a group of women of similar interests bonded together by common goals and aspirations

2. What does it mean to be in a sorority? • a group of women of similar interests bonded together by common goals and aspirations • created through rituals which are based on common principles • Fellowship • Scholarship • Service & Philanthropy • Leadership

3. Benefits of Sorority Membership As a member of the Sorority community, your student will have many opportunities to build lifelong friendships both within her chapter and with other fraternity and sorority members and non-members. Some of these opportunities include: • Sisterhoods • Socials and Exchanges • Fall New Member 101 Series • Annual Greek Week activities • Homecoming & Family Weekend

4. Benefits of Sorority Membership Sororities realize your student came to college for an education. This is why academic excellence is a primary focus in our organizations. As a member of the Sorority community, your student will find the following: • For the past 4 semesters, the All sorority GPA was above both the All-Women’s average and the non-sorority women’s average • Greek Growth Series • College Panhellenic Month of the Scholar • Higher retention than regular student population • Higher graduation rate than regular student population

5. service & philanthropy Benefits of Sorority Membership Being a member of the Sorority community means giving back to the Bloomington/Normal area and across the nation including: • Raising money for Local and National Charitable organizations • Volunteering service to local charitable agencies • GreekServe Program • Participation in Alternative Breaks programs

6. Benefits of Sorority Membership Leadership Development is something that comes naturally to members of the Fraternity & Sorority community. Your daughter will have multiple opportunities to develop into a leader among her peers. Here are just a few examples of these opportunities : • Leadership opportunities within chapters councils • Order of Omega Leadership Honor Society • College Panhellenic & Fraternity & Sorority Programming Board • Annual Fraternity & Sorority Leadership Retreat • “Best Practices” Officer Roundtables • Travel to Leadership Development conferences

7. Commonly Asked Questions Common Questions • Which chapters are at IWU? • When is recruitment? What does it involve? • What is the cost? • Is there hazing? • Where do fraternity & sorority members live?

8. Sorority Options at IWU • Alpha Gamma Delta • Kappa Delta • Kappa Kappa Gamma • Sigma Kappa

9. Greek Letter Organizations NOT part of FSL • Alpha Phi Omega (service, co-ed) • Alpha Kappa Psi (business, co-ed) • Delta Omicron (music, co-ed) • Sigma Alpha Iota (music, female)

10. When is Recruitment? • Fall Formal Recruitment • Continuous Open Bidding • Begins once formal recruitment is complete • Only if a chapter has vacancies in total • May carry over or begin again in spring

11. When is Recruitment? • Tuesday, September 2: Recruitment Kick-Off • Monday, September 8: Taste of Recruitment • Wednesday, September 10: Recruitment Orientation • Thursday, September 11: Tours Night • Friday, September 12: Values Night • Saturday, September 13: Preference Night • Sunday, September 14: Bid Day

12. When is Recruitment? • Fall Recruitment Registration Deadline is Tuesday, September 9 at 11:59 pm. • https://wesley.icsrecruiter.com/pan/enrollment/?uid=WESLEY • Registration goes live at midnight on July 1, 2014 • $35.00 non-refundable registration fee

13. The Costs Costs of Sorority Membership • Sororities are self-funded organizations. Members pay dues/membership fees directly to the chapter. • Dues cover events such as • alumni/parent programming • philanthropic events • social events • scholarship programming • chapter house renovations/improvements • All chapters offer payment plans to assist members in meeting financial obligations to the chapter.

14. The Costs Costs of Sorority Membership • Range for 1st semester, of first year (based on joining in fall semester) • $505-$882 • Range for 2nd semester, of first year (based on joining in fall semester) • $385 - $740 • Range for Out of House Per Year • $712 - $1,562 • Range for Living In House Per Year • $4,800 - $8,777.04 (Includes Mon-Fri Meal Plan) • Cost in Residence Hall + Meal Plan: $9,166

15. Don’t they Haze? Hazing • Sorority new members all experience a period of orientation that varies in both content and length among chapters. • Hazing is absolutely forbidden by each Organization’s and the University’ s policies as well as Illinois State law. • During recruitment, the potential member will want to ask each organization specific questions about what is expected of her as a new member. • If you have any concerns regarding hazing please contact the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life or the Dean of Students Office (it can be confidential).

16. Housing Where do they live? • Privately-owned chapter houses • IWU considers these as “University-Approved” • All have live-in House Directors • All have meal plans as part of the live-in experience • All have Live-in requirements ranging from 2 semesters to 4 semesters required • Beginning in 2014, IWU requires 6 semesters on campus. 4 of these can be in sorority housing

17. Housing Additional Questions? Blake Bradley, Director Email: fsl@iwu.edu Phone: (309) 556-3555

18. HTTP://WWW.IWU.EDU/GREEK Be sure to check out our website and Facebook Pages for lotsof great information about the fraternity & sorority community at IWU.