The document outlines various dos and don'ts for sorority recruitment at VCU, including prohibiting alcohol use during recruitment events, strict rules around communication between sorority members and potential new members, and guidelines restricting transportation and visits during the recruitment period. Sorority members and alumnae must follow policies set by the College Panhellenic Council, which aim to promote an fair recruitment process without disparagement of other chapters.
9. Strict silence is designated as the period of
time from the end of the woman’s last event
until the issue of bids. Strict silence is defined
as verbal, written, printed or electronic
communication between potential members by
fraternity members, new members, or
alumnae.
10. Poll: On Bid Day, after the initial celebratio...
11. Unanimous Agreement
Each College Panhellenic Association
shall prohibit the use of alcoholic
beverages in membership recruitment
and Bid Day activities. (This includes
verbal and visual references).
12. Poll: Alumnae may interact with PNMs when they...
Each College Panhellenic Association shall
prohibit the use of
alcoholic beverages in membership
recruitment and Bid Day
activities. (This includes verbal and visual
references).
13. CPC of VCU Recruitment Regulations and Guidelines
V.21
Initiated collegiate
members, new
members and
inter/national
fraternity
representatives may
assist the chapter with
membership
recruitment activities.
Alumni present will be
under advisement of
the inter/national
fraternity
representatives.
What this means…
Alumnae and advisors
may be in the room,
greet PNMs, serve food
and drinks, help direct
women, and help keep
the chapter on
time. The may NOT
hold extensive
conversations with PNMs
and be in any way
involved with
encouraging a PNM to
“Go Sigma.
15. CPC of VCU Recruitment Regulations and Guidelines
V.16
Normal social
contact and
conversation shall
be allowed
between potential
members and
fraternity
members, new
members, and/or
alumnae during
formal membership
recruitment.
What this means…
This is not
considered
normal. PNMs
are responsible
for their own
transportation.
17. Panhellenic Membership recruitment Handbook
Page 89
The role of recruitment counselors is to:
Promote an understanding of the benefits
of fraternity affiliation and emphasize the
similarities in ideals and goals of all
women’s fraternities.
Provide encouragement to the potential
new members to continue recruitment
through the Preference round during fully
structured recruitment and to accept the
maximum number of invitations possible
during each round of recruitment.
23. CPC of VCU Recruitment Regulations and Guidelines
V.6.A-B
It is in accord with the
dignity and good manners
of fraternity women:
A. To avoid disparaging
remarks about any
fraternity or college
woman;
B. To create friendly
relations between
fraternity and
nonfraternity women
What this means…
Play nice!
25. Panhellenic Membership recruitment Handbook
V.5
All members (including
alumnae and new
members) are
responsible for
understanding and
observing the
membership
recruitment regulations
as well as the Virginia
Commonwealth
University Panhellenic
Council Code of Ethics.
What this means…
The chapter can
be held
accountable for
the bad behavior
of their alumnae.
27. Panhellenic Membership recruitment Handbook
V.15
No fraternity members, including new
members and alumnae, may visit a
potential member in her place of
residence during formal recruitment.
29. Panhellenic Membership recruitment Handbook
V.18
A factual sheet including a
list of fees to be incurred
by members during
collegiate membership,
grade requirement, and
housing obligations will be
provided to each Potential
New Member by the
Panhellenic Council. Each
chapter will be
responsible for submitting
the information to the
Vice President of
Recruitment.
What this means…
Be honest!
33. Panhellenic Membership recruitment Handbook
V.23
All membership recruitment publicity for the
Formal Recruitment Process will be the sole
responsibility of the College Panhellenic
Council through the CPC Marketing Team
which is made up of active members of the
CPC community. Any flyers or promotional
items are to go through the CPC approval
process. With the exception of Phi Sigma
Rho, no flyer or promotional item, other
than t-shirts or bid day items will be
approved for use prior to recruitment.
35. Panhellenic Membership recruitment Handbook
V.25
Per the NPC Unanimous
Agreement, no sorority
woman or potential new
member may have any
association with alcohol
starting 24 hours before
the start of formal
recruitment through 24
hours after bid day. For
Formal Recruitment 2013
that would be 4:00 p.m. on
Thursday August 29, 2013
through 7:00 p.m. on
Monday, September 3,
2013.
What this means…
No drinking at any
point during
recruitment!
37. Panhellenic Membership recruitment Handbook
VI.2
Prior to the defined Formal
Recruitment period, no sorority may
host an event or activity for the
purpose of recruitment.
Notas del editor
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