Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment
Fall recruitment for Panhellenic sororities is a structured three day process referred to as Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment, or PSR. PSR is a mutual membership selection process, allowing sororities to select their new members as well as Potential New Members (PNMs) to select the sorority they would like to join. PSR allows PNMs to see what makes each chapter special and find the best match for them.
During PSR, every PNM will meet members from each of the six Panhellenic sororities over the course of three days. To participate in PSR, PNMs must register in advance. Registration fees are $15/PNM which covers $1 donation to our national philanthropy and use of the recruitment platform. Click on this link to pay the registration fee after signing up for recruitment.
Link to sign up for Fall 2024 PSR will be released soon!
How does Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment work?
Pre-Recruitment Events
In the weeks before PSR, Panhellenic hosts a series of pre-recruitment events where prospective members can learn more about Greek Life and meet current members from all sororities. A google calendar including the dates and times of these events will be posted shortly.
PSR Registration and Information Sessions
All participants are required to register for PSR at least 24 hours in advance. Participants may choose to attend a virtual PSR information Session before recruitment starts (optional).
Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment Process
All recruitment events are held in the evenings and on weekend days to avoid conflicts with classes. Participants are required to register for PSR at least 24 hours in advance.
As recruitment is a mutual selection process, at the end of each day, PNMs preference the chapters they would like to return to while the respective chapters (sororities) preference the PNMs they wish to extend return invitations to for the following day.
Night One | Open House:
During the first day of PSR, participants attend events, or "rounds," at all six Panhellenic chapters. This day is meant to introduce PNMs to the different chapters and get an overview of what being in that chapter is like.
Night Two | Philanthropy Round:
During the second day of PSR, participants attend events, or "rounds," at a maximum of 4 chapters. This day focuses on a chapter’s philanthropy, involvement in Greek Sing and booth, and other events aspects unique to the individual chapter.
Night Three | Preference Round:
The final invitational event held on Sunday is Preference Night. During this event PNMs can expect to hear more about why members chose to join their chapter and have deeper conversations about what sisterhood really means.
After this day, participants rank their choices and the sororities submit a preference list. To promote equity in the recruitment process, each sorority is permitted to accept a certain number of new members. A "bid matching" process is then used to match participants based on their ranked choices and provide sororities with equally sized new member classes.
Bid Night:
To conclude PSR, PNMs will receive their “bid” from a chapter and Panhellenic hosts a final celebratory event where all chapters welcome their new members!
Who is eligible?
Any full-time, undergraduate student who does not identify as a cis-gender male at Carnegie Mellon University who has not been initiated into a National Panhellenic Conference sorority before.
The Panhellenic Council agrees that it will not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, or national origin.
Membership in the Carnegie Mellon Panhellenic Council is open to all who live or identifies as a woman, including those who identify as transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming. No PNM will be required to disclose their transgender status to Panhellenic or any member chapters.
The Panhellenic Council is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment to those who need them. If you require an accommodation to have the most positive recruitment experience please contact cmu.phc.recruitment@gmail.com or email Sara Diem, Panhellenic Council Advisor, at sdiem@andrew.cmu.edu to make arrangements.
We want to support our PNMs!
Carnegie Mellon Panhellenic is dedicated to ensuring that everyone who lives or identifies as a woman, including those who identify as transgender, non-binary, and gender non-confirming, is given full opportunity to take advantage of the benefits of sorority life, regardless of their race, religion, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, gender experession, or martial status.
Recruitment Counselors
Our recruitment counselors, or RCs, help the PNMs throughout the recruitment process. For more information about the RC’s role, click here!
PNM Bill of Rights
Each PNM has a list of rights that they have throughout the recruitment process. To read the Bill of Rights, click here!
Please check out our FAQ page to find out more about Panhellenic Recruitment and sororities!