoming. We encourage you to go throughthis process with an open mind and a positive attitude. We truly hope youenjoy this experience!Sincerely,Samford University Panhellenic Executive Board3

Sorority Life at SamfordThe sorority and fraternity community at Samford University is madeup of 15 registered sororities and fraternities organized within threegoverning councils. Forty-five perfcent of the undergraduate studentbody is Greek at Samford. Joining a Panhellenic sorority will allowyou to be a part of this larger community that is strongly connected toSamford and the Birmingham community.National Panhellenic ConferenceThe National Panhellenic Conference (NPC)was created in 1902 to promote sororityunity. Today there are 25 national fraternalorganizations affiliated with NPC which arerepresented across the United States andCanada.When you join one of the seven NPCsororities at Samford, you also become amember of the Panhellenic Council thathas over 1,000 members making us thelargest women’s organization on campus!Panhellenic is the serving and governingbody for the six NPC sororities as wellas one associate sorority, Delta Xi Phi,Multicultural Sorority, Inc. Panhellenicpromotes equality and establishesguidelines governing membershiprecruitment, social activities, publicity, andmember responsibilities.Sorority chapters Alpha Delta PiAlpha Omicron PiChi OmegaDelta Delta Delta (Colonizing Fall 2016)Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.Phi MuZeta Tau AlphaFall 2015 CHAPTER GPAs All Panhellenic New Members: 3.45Greek Women: 3.37All University Women: 3.34All University: 3.22

FINANCIALINFORMATIONChapter fees fund various activitiesand events of the organization such asacademic programs, socials, serviceevents, national dues, and lifetimemembership. The ranges provided includedues to the local chapter and to thenational sorority headquarters.5

REQUIRED FEES New Member Fall Semester 725.00 / 850.00New Member Spring Semester 400.00 / 600.00Active Member Fall & Spring 500.00 / 700.00Semesterly Fee to Samford Greek Life 75.00ADDITIONAL FEESAdditional costs throughout the semester mayinclude: T-shirtsSocial EventsGifts, MerchandisePlease note when you become a new member of a sorority,you are affiliating with the national organization. If atany time you decide to disaffiliate or relinquish yourmembership, you may still be held responsible for feesor payments required to fulfill your contract with theorganization.During formal recruitment, a potential member should asksorority members about financial obligations and paymentoptions. Scholarships are provided through the nationalheadquarters or foundation. Seek detailed information onthe national website to learn more. Each sorority sets itsown fees and payment schedule.6

RECRUITMENT INFOFormal recruitment involves 5National Panhellenic Conferencesororities at Samford. A woman iseligible to participate in recruitmentand join a sorority if she is enrolledat the university and has beengranted full-time status. She mustnot be a new member or initiatedmember of any other NationalPanhellenic Conference sorority.

ABOUT RECRUITMENTVisit www.samford.edu/greeklife/recruitmentto register online and upload your resume,photo, and unofficial transcript. Pay the 100.00registration fee before August 1st online or theregistration fee will increase to 125.00. Thepayment process is the very last step of the onlineregistration form. Mail in checks are not accepted.RECRUITMENT AT A GLANCEMay 1 - Registration opensAugust 1 - Registration increases from 100.00 to 125.00August 29 - First day of classesAugust 31 - Recruitment 101 (Required)August 31 - Registration closes at 11:59pmREGISTRATION TIMELINESeptember 6 & 7 - Philanthropy RoundSeptember 8 & 9 - Sisterhood Round1. 100.00 if paid online by 11:59pm on July 312. 125.00 if paid online by 11:59pm on August 31September 10 - Preference RoundSeptember 11 - Bid Day3. Registration ends at 11:59pm on August 318

RECRUITMENT INFO Register forrecruitmentat samford.edu/greeklife/recruitmentMEETINGS WITH RECRUITMENT GUIDESFor each round of recruitment you will beginyour day by meeting with your recruitmentguide group. This is the time when you willreceive your schedule of the day. Due totime limitations, it may be advisable for youto dress for the recruitment events prior toattending this meeting. Your Rho Gamma willcommunicate what is best for you.CHAPTER SELECTION AttendRecruitment101 onAugust 31After you have attended all of the events onyour schedule, you will participate in chapterselection. This process should be completedimmediately after your last event withoutmaking any stops to change clothes or makephone calls. You will use this time to selectthe chapter(s) you would like to visit again thenext day. This selection will be submitted on acomputer in a nearby computer lab after whichyou may return to your residence hall.

Recruitment Contact& Silence PoliciesPanhellenic has strict policies throughout the summerwhich restrict contacting and being contacted bywomen currently in sororities at Samford. The followingrules apply to any female interested in joining aPanhellenic sorority. Potential new members (PNMs) may notattend any organized sorority function outsideof formal recruitment events.No oral or written invitations can be made topotential new members by a sorority memberor representative (alumnae or other) to attendany activity or social function. However,contact can be made with an alumnae inregards to seeking a recommendation letter.PNMs may not be contacted in any way byactive or alumnae members. This includestelephone calls, letters, Facebook messages,snapchats, and any other social mediacommunication. No gifts of any kind should beexchanged.PNMs are not allowed to be present at anyfraternity activities throughout the summer.Attendance at fraternity parties is not allowedduring recruitment in August.Strict silence is enforced between the time of the lastpreference event on Saturday, September 10 until theend of Bid Day on Sunday, September 11. Any contactmade between a sorority member (active or alumnae)is strictly forbidden and will lead to dismissal from therecruitment process.

9 Things We Wish We Would HaveKnown Going ThroughRecruitmentNot everyone has the perfect schedule.Each day is a new day. The chapter you loved one day might not be your favorite the next.Just because you didn’t enjoy a chapter at the beginning of the week doesn’t mean youshould rule them out completely. There is a reason they still want you to attend events!The chapter women are just as nervous about talking to you as you are about talking to them.Don’t prepare your answers. You’ll rush your responses and will have less to say. Thinking onthe fly allows for more genuine conversations.Look for the women who share similar values as you, not the women you want to be like.Stay true to yourself. The harder you try to be like the women in the chapter event you areattending, the harder it will be for you to find your fit.Dress in what makes you feel comfortable. Don’t try to wear a new outfit, shoes, or hairdothe day of an event. The more confident you are in your appearance, the more your genuinepersonality will shine through.Wear comfortable shoes, bring a hair tie, and know you will sweat a little, but remember thateveryone is in the same boat.Throughout this whole process, remember this is YOUR recruitment and YOUR decision—notyour mom’s, sister’s, aunt’s, roommate’s, or anyone else’s choice. Sometimes it is okay to turnoff your phone.

WHAT TOEXPECTAs A New MemberAs a new member, your first year will begeared toward getting acclimated with yoursorority and Samford. After Bid Day, you willbe required to attend regular new membermeetings until your initiation. Each chapter hasa different program specifically designed forthe new members. The meetings will educateyou about the history, tradition and rituals ofyour chapter. The meetings will be led by anew member educator, a woman in the chapterwhose responsibility is to guide you throughyour new member education and initiation.Your chapter may host a new member retreat,which will give you an opportunity to bondwith your new member class. In addition,some chapters will invite you over for mealsthroughout the week to get to know currentmembers of the chapter. Often, the chapterswill invite you immediately to attend regularevents such as social functions, philanthropies,Panhellenic-sponsored events, and communityengagement opportunities.

Executive Board PanhellenicSamford University Panhellenic Executive Board is comprised of 6 women fromdifferent chapters in the campus community. Each woman is elected to performa specific job enhancing the community as a whole. Samford Panhellenic keepssorority members informed of upcoming events and fosters relationships withwomen in different organizations through weekly council meetings. The PanhellenicCouncil Executive Board also strives to create and maintain relationships with thetwo other Greek councils on campus.13Garrison RutledgeMary Kate YoungHaley ThorntonHeather HugmanKatie MustuskaOlivia Allensworth

Rho GammasWomen participating in formal recruitmentwill be assigned to a recruitmentgroup led by two recruitment guides.Recruitment guides are women from theGreek community who disaffiliate fromtheir chapters during recruitment weekto help potential new members navigaterecruitment. They will not be able toreveal their sorority membership. Sincethe recruitment guides are disaffiliatedthese women will be able to answerany questions you may have throughoutthe week of recruitment in order to helpyou decide which sorority is the best fitfor you. These women went through acompetitive application and interviewprocess and were selected for theirleadership abilities, peer counselingskills and enthusiasm for the recruitmentprocess. Our amazing recruitment guidesdedicate their recruitment week to be yourlistener, guide, and friend.My Rho Gammas' namesand cell phone numbersPotential NewMember Bill ofRights12345The right to ask questions andreceive true objective answersfrom Rho Gammas and sororitymembers.The right to have and expressopinions to recruitment guides.The right to have unbreakableconfidentiality when sharinginformation with recruitmentguides.The right to make one’s ownchoices and decisions and acceptfull responsibility for the resultsof the decision.The right to have a positive, safe,and enriching recruitment andnew member experience.If at any time you feel you are not being treatedaccording to the bill of rights stated above, contactyour rho gamma. With your permission, your rhogamma will inform the Panhellenic Council of theissue and take immediate and appropriate action torectify the situation.14

GREEKSPEAKACTIVE: a woman who has been formallyinitiated by her sorority.ALUMNA: a sorority member who graduatedand is no longer an active member of a collegiatechapter.BID: an invitation to join a sorority.BID DAY: the last day of recruitment, whenpotential new members receive bids to joinchapters and become new members.CHAPTER: a local membership unit of a sorority.COB (Continuous Open Bidding): an informalmembership recruitment process during whichbids may be extended and accepted at any timeduring the school year other than during primaryrecruitment. However not all chapters participatein COB.IFC (Interfraternity Council): the governingbody of 5 for men’s fraternities at Samford,most of which are part of the North AmericanInterfraternity Conference.LEGACY: a prospective member whose relativeis an initiated member of a sorority (differentNPC organizations vary in defining whichrelationships confer legacy status).MRABA (Membership RecruitmentAcceptance Binding Agreement): a documentfrom NPC signed by a PNM immediatelyfollowing preference rounds, which states hermembership preferences in descending order.This binding agreement states the PNM wouldbe willing to accept a bid from any sorority shelists on her preference card, and will not beeligible to accept a bid from another chapter untilthe next formal recruitment period.NPC (National Panhellenic Conference):an organization composed of 26 national andinternational women’s fraternities, of which 6have chapters at Samford.NPHC (National Pan-Hellenic Council): thegoverning body of the nine historically AfricanAmerican fraternities and sororities, three ofwhich have chapters at Samford.PHILANTHROPY: an event or program whereparticipants raise money for an organization.PNM (Potential New Member): a womanparticipating in the sorority recruitment process(you!).

Letters of RecommendationRecommendations are letters or statements from a sorority alumna recommending a potentialnew member for membership. The alumna member will provide a brief description of theprospective member and explain why that woman would be an asset to the specific chapter. Itis also important to note that a recommendation does not guarantee a potential new member aninvitation to events during recruitment week, nor does it guarantee membership in that sorority.Samford University has 5 nationally-recognized NPC-affiliated sororities participating in fall 2016formal recruitment and one new sorority colonizing this fall. The recommendation process variesamong the sororities, but alumnae will be familiar with their own sorority’s requirements. Whileit is common to send multiple recommendations to one sorority from separate alumnae, it isunnecessary to exceed more than two. Letters of recommendation are not required to participatein fall formal recruitment, however, some chapters do find it helpful in getting to know a woman.While it is not required, the Panhellenic Council encourages you to get one for each sorority.Although there is no official deadline for when letters of recommendation must be received, allalumnae are encouraged to mail them directly to the addresses below no later than August 15 toensure that they are received prior to the start of recruitment.STEP 1: How do I contact an alumna?Step 2: MailINGThe easiest way to contact an alumna to write you a letter is tostart asking among your friends and family. Ask your neighbors,your friends’ mothers, your mother’s friends, and your teachers atschool. If they are not members of a sorority, they may be able toput you in contact with someone who is.The alumna writing yourrecommendation lettershould mail it directly toSamford’s Greek Life Officeat the address listed belowAnother option is to contact an Alumnae Panhellenic Associationin your area for assistance with securing a recommendation. Thealumnae member writing the letter should know her sorority’sforms are available through the national office and website.Office of Greek LifeAttention: Sorority Name800 Lakeshore DriveBirmingham, AL 35229

Recruitment WeekRound byRoundRecruitment 101Wednesday, August 31, 6 p.m., Reid ChapelWhat happens: This is the time where you will meet your rho gammaand the panhellenic recruitment team. All information about the entireweek’s schedule will be covered and you will receive your t-shirt to wearfor philanthropy round. Each consecutive day will begin with meeting yourrho gamma at your designated location to review your daily schedule. Yourrho gammas will provide your schedule to you each day and thoroughlycommunicate what you need to know.What to wear: Casual attire on August 31. As the week continues you willwant to dress for your recruitment events prior to your meeting with rhogamma.Philanthropy RoundTuesday, September 6 and Wednesday, September 7Event Length: 30 minutes eachWhat happens: This round of events focuses on each sorority’s communityservice and philanthropy. You may attend all six sororities, including DeltaDelta Delta. At each chapter you will visit, you will watch a philanthropy videoand learn more about how to give back as a sorority woman. Chapters willprovide information about their philanthropic events and community servicepartnerships.What to wear: Grey recruitment t-shirts (given out at Recruitment 101), shortsand comfortable flats or sandals are suggested.

Sisterhood RoundThursday, September 7 and Friday, September 8 Event length: 40 minutes eachWhat happens: This round of events focuses on each sorority’s sisterhood. You may attend a maximumof four events during this round. At each chapter you visit, a sisterhood video will be shown andyou will have the opportunity to learn more about everyday life in the sorority. Chapters will provideinformation about social, sisterhood, and other events held throughout the year.What to wear: Comfortable day time dress or skirt, comfortable sandals, wedges, or flats. NO denim orflip flops.Preference roundSaturday, September 10 Event Length: 50 minutes eachWhat happens: This round is the most formal and personal round throughout the recruitmentprocess. You may attend up to two events this day. This round focuses on the core values of sororitylife, including sisterhood, friendship, and ritual. This is your last opportunity to interact with chaptermembers.What to wear: Attire is a dressier than daytime dresses but not a cocktail or formal. Choose somethingthat shows your personality if you were having a fun ladies night out.Bid DaySunday, September 11 Start Time: 4 p.m.What happens: All potential new members who have received a membership invitation will gather inthe Reid Center to receive their sorority bid. Then the chapters, rho gammas, and new members willunite on the quad. New members are invited back to the sorority house to participate in fun activitiesand group photos taken in front of each house. Bid day activities vary by chapter.What to wear: Comfortable shorts and sandals or flats.18

ALPHA DELTA PiKappa ChapterNickname: A-D-PiNational Website: alphadeltapi.orgLocal Website: samfordadpi.comFounded: May 15, 1851 WesleyanFemale College, Macon, GASamford Founded: 1910New Member Program: 10 weeksMascot: LionFlower: Woodland VioletSymbol: DiamondColors: Azure Blue & WhiteMotto: We live for each otherPhilanthropy:The Ronald McDonald HouseFacebook: ADPiSamfordTwitter: @ADPiSamfordInstagram: @ADPiSamford19

ALPHA OMICRON PIRho Delta ChapterNickname: A-O-PiNational Website: alphaomicronpi.orgLocal Website: samfordaoii.wix.com/samfordaoiiFounded: January 2, 1897 Barnard College,New York, NYSamford Founded: 1995New Member Program: 6 weeksMascot: PandaFlower: Red RoseSymbol: SheafColor: CardinalMotto: Exceed the ExpectationPhilanthropy: Childhood ArthritisFacebook: AOIIRhoDeltaTwitter: @SamfordAOIIInstagram: @SamfordAOII

Chi OmegaZeta Zeta ChapterNickname: Chi-ONational Website: chiomega.comLocal Website: chiomegazetazeta.comFounded: April 5, 1895 University ofArkansas, Fayetteville, ARSamford Founded: Zeta Zeta Chapter, 1963New Member Program: 10 weeksMascot: OwlFlower: White CarnationSymbol: Skull & CrossbonesColors: Cardinal & StrawMotto: Hellenic Culture & Christian IdealsPhilanthropy: Make a Wish FoundationFacebook: ChiOmegaZetaZetaTwitter: @ChiOmega ZZInstagram: @chiomega zz21

Delta Delta DeltaEpsilon Xi ChapterNickname: Tri Delt(a)National Website: www.tridelta.orgLocal Website: www.samford.tridelta.orgFounded: November 27, 1888 BostonUniversity, Boston, MASamford Founded: Fall 2016New Member Program: 8 weeksMascot: DolphinFlower: PansySymbol: Trident, Pearl, Pine TreeComing tocampusthis fallColors: Silver, Gold, and BlueMotto: Let us steadfastly love one anotherPhilanthropy: St. Jude’s Children’sResearch HospitalFacebook: SamfordTriDeltaInstagram: @samfordtrideltaTwitter: @SamfordTriDelta22

Phi MUAlpha Gamma ChapterNickname: Phi MuNational Website: phimu.orgLocal Website: samford.phimu.orgFounded: March 4, 1852 WesleyanFemale College, Macon, GASamford Founded: 1924New Member Program: 8 weeksMascot: LionFlower: Rose CarnationSymbol: QuatrefoilColors: Rose & WhiteMotto: Les Soeurs Fideles,The Faithful SistersPhilanthropy: Children’s MiracleNetwork HospitalsFacebook: phimuagTwitter: @PhiMuAGInstagram: @phimuag23

Zeta Tau ALPHADelta Psi ChapterNickname: Zeta, ZTANational Website: zetataualpha.orgLocal Website: samford.zetataualpha.orgFounded: October 15, 1898 State FemaleNormal School, Farmville, VASamford Founded: 1965New Member Program: 6 weeksMascot: StrawberryFlower: White violetSymbol: Five Point CrownColors: Turquoise Blue, Steel GrayMotto: Seek the NoblestPhilanthropy: Breast CancerAwareness and EducationFacebook: ZTADeltaPsiTwitter: @ZTADeltaPsiInstagram: @ztadeltapsi

ALPHA DELTA PI NOTES.ALPHA OMICRON PI NOTES.CHI OMEGA NOTES.

Delta Delta Delta NOTES.PHI MU NOTES.ZETA TAU ALPHA NOTES.

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Sorority life at Samford means finding a community that fosters growth in all areas of your life. Through sorority life you have the opportunity to be . to register online and upload your resume, photo, and unofficial transcript. Pay the 100.00 registration fee before August 1st onl

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