Sorority Recruitment

Thank you for your interest in joining the Panhellenic community at Gettysburg! Sororities have been a positive influence on the Gettysburg community since 1904. The information below provides important dates and guidelines for successful participation in the Panhellenic recruitment process. If you have any additional questions, please contact the Heads of Recruitment, Fiona Aromando and Lyndsey Winick at sorority_recruitment@gettysburg.edu, or contact Caitlin Lindsay in the Office of Student Activities & Greek Life in CUB 210.

Please bear with us as dates, times, and programs are subject to change. For the most up to date information, visit the Panhellenic website.

Gettysburg College uses a deferred fully-structured Panhellenic recruitment process that includes a weekend-long formal recruitment for sophomore, junior and senior women early in the fall semester each year.
Requirements for Participation in Recruitment:
- At least a 2.5 cumulative GPA
- No more than 4 points through the conduct system
- Have achieved at least sophomore academic standing
- Authorize the continual release of grade and judicial information to the local chapter and inter/national organization
  Academic and conduct waivers must be agreed to through the registration process but the language of the waivers can be found here.
Panhellenic Spring Events: TBD but will be virtual

Registration Opens: Wednesday, March 10th at 9am

Sorority Recruitment 101: Date TBD via webinar.

Meet the Greeks/Open Mind Panel: Date TBD
Mandatory PNM Pre-Recruitment Meeting: Wednesday, September 1st, 7-8pm. Location TBD

Formal Recruitment National Round: Friday, September 3rd

Formal Recruitment Sisterhood Round: Saturday, September 4th

Formal Recruitment Preference Round and Bid Night: Sunday, September 5th

The structure for formal recrutment has not yet been determined. To learn more about each round, visit the Panhellenic website or follow the Panhellenic Instagram account (gburgpanhellenic)
Registration for formal recruitment will be available to interested women, called potential new members (PNM’s), with the start of the all-women’s period. The earlier that a woman registers for recruitment, the earlier that she will be assigned a Recruitment Guide (Rho Gamma) and receive information provided by the Panhellenic council. This year, the recruitment fee is being covered for all prospective members, recognizing the pandemic impacted people's ability to get to know one another and learn about the recruitment process. This fee helps to offset the costs associated with recruitment and will include a recruitment t-shirt that is provided to all potential new members. In order to complete the recruitment registration process, an interested women must complete the online registration and complete the grade and conduct release waivers. Registration will close on September 1st at 5pm.

2021 Formal Recruitment Registration - Opens March 17th at 9am
Being on-time and in attendance is very important for a successful recruitment experience. However, we understand that things come up and that emergencies, work conflicts, academic conflicts and athletic conflicts are sometimes inevitable. To accommodate women who will have to miss the entire formal recruitment experience, one entire day or even one or two parties within a round, we ask that they complete the Absentee Form below.
Panhellenic Recruitment Absentee Form
Recommendations are a good way to introduce interested women to sororities prior to the recruitment process. It is not a Panhellenic requirement for PNM’s to submit recommendations, but they are helpful. If alumnae members of the organizations represented on campus wish to submit a recommendation on behalf of a current student, they should do so by mailing them to the Office of Student Activities & Greek Life at the address below. Recommendation forms are chapter-specific and can usually be found on the inter/national organization’s website.
Office of Student Activities & Greek Life
Attn: (Insert Chapter Name Here)
Box 2999
300 N. Washington St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Every year during the formal recruitment process, the Panhellenic Council selects members of sororities to become Rho Gammas. Rho Gammas assist the potential new members starting after Spring Break in the spring semester through the formal recruitment weekend in the fall semester. Women serving as Rho Gammas are asked to disaffiliate during the formal recruitment process and do not participate in any of their chapter’s recruitment activities or conversations.

Rho Gamma Application: Must be completed for each candidate

Rho Gamma – Executive Board Recommendation: Must be completed for each candidate
Applications will be due in early February. Decisions will be made by late February.
Continuous Open Bidding is the informal process by which sophomore, junior and senior women who did not join a Panhellenic sorority through the formal recruitment process may do so. Not all sororities will participate in COB, but a few chapters that have available spots will be able to fill them during this time. First-year women are not eligible to participate in COB. Bids may be extended on a rolling basis during the COB period. Participation in COB does not impact a woman’s ability to participate in formal recruitment the following fall semester. Women interested in participating in COB must register in the Office of Student Activities & Greek Life (CUB 210).

Panhellenic New Member Education must begin within 3 days of bids being extended to potential new members. New Member Education must end no more than 8 weeks after a bid is accepted.
It is important to fully consider the decision to join a sorority. All of Gettysburg’s sororities are part of national or international organizations whose chapters all share the same values, philanthropic partners and form an invaluable membership network. Please be sure to learn more about both the local chapters and inter/national organizations prior to formal recruitment. The Reports & Statistics page contains comparison, GPA, and philanthropy information for Gettysburg's fraternities and sororities.

Learn more about our sororities.
To withdraw prior to formal recruitment, please stop by the Office of Student Activities & Greek Life during business hours.

To withdraw during formal recruitment, please talk to a Panhellenic representative and complete the withdrawal form.

PLEASE NOTE: The completion of this withdrawal form is required to be removed from recruitment. Rho Gammas will contact you throughout recruitment if this process is not completed.
If you experienced anything that concerned you during the recruitment process, or if there is any information you feel important for us to have, please report it to either Caitlin Lindsay or the Department of Public Safety (717-337-6912) Reports will be kept anonymous unless you choose to share your name for us to follow-up. Thank you for helping us create a positive, stronger, Panhellenic Recruitment experience.