WHAT IS GREEK LIFE ??

**The following information has been taken from the Panhellenic recruitment pamphlet**

Glossary Of Greek Terms
Active - an initiated member

Alumna - a female member who is not affiliated with a collegiate chapter of a sorority

Bid - an invitation to membership

Chapter - a chartered undergraduate or alumnae unit of a fraternity or sorority

COB - the opportunity for a chapter to invite women to membership if it did not fill its quota in formal recruitment

Colony - Status of a new chapter prior to installation

Greek - a term applied to members affiliated to Greek-letter organizations

Initiation - the ceremony in which a pledged new member becomes as active member

Legacy - the daughter or sister of an initiated member

Panhellenic - The central governing body found on all campuses that have recognized women's social fraternities

Philanthropy - active effort to promote human welfare

Pledge/New member -a member of a sorority who is not yet and initiated member

Recommendation - a written letter or statement recommending a potential member for membership

Recruitment Counselor - a neutral representative of Panhellenic who temporarily leaves her affiliation to guide and support potential members through recruitment

Recruitment - an organized activity to meet potential members

Sister - a term used within a sorority when referring to other members or pledges

 

The Potential Member's Bill of Rights

*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 and why and receive straight answers

*the right to have and express opinions to recruitment counselors

*the right to make informed choices without undue pressure from others

*the right to have inviolable confidentiality with sharing information with recruitment counselors

*the right to be fully informed about the binding agreements implicit in the acceptance of card signing

*the right to make ones own choice and decision and accept full responsibility for the results of that decision

*the right to have a positive, safe, and enriching recruitment and pledging experience

The Greek Alphabet

A alpha

B beta

G gamma

D delta

E epsilon

Z zeta

H eta

Q theta

I iota

K kappa

L lambda

M mu

 

The Greek Alphabet (cont.)

N nu

X xi

O omicron

P pi

R rho

S sigma

T tau

U upsilon

F phi

C chi

Y psi

W omega

 

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