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behalf of the Arkansas Tech Fraternity & Sorority community,
welcome to TECH! We encourage you to take a look at all that our
fraternities and sororities can offer you. Fraternities and sororities
play an important role on campus as well as throughout the community.
Leadership, scholarship, community service and brotherhood/sisterhood
are the ideals that founded each of our organizations. By focusing
on these four aspects, one can expect both a positive collegiate
and fraternity or sorority experience. Being part of a fraternity
or sorority will provide ample opportunities for you to participate
in activities that will enhance your personal development, promote
academics, and advance your leadership skills.
PANHELLENIC
SORORITIES
Panhellenic sorority recruitment is a mutual selection process
that is filled with activities designed to offer prospective members
the chance to learn about the National Panhellenic sororities
at Arkansas Tech University in a concentrated period of time.
Formal recruitment allows sorority members to discuss the benefits
of sorority affiliation and the requirements of membership. Whether
or not you decide to join a Panhellenic sorority, formal recruitment
is a great way to meet people and get acquainted with life at
Arkansas Tech University.
The fall 2007 Panhellenic Formal Recruitment dates are Wednesday,
August 22 through Saturday, August 25, 2007. The details about
the specific events are below:
The Panhellenic Council will host an Ice Cream social
on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 between 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the
South Hall Panhellenic Housing Community for all ladies
interested in joining a sorority at Arkansas Tech. This will be
a drop in event and casual clothing should be worn.
Formal Recruitment officially kicks off on Thursday, August
23, 2007 at 5:00 pm with the Recruitment Orientation in Doc Bryan
Lecture Hall. This is the first required formal recruitment
event. Interested ladies will learn about the formal recruitment
process and about the three chapters. Immediately following the
orientation, ladies participating in recruitment will begin the
First Round of Recruitment Events focusing on Academics
and Leadership by rotating between the three chapters
to help them better select the sorority they want to join. Casual
clothing should be worn to the evening’s events.
On Friday, August 24, Formal Recruitment continues
with the Second Round of Events focusing
on Service and Sisterhood. Check in will begin at 5:30
pm in Doc Bryan. Much like in the first round, ladies
will rotate between the remaining two chapters to help them better
select the sorority they want to join. Casual clothing should
be worn for this evening’s events.
The final round of events, known as Preference,
will begin with check-in in Doc Bryan at 10:00 am on Saturday,
August 25, 2007. Ladies participating in recruitment
will be rotate between the final two chapters. Dresses in a color
other than black should be worn for these events.
Ladies who participated in formal recruitment will receive their
invitations to join, or bids, at 6:00 pm in the Doc Bryan
Courtyard and will then join their new chapters for Bid
Day activities. This marks the end of formal recruitment.
Be sure to read the Potential New Member’s
Bill of Rights before you participate in Recruitment to find
out about your rights as a potential new member as well as the
guidelines for you during formal recruitment.
To register for Panhellenic Formal Recruitment, please complete
the online registration at http://surveys.atu.edu/ss/wsb.dll/44/recruitmentapplication.htm
IFC
FRATERNITIES
Each year, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) holds formal recruitment
in September to give you an opportunity to check out all of the
groups on campus. Lasting just a few days, formal recruitment
will introduce you to each group, provide an opportunity to meet
the brothers of each group and ultimately help you decide if joining
a Greek organization is for you. To sign up for formal recruitment,
just fill out our on-line registration form and attend the Fraternity
Forum.
Be sure to read the Expectations of
Fraternity Members (IFC) to find out what can be expected
of you as a member of a fraternity.
The Fall 2007 Structured Recruitment schedule for the five IFC
fraternities is described below.
On Thursday, August 23, 2007, the IFC will be hosting
a Fraternity Forum in the Doc Bryan Lecture Hall from 7:00 pm
– 9:30 pm. Students interested in joining one of the
Interfraternity Council chapters can come to this event to have
a chance to meet representatives from each chapter and hear what
each group has to offer. Chapters will also have information tables
for students to stop by to get more information.
During the first weekend of the fall semester, individual chapters
will be hosting recruitment events. Be sure to attend the Fraternity
Forum to find out about these events.
On Monday, August 27, 2007, three of the five
IFC chapters will host open house events to get to know the interested
students better and further introduce them to the benefits of
membership in their chapter The open house for Alpha Gamma
Sigma will be held in the Doc Bryan Multi-Purpose Room from 5:00
pm –6:00 pm. The open house for Sigma Phi Epsilon
will be held in the Young Ballroom from 7:00 pm –8:00 pm.
The open house for Zeta Beta Tau will be held in the Doc
Bryan Multi-Purpose Room from 9:00 pm –10:00 pm.
On Tuesday, August 28, 2007, the remaining two
IFC chapters will host open house events to get to know the interested
students better and further introduce them to the benefits of
membership in their chapter. The open house for Phi Lambda
Chi will be held in the Doc Bryan Multi-Purpose Room from 5:00
pm – 6:00 pm. The open house for Kappa Sigma
will be held in the Young Ballroom from 7:00 pm –8:00 pm.
Beginning Wednesday, August 29, individual chapters will schedule
recruitment activities as needed.
NPHC FRATERNITIES & SORORITIES
NPHC groups do not "rush" or recruit in the same ways
as Interfraternity Council or Panhellenic Council chapters. NPHC
groups typically have membership intake in the spring semester,
and to be eligible for intake you must have completed anywhere
from 12 to 36 hours of coursework and have a minimum grade point
average. Specific requirements vary from organization to organization.
For more information about joining one of our NPHC organizations,
contact the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life at (479)
968-0276 or by email at abradley@atu.edu.
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