Joining Tulane Fraternities and Sororities

Thank you for your interest in joining a Greek Organization at Tulane University!

Below you may find useful dates, information, and publications that will assist you as you research the various organizations on campus. Please do not hesitate to stop by our office with any additional questions you may have (located in the Garden Level of the Lavin Bernick Center).

The Tulane University Greek Community participates in deferred spring recruitment; to be eligible to participate in recruitment or intake, prospective members must:

-be Tulane students

-have accrued 12 course hours with a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average

-be in good standing with Tulane University (not on disciplinary probation)

2010 Panhellenic Recruitment Dates

Thursday, January 14 - Recruitment Kickoff, 7:30 p.m., location TBA

Saturday, January 16 - Recruitment Open House, 9:00 a.m., location TBA

Sunday, January 17 - Recruitment First Series, 12:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 23 - Recruitment Second Series, 12:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 24 - Recruitment Preference Round, 9:00 a.m.

Sunday, January 24 - Panhellenic Bid Day, 8:00 p.m.

Click here to register for Panhellenic Recruitment. The early registration deadline is December 4, 2009.

Further information, including advice about what to wear and details about the various event rounds, is available at www.panhellenicfacebook.com

2010 Interfraternity Council Recruitment Dates

Monday, January 18 - IFC Convocation

Tuesday, January 19 - Thursday, January 21 - Recruitment Events

Friday, January 20 - IFC Bid Day

Click here to register for IFC Recruitment. The registration deadline is January 18, 2010.

Unrecognized Fraternities:

The following organizations are not recognized by Tulane University or the Tulane Interfraternity Council:

• Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE)
• Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike)
• Omega Psi Phi

The University discourages students from joining a fraternity that the university does not recognize. Unrecognized fraternities are not held to the University or Interfraternity Council standards that govern their behavior. They operate without the oversight, training and education provided by staff in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Programs.

National Pan-Hellenic Events:

To be determined

If you have specific questions about joining a Tulane Fraternity or Sorority, please feel free to contact one of the people below via e-mail.

gogreek@tulane.edu, All general recruitment/membership questions

Jordan McFaull, Tulane Interfraternity Council Vice President/ Recruitment Chair

Ali Pletzer, Panhellenic Vice President of Recruitment

Tasha Grant, National Pan-Hellenic President

Recruitment Publications

2005 Panhellenic Recruitment Guide (Adobe PDF Version)

2007 Panhellenic Recruitment Guide (Adobe PDF Version)

Tulane Greek Indo Guide 2007-2008

FAQs for Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment:

Panhellenic recruitment can be extremely confusing to someone unfamiliar with the process. Here are a few tips and facts based on some of the FAQ's we receive:

What are recommendations? Do we need them? - You may know someone who is a member/alumna member of one of the seven sororities currently on campus. It's a good idea to ask them to right a recommendation on your behalf. Similar to a reference letter for a job, recommendations are forms that members of each sorority can submit on your behalf if they feel you are a strong fit for the organization. Forms for recommendations can be found on the (inter)national headquarter's website for each sorority; the member who writes this letter on your behalf will know where to find a copy. Recommendations can benefit you because it gives the sororities more information about your character, interests, and acheivements beyond what they may learn about you during recruitment alone. Recommendations are a big help but are in no way required for membership into the sororities and in no way does a recommendation guarantee a bid from any sorority either. All recommendations should be mailed directly to the individual sorority house, these are the addresses:

Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi)                   Kappa Kappa Gamma (Kappa)

1134 Broadway Street                           1033 Audubon Street

Chi Omega (Chi O)                              Pi Beta Phi (Pi Phi)

1029 Broadway Street                            7014 Zimple Street

Kappa Alpha Theta (Theta)                 Sigma Delta Tau (SDT)

928 Broadway Street                              1013 Broadway Street

Phi Mu (Phi Mu)

c/o Office of Fraternity and Sorority Programs

Lavin Bernick Center

6823 St. Charles Avenue                

(all located in: New Orleans, LA 70118)

How many members can each sorority take this spring? - Unlike all of the other Greek organizations on campus, the Panhellenic sororities are limited to a certain number of members they may admit to their sorority each year. Fraternities, the multicultural sorority, and the National Pan-Hellenic groups admit members they feel are a good fit, whether it be one new member or one-hundred new members. Panhellenic sororities are permitted a specific number of women they may ultimately offer bids as set by the Panhellenic Council. This number changes from year to year because it is calculated based on the number of women who go through the formal recruitment process. It is determined in such a fashion that it offers the most women the opportunity to join a  sorority. Some sororities may be eligible to hold an informal recruitment, called Continuous Open Recruitment (COR). If you are a sophomore, junior or senior in the fall, you may contact the Panhellenic Executive Vice President of Recruitment (listed above) to find out which groups will hold recruitment for the upcoming fall. If you did not receive a bid in the spring after recruitment or did not participate in recruitment, you may also contact her to learn if any groups will take a few additional members for that spring.