Welcome, parents and

guardians!

Lindsay

Panhellenic President

Panhellenic

Executive

Council

2015

Missy Wikle Parent &

Director, First Year Experience

Ann Reightler Coordinator for Fraternity

& Sorority Affairs Mary Taggart Recruitment Intern

Kelsi Hildreth Graduate Teaching Assistant

Panhellenic Council

Kristi Triplett Recruitment Intern

Mutual Selection • Process utilized during recruitment in which chapters

submit their preferences while potential new members (PNMs) submit their preferences as well.

Submitting Preferences • Called “preffing” for short. • Process in which PNMs submit a list of their favorite

options via computer. • Occurs at the end of each round of recruitment.

Recruitment Format • 13-10-7-3 • First round: PNMs attend all 13 chapters • Second round: PNMs attend a maximum of 10

chapters • Third round: PNMs attend a maximum of 7 chapters • Fourth round: PNMs attend a maximum of 3 chapters

Recruitment Format • First round: Wednesday and Thursday • Second round: Friday • Third round: Saturday • Fourth round: Sunday

Preffing • First round: Pref Thursday evening • Second round: Pref Friday evening • Third round: Pref Saturday evening • Fourth round: Pref Sunday evening

Patty PNM House Tour/Philanthropy Day (max of 10): ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL, MNO, PQR, STU

Patty clusters her favorites Patty ranks her remaining choices • JKL • PQR • ABC • STU • GHI • MNO

1. DEF

Recruitment 2014 • 843 women participated • 87.43% were offered bids to join a sorority

• 12% did not complete the process • 39 women out of 843 were completely released • 91% received a bid from their first choice sorority

MRABA Contract (Membership Recruitment Acceptance Binding Agreement)

• Sunday (pref) night PNMs asked to sign MRABA. • Promises to accept a bid from one of the (up to) three

chapters she lists. • If she lists all of her possible options on the contract,

she is guaranteed a bid from one of those sororities.

MRABA Contract (Membership Recruitment Acceptance Binding Agreement)

• If she signs the contract, but does not accept a bid from one of the chapters she lists, she cannot participate in recruitment until Fall 2016.

Intentional Single Preference • If she does not sign the contract or does not list all of

her options and does not receive a bid, she is eligible to participate in Continuous Open Recruitment (COR) immediately.

• If the PNM is 100% certain she would not accept a bid from a chapter, she should not list it on her MRABA.

• If a PNM ISPs, she is not guaranteed a bid on Monday.

Continuous Open Bidding • Occurs based on chapter totals.

• If chapters are below average chapter size, they can participate in COB.

• Not every chapter will participate.

• It is not required for chapters below chapter total to participate.

Recruitment Week • PNMs line up alphabetically.

• Chapter members will sing as the

doors open.

• PNMs shake members’ hands.

• May talk to multiple chapter members.

• Exits while chapters sing.

Recruitment Week • Wednesday/Thursday: Open House Round

• Friday: House Tour/Philanthropy Round

• Saturday: Skit Round

• Sunday: Preference Round

• Monday: Bid Day

Hazing Policy • Hazing in any form is strictly prohibited.

• Defined as: “Any activity that recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student.”

• Policy available at http://gogreek.okstate.edu.

Alcohol Policy • Panhellenic Council policy forbids alcohol possession or consumption on chapter

premises.

• Chapter funds may not purchase alcohol.

• Active members may not purchase or serve alcohol to anyone under 21 years of age.

• All recruitment and new member events must be alcohol free.

• Policy available at http://gogreek.okstate.edu.

Recruitment fees • $100 registration fee • $150 early arrival fee

• $85 meal plan fee

• 5 lunches, 4 dinners

• Breakfast is not included.

• These will be automatically charged to PNM’s bursar account.

Financial Obligations • In-house obligations

• Figures vary from $3,019 to $9,176 per year

• Out-of-house obligations

• Vary between $1,249 to $2,712 per year

• These will be further discussed on Bid Day.

Breaking Res Life Contracts • Tanya Massey, Assistant Director of Housing and

Residential Life • Limited spaces available in sorority housing

• If on Bid Day a woman is offered a space in-house, she will need to break her housing contract that day. • Iba Hall open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Bid Day

• Housing deposit refunded to bursar account

Questions?

Contact Info • Recruitment Central

• Phone: 405-744-6583 • Email: panhellenic@okstate.edu • Twitter: @OkSUPanhellenic • Website: http://gogreek.okstate.edu