This timeline indicates what a potential new member should be doing to ensure they find their perfect fit during sorority recruitment.
Created by caseylundberg on Nov 29, 2011
Last updated: 03/09/12 at 02:55 PM
The transfer from being a new member to an initiated sister comes with a few changes. Below are some things to remember now that you are/or about to be an initiated sister:...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/my-new-member-period-is-almost-over-now-what/
So you’ve made it halfway through the semester and you’re about to be confronted with a serious reality check- midterms!...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/its-midterms-now-what/
Now that you are a new member and a few weeks into your new member period, it is time to choose your Big. What does this even mean?...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/its-time-to-choose-my-big-now-what/
Now that you are a new member and a few weeks into your new member period, it is time to choose your Big. What does this even mean?...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/its-time-to-choose-my-big-now-what/
Often times, each house will ask you the same or similar questions. But they shouldn’t be the only one asking the questions, you should ask them questions, too... Below are 4 questions you should ask:...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/4-questions-you-should-ask-during-sorority-recruitment/
Smiles, songs, slideshows….. You walk into each sorority party the first night of recruitment and think to yourself “How am I ever going to decide which one to join? They all look the same!”...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/how-to-find-your-perfect-fit-amongst-similar-sororities/
You want to find your perfect fit, find a new group of friends, and you want the women in the sororities to like you too. So the real question is how should you act during sorority recruitment?...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/how-to-act-during-sorority-recruitment/
Boys, Beds and Booze = Three things that have no place in a recruitment party conversation...Bringing up the 3 B’s is the number one conversation faux pa...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/avoiding-the-3-bs-during-sorority-recruitment-3/
Don’t know what to expect each night of sorority recruitment? Below you will find descriptions of the sorority recruitment rounds. The attire, conversations and decorations vary – and the goals of the night vary too! Read on!...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/understanding-each-night-of-sorority-recruitment/
You typically have one hour to get-to-know the members and allow them to get-to-know you. So how much do you self-disclose in this hour? Although we advise that you do not go into a recruitment party and release embarrassing personal information and your deepest darkest secrets, you do want these girls to know the real you!...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/clearing-up-your-resume-blemishes-before-recruitment/
Before sorority recruitment, you may flash back to that dream you had right before you started high school, when you pictured yourself showing up to your first day stark naked. Quit worrying, we won’t let this happen to you during recruitment!...So, what do you wear?...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/what-to-wear-to-sorority-recruitment/
During recruitment you will be asked “interview-like” questions that you will want to think ahead about. You wouldn’t go into an interview for your dream job unprepared, so why go into recruitment unprepared? Here are a few questions to think through thoroughly before recruitment:...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/6-questions-to-be-prepared-to-answer-during-sorority-recruitment/
Will I get into the sorority I want? Do they vote me in? Do I choose them? How does this whole thing work?...You choose them AND they choose you. It is a mutual selection process....(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/understanding-the-selection-process-during-sorority-recruitment/
Sororities have certain rules they must follow during the summer and the week of sorority recruitment. These rules are set by the school, and they must follow...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/recruitment-rules-you-didnt-know-existed-for-sorority-members/
You’re thinking, “what else can I do to make myself be known before recruitment starts”?
Well there is certainly one thing you can do that requires just a little work on your part. Seek out any alumnae or collegiate woman you know from any of the sororities on campus and ask them to write you a recommendation letter for her sorority....(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/rounding-up-your-sorority-recommendation-letters/
Dirty Rushing refers to when a sorority woman or a group of women break the recruitment rules...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/dirty-rushing-dont-fall-for-the-cheap-tricks/
When going through recruitment it is almost a given that your facebook, twitter, or any other site that contains information about you will be viewed...Here are a few tips on how to protect your image:...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/8-tips-for-cleaning-up-your-social-media-profiles-before-recruitment/
Sororities are about sisterhood; hazing is completely contradictory of this core value....(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/the-real-deal-about-sorority-hazing/
You and many other girls going through recruitment are probably experiencing this same dilemma, unless of course you’re a legacy. Your parents aren’t supportive of your decision to go through sorority recruitment. Don’t worry. They’ll warm up....(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/help-my-parents-dont-want-me-to-join-a-sorority/
You have made the decision to go through recruitment, but you are faced with the challenge of your friends showing little to no support. What do you do?...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/help-my-friends-dont-want-me-to-join-a-sorority/
Regardless of your love-life situation, we often hear the unfortunate sentence, “My boyfriend doesn’t want me to join a sorority”. But YOU really want to! So what do you do?...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/help-my-boyfriend-doesnt-want-me-to-join-a-sorority/
When you go through recruitment there are at least a hundred or more women, depending on your campus size, going through as well. How do you make yourself stand out?...(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/how-to-make-yourself-known-before-sorority-recruitment-starts/
That’s right, RESEARCH! One word that you’ll become very familiar with as you go through college. Check out the chapters at the campus where you’ll be going through recruitment. Don’t worry, this will be more fun than your senior English term paper. You might be wondering how you can research a sorority before recruitment begins since there aren’t any books or scholarly articles written about each chapter. Here are some ways:...(Click link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/do-your-research-before-sorority-recruitment-begins/
Regardless of why you’re thinking about joining a sorority, the truth is a sorority isn’t for everyone. At the very least, not for everyone right away. Read these 4 1/2 reasons a sorority may not be for you, or at least not for you at this moment....(Click the link below to continue reading.)
So you’re thinking of joining a sorority or maybe your mom or friend is forcing you, either way you’ve come to Sorority Ever After, so joining a sorority is on your mind! Why should you join a sorority?....(Click the link below to continue reading.)
http://sororityeverafter.com/reasons-to-join-a-sorority/
Update Sources