Panhellenic Recruitment Frequently Asked Questions

Registration must be completed at one time. Once you complete your registration, you cannot log back in to change anything. If something drastic has changed, you can contact the Recruitment Coordinators via email to request an update at sororityrecruitment@okstate.edu.

It is recommended that you have the following information with you while you register:

• Banner I.D.
  • Your Banner I.D.  number is an eight-digit number used to identify you through the Student Information System (SIS). You can find your Banner I.D. by looking at your newly issued Student ID or by logging onto SIS. After logging on, there is a tab at the top of the page titled "Personal Info." The second option is "What's my Banner I.D. ."
• T-shirt Size
• Parent/Guardian Email Addresses
  • Parents/guardians have the opportunity to receive summer updates and nightly emails during recruitment week. Each PNM may provide two addresses for parents/guardians.
• Resume
  • The Panhellenic Council does not need a copy of your resume. Using your resume to enter your high school and/or college activities, honors, and service will build a resume for you on the application.
• Digital Photo
  • Chapters will use your photo to identify you during recruitment week. Therefore, make sure your picture is just of you. "Selfies" are not recommended. A senior photo that clearly shows your face is perfect. Further, you do not under any circumstance need to schedule a photo shoot featuring certain poses just for this photo. That is unnecessary. The photo you submit with your application is the one photo the chapters will use to identify you.

A legacy is defined differently by each inter/national organization. However, in general, legacy is defined as a woman whose sister, mother, or grandmother is a member of a National Panhellenic Conference sorority. Most chapters are asked by their inter/national organization to get to know each of its legacies participating in recruitment. It is important to note a sorority is not obligated to offer a bid to a legacy, and a potential new member is not obligated by anyone to commit to a chapter where she is a legacy.

Please remember that the ultimate decision to join a chapter rests with you. You should not make a decision or be under pressure based on your legacy affiliation. You should make a choice based on where you are most comfortable and not on
the experience of another individual.

 A letter of recommendation is written by an alumna member of an organization for the purpose of introducing a woman to a chapter. It provides a brief description of her interests, activities, and personality. See Page 5 of the Recruitment Booklet for more information.

The Panhellenic Council does not set specific academic conditions for you to participate in recruitment. However, it is important to understand each chapter has grade point average requirements set by its inter/national organization and the local members. It is possible, but extremely rare, for exceptions to be made to these guidelines. These individual requirements are listed in the 2019 Recruitment Booklet on the chapter profile pages.

Please note thatyou are not asked to provide your own academic information on your application because your academic record will be verified using the Student Information System (SIS). The high school GPA that the Panhellenic Council accepts is the Core GPA provided by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, which is also used for admittance into Oklahoma State University. Core GPA is defined below.

15-Unit Core Curricular Requirements:

• 4 units of English (grammar, composition and literature);
• 3 units of mathematics (algebra I, geometry, algebra II and above);
• 3 units of history and citizenship skills (Must include 1 unit of American history and 2 units from the subjects of history, economics, geography, government, civics and/or non-western culture);
• 3 units lab science (biology, chemistry, physical sciences, physics or any lab science certified by school district); and
• 2 units of other courses selected from any of the sections above or computer science or foreign language.
• AP and higher-level IB courses are identified and weighted in the Core GPA (i.e. If a student makes a B in AP language composition, it is calculated as an A. An earned A grade is given an extra point when calculated.)

*While the State Regents strongly support the initiation of honors courses, honors weighting will not be used in the calculation of either high school (overall or core) GPA because there is no equitable mechanism to include the honors premium

Additional Information: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education: Section 3.9.4 Admission of First-Time Freshman: Performance Requirements: http://www.okhighered.org/state-system/policy-procedures/part3.shtml

Please refer all questions specific to your Core GPA to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions

The above information can be found at https://admissions.okstate.edu/admission-requirements#freshmen.

Please don’t forget to send your final, eight-semester transcript to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions as soon as you are able. (Do not send your transcript to the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs or to the Panhellenic Council. We do not have access to enter it into SIS.) Transcripts not postmarked by the application deadline of July 12 will not be processed. Women whose academic records cannot be verified will not be permitted to participate in recruitment.

If your high school Core GPA is below a 3.0 or college GPA is below a 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale), you will have significantly fewer opportunities than participants with higher GPAs. Potential new members who do not meet the minimum academic requirements of a specific chapter typically are released early in the recruitment process to allow these women to explore other alternatives.

If you will be living on campus during the fall, you have the ability to move into your housing assignment on  Saturday, August 10 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Part of the cost of recruitment is the $150 early arrival fee, which is charged to your bursar account. All women participating in fall recruitment who will be living on campus in the fall will pay this fee and be able to move in on Saturday, August 10, 2019. When you arrive, you should report to the front desk associated with your permanent housing assignment on that same day  All moving activities should be completed by 5:00 p.m. on the 10th in order for you to begin attending recruitment events.

Off campus students will be responsible for their own housing during recruitment week. Off campus students will still be required to purchase the recruitment meal plan for $105.

Following the Bid Day activities at the chapter houses, new members will retain access to their permanent housing assignments and can move the remainder of their belongs in at that time. Therefore, it is recommended that you bring only what is needed for recruitment or that you pack strategically due to the limited amount of time allotted for move in. Women who withdraw from the process early will be allowed to remain in their permanent housing assignment.

This information is described within the 2019 Recruitment Booklet, on page four.

You must bring your parking permit with you to recruitment. Your parking permit may be ordered online at http://parking.okstate.edu. We recommend waiting until right before you leave to order your permit. When you order it, you’ll be able to print off a one week temporary pass. Then, your permit is mailed to your on campus address. If you do not have your parking permit on your car during recruitment, you may be ticketed by OSU Parking and Transit Services. The Panhellenic Council is not associated with the OSU Parking Department and will be unable to dismiss any tickets that you receive during recruitment week.