Tips for Potential New Members

A fully initiated member of a fraternity or sorority

sorority or fraternity members who are no longer active members of a collegiate chapter and have left in good standing with organization

an uninitiated member of a fraternity or sorority that is in the process of joining a chapter

the fraternity or sorority membership insignia

an invitation to join a fraternity or sorority

active member assigned to be the personal mentor for a new member

a campus-based organization of a national or international sorority or fraternity

documentation that an individual chapter is recognized and operates according to the national organization

a newly formed affiliate of a national organization that has not yet received its charter; the organizing members of a colony are often referred to as founders

process of extending bids on an individual basis that is outside of the formal recruitment process

a membership recruitment period during which a series of organized events are held by each National Panhellenic Conference sorority; organized and implemented by the Panhellenic Leadership

a group of men or women who are bound together by ritual ties, beliefs, common goals, and values

a department of Virginia Tech that advises four governing councils: Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Panhellenic Council and the United Council of Fraternities and Sororities

a department of Virginia Tech that advises four governing councils: Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Panhellenic Council and the United Council of Fraternities and Sororities

a traditional ritual that brings an associate/new member into full membership of the fraternity or sorority

the membership recruitment and induction process for the National Pan-Hellenic Council and some of the United Council of Fraternities and Sororities

the representative governing body of all men’s North-American Interfraternity Conference fraternities

someone whose mother, father, sister, or brother is a member of a particular Greek-letter organization

term sometimes used by various culturally based Greek organizations to refer to the members who join during the same semester

the representative governing body for the nine traditionally African-American fraternities and sororities

the conference composed of 26 national women’s fraternities, each of which is autonomous as a general, Greek-letter society of college women, undergraduates, and alumnae

a liaison between the new members and the chapter who is responsible for implementing and monitoring the new member program and preparing the new members for initiation

the trade association representing 75 international and national men’s fraternities

a council of elected officers and delegates from Virginia Tech’s National Panhellenic Conference sororities; the Panhellenic Council governs the Panhellenic Association

charitable projects connected with local or national causes

a student who is not yet affiliated with a chapter as either an associate/pledge or initiated member

a letter of form written by an alumni/alumna member recommending a Potential New Member to a fraternity or sorority; recommendations are generally not required at Virginia Tech

process of recruiting new members

the beliefs and standards of a fraternal organization, which governs their purpose; some ritual activities may be closed to non-initiated members

the council that governs our multicultural and special-interest fraternities and sororities