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

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

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

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

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

Commonly Asked
Common Questions
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?

Sorority Options at IWU
 Alpha Gamma Delta
 Kappa Delta
 Kappa Kappa Gamma
 Sigma Kappa

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)

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

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

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

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.

The Costs
Costs of Sorority
Membership
 Range for 1 st semester, of first year (based
on joining in fall semester)
 $505-$882
 Range for 2 nd 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

Hazing
Don’t they Haze?
 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).

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

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