Your score is based on many different items -- Your GPA, sometimes your involvement, sometimes if you have a recommendation letter, your conversations with the members, etc. The most important part of your score is the conversations you have with the members. The members want to give bids to potential new members they connect to during the sorority recruitment.
Your Score for Round 1
For some sororities, part of your score is predetermined. These predetermined elements are:
Your GPA [You have to be above the minimum GPA to be invited back.]
Sometimes the sorority takes into consideration how you were involved
The activities do not matter. The members want to see you are involved.
Sometimes the sorority takes into consideration if you have a recommendation letter and, or if you are a legacy.
For most sororities [it also depends on the college], you can get invited back to the next round if you do not have a recommendation letter.
Then after the round, the second part of your score is determined. This part is based on your conversations. To receive a good conversation score, you have to connect with the members. The members have to see you as a friend and in the sorority.
If you submit a video, your video replaces your conversation score.
How voting works after Round 1
Voting during recruitment can seem like an algebra equation. One thing to remember is recruitment is a numbers game. If you are dropped from a sorority, it does not mean the members did not like you.
How you vote during sorority recruitment
At the end of each round [after you have met all of the sororities on your schedule], you vote on all the sororities you want to go back to for Round 2. Really, it is more like ranking. When you go to vote, there are two sections.
Section #1. The first section is where you list the sororities you want to go back to the next round. The order of the sororities does NOT matter.
Section #2. The second section is where you list the sororities you want to DROP (you do not want to go back to). The order of the sororities matters! The last spot is the sorority you dislike the most. In the example to the right, you like the sorority in the #7 spot more than the sorority in the #8 spot.
After you submit your rankings, the matching [mutual selection] begins. Mutual selection is how you get invited back to the sororities. The process of being invited back to a sorority is not mutual. The sorority has to invite you back for you to see them on your schedule.
How voting works for the sororities
After a sorority meets all the potential new members, they score each potential new member and send over lists to Panhellenic. The lists order each potential new member from best to worst score. Panhellenic takes each sorority’s lists and uses Release Figure Methodology[RFM] to create the invitation list for Round 2. The invitation list for Round 2 has all the potential new members who are invited back to that round.
RFM is a mathematical model to determine the number of invitations a sorority is allowed to extend to a round. The number of invitations differs from sorority to sorority.
How RFM works
If most potential new members vote to keep a sorority, they are required to drop more potential new members. This percentage can be as high as 70%. That means a sorority may only invite back 30% of ALL potential new members. If we look at Indiana University, around 1,800 women participate in sorority recruitment each year. The most competitive and popular sororities drop around 70% of all potential new members after Round 1. They only invite back around 540 potential new members to Round 2.
Panhellenic does not release the percentage of potential new members each sorority drops.
Also, the percentage each sorority drops changes from round to round. For example, a sorority might drop 40% of potential new members after Round 1. Then, after Round 2, they drop 60% of potential new members.
Does your vote matter?
The simple answer is yes and no. The sororities have the upper hand in sorority recruitment. To have a sorority on your schedule, you have to be invited back to the sorority.
If most of the sororities you want to go back to for the next round invite you back, you will be able to drop sororities. You get to pick the order in which you drop the sororities – that is why the order of the bottom section matters. For example, if 5 out of your top 6 sororities invite you back to Round 2 and sorority #7 invites you back, you will drop sorority #8.
INVITATION SCHEDULES
When most potential new members see their invitation schedules, they are shocked.
Why are they shocked?
#1. They did not drop the sororities they wanted to drop.
#2. They were not invited back to the maximum number of sororities for that round.
Most potential new members do not have full schedules throughout sorority recruitment. They are invited back to 30% to 70% of the maximum number of sororities. For the example above, a potential new member can be invited back to 6 sororities for Round 2. Most will be invited back to 2 to 4 sororities.
Why can you be invited back to sororities you tried to drop?
Panhellenic wants to optimize your schedule. They want you to visit as many sororities as possible for each round. This way, you can learn more about each sorority and find your dream sorority.
For Round 2 and Round 3, most potential new members will receive a schedule with all of the sororities they tried to drop and some of the sororities they wanted to visit again. No one loves to see sororities they tried to drop back on their list, but you need to give the sororities a second chance.
How are you scored by the sorority for Round 2 to Round 4
The scoring is based on your conversations. To get a good score, you have to make connections.
Here is how voting works for the sororities
After a sorority meets all the potential new members for a round, they score each potential new member and send over lists to Panhellenic.
Panhellenic takes each sorority’s lists to create the invitation list for the next round. The invitation list for the next round has all the potential new members who are invited back to that round.
For RFM, each sorority drops a different percentage than they dropped at Round 1.
Example: If a sorority made a medium drop at Round 1 [40%], then after Round 2, the sorority will [most likely] drop a larger percentage of potential new members.
Why does the sorority drop a large percentage?
RFM is similar to a popularity contest. Most potential new members vote to keep this sorority for Round 3. Therefore, they are required to drop at a higher percentage. This percentage can be as high as 70%.
WHAT ARE THE SORORITIES LOOKING FOR?
Before we start, there is no formula for the perfect potential new member. Every sorority is different and votes differently. No matter how the sorority votes, the #1 quality the members look for is a friend. They want to connect with you.
There are a couple of qualities every sorority looks for in a new member.
#1. Potential new members who the members can be friends with
#2. Potential new members who can back a philanthropy
#3. Potential new members who are devoted
Potential new members who are willing to stay for 3 to 4 years.
#4. Potential new members who are committed to their academics
If you look closely at these qualities, they usually are relevant to the rounds of recruitment. The rounds allow the members to focus on a specific topic like sisterhood or philanthropy. During the rounds, the members ask important questions to see if you are the right fit for the sorority.
HOW CAN YOU INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF BEING INVITED BACK TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SORORITIES FOR ROUND 2? HOW CAN YOU INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF DROPPING SORORITY AT ROUND 2?
How to increase your chances of being invited back to sororities you like at Round 2
If you want to be invited back to a popular sorority on your campus or be invited back to the maximum number of sororities, you have to get your name out there. They member have to know who you are. They will most likely be dropping OVER 55% of all potential new members. If they do not know your name, the likelihood of you being invited back is not great.
To increase your chances of being invited back to popular sororities and invited to the maximum number of sororities, you need to create and implement a prepping for sorority recruitment plan.
Why do you need a prepping for sorority recruitment plan?
Imagine you are running for President of the United States. On election day, you announce you are running for President by making an Instagram post.
Will you be elected President of the United States?
Probably not. Some have already voted. Those who follow you might not see you are running. Some do not follow you on Instagram. Some have already selected another candidate.
If you want to become the next President, in the months leading up to the election, you have to campaign. People have to know your name and believe in you. The same idea applies to sorority recruitment. Many potential new members wait until Round 1 to get their names out there. If you wait until Round 1 to show how great you are, it is TOO LATE. The sororities spend months leading up to sorority recruitment pre-screening potential new members. To have options at Round 2, the members have to know who you are.
How do you to create your prepping for sorority recruitment plan?
Many potential new members spend weeks focusing ONLY on the material aspects of sorority recruitment – what to wear, makeup, hair, the color of their social resume, etc. It seems like the material things help you stand out and get a great score. However, the color of your social resume, a recruitment packet, a Cartier LOVE bracelet, and Golden Goose sneakers will not get a bid. To get a bid to a sorority you love, you have to communicate you are the right fit. You have to communicate BEFORE and DURING sorority recruitment. To know how and when to communicate, you want to use the CRUSH Method to gain Rush Crush Status.
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HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF BEING INVITED BACK TO SORORITIES YOU LIKE AT ROUND 3
Once Round 2 starts, the scoring is based on your conversations. To get a good score, you have to make connections.
Why do connections matter during sorority recruitment?
When you picked your roommate,
Did you care what her favorite color was?
Did you care how many boxes she was going to bring when moving in?
Probably not. Most likely, you picked someone who wanted a similar experience for college and lived a similar life to you.
The same idea applies to sorority recruitment. The members look for women who are similar to the current members. They want you to join and be able to find immediate friends. To receive a bid, you have to communicate that you are similar to them. You have to allow the members to connect with you.
How do you allow the members to connect to you?
With each answer, you expand on your answers with specific details. When you expand on your answers, you give the members opportunities to find things in common with you. These commonalities allow the members to ask you random follow-up questions or have a conversation with you. The member walks away from that conversation and says, “Wow! I love her! She is just like us! I have to get her into my sorority!” When this comment is said, you gained Rush Crush Status, and the member has connected with you. The member does not see you as a random potential new member. She sees you as a member of HER sorority. The member works overtime to get you into the sorority. She talks to the Recruitment Chair about you. She tells her friends about you. She does everything possible to increase your chances of getting invited back.
CONCLUSION
Remember. Sorority recruitment is a numbers game. To be invited back to the sororities you want,
They have to know your name before sorority recruitment starts. You need to create a prepping plan and implement it.
You have to connect with the member in your conversations. Connections are how you are invited back to the sorority.
DO YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK HELP YOU STAND OUT OR GAIN RUSH CRUSH STATUS DURING SORORITY RECRUITMENT?
When you depend on Youtube and TikTok for advice, you prepare like everyone else. When you look like everyone else, you do not stand out. If a sorority can only invite back 30% of all PNMs, how will you show them that you deserve to be in the top 30%?
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