College Panhellenic Association Recruitment at Queens

We are so glad you have an interest in participating in the College Panhellenic Association Sorority Recruitment process! Joining one of the four wonderful National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) sororities on Queens’ campus can enrich your college experience, as well as provide lasting memories and lifelong connections. Queens University of Charlotte prioritizes a values-based recruitment method for sororities. This amplifies the focus of recruitment efforts on authentic conversations about the sorority experience.

Fall 2025 recruitment will occur within the month of September, in the form of what’s called “Partially-Structured Recruitment”. This method allows flexibility for both potential new members (PNMs) and active chapters to get to know each other during Open House Events and still provides support during Invitational Events and Bid Day. Bid Day is scheduled for Sunday, September 14.

How Does Recruitment Work?

Recruitment is based on a mutual selection process determined by the preferences of the chapters and the PNMs. Mutual selection means that at the end of the Open House Round, while PNMs are ranking which chapters they would most like to revisit for Invitational Events, the sorority chapters are also selecting which women they would most like to invite back. Students will find out in the morning of the Invitational Events which chapters they will be visiting that day.

In the Open House Round, PNMs will visit at least one event hosted by each of the four chapters.
In the Invitational Preference Round, PNMs will visit up to two chapters for 60 minutes each.

PNMs must meet with the Fraternity and Sorority Life Advisor after their Invitational Round events to submit the rankings. PNMs will attend Bid Distribution the following day to receive their invitation to join from one chapter.

Before the beginning of official recruitment events, there will be opportunities for PNMs to meet and learn more about sorority life, including the Clubs and Orgs Fair hosted by Student Engagement, FSL Fair, Panhellenic Panel, and Lodge Tours events focused on introducing PNMs to the community and teaching them what sorority life is all about! For more information about events, please see the event information below.

Recruitment Counselors

Every woman who registers and is eligible for recruitment will be connected with a Recruitment Counselor. As part of the Panhellenic Recruitment Team, Recruitment Counselors (RCs) are members of Panhellenic sororities who are here to advocate for the sorority experience and support PNMs throughout the recruitment process.

Leading up to recruitment, registered PNMs will be contacted by an RC who will share recruitment information, answer questions, and be a friendly face as they gear up for coming to campus in August. PNMs are welcome to talk to any of the Recruitment Counselors at any time during the Primary Recruitment period to discuss questions, concerns, or anything that’s on their mind as they experience the process.

More information about the Panhellenic Recruitment Team, including contact information, can be found in the Panhellenic Recruitment Packet, linked on this webpage!

Recruitment Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to participate in Panhellenic Recruitment, students must:

Be enrolled as a full-time student at Queens University of Charlotte.
Be in good standing with the university (not on academic or disciplinary probation).
Meet the minimum GPA requirements of the respective governing council and/or organization. The College Panhellenic Association at Queens has determined that all undergraduate female students who have obtained at least a 2.500 cumulative grade point average are eligible to register and participate in sorority recruitment.
- For first-year students, their high school GPA upon graduation will be used to determine eligibility.
- For upperclassmen and transfer students, their cumulative GPA from Queens/their previous institution will be used to determine eligibility.
- Sororities may have a different GPA requirement for affiliation.
Complete the registration online. Registration is open as of June 1 and will close on September 12. All PNMs wishing to participate in the remainder of the primary recruitment process need to be registered through our portal.
Attend at least one Open House Event hosted by each chapter (four events in total). The events schedule can be found in the Potential New Member Information Packet and further on this page.

Recruitment Registration

All students participating in Fall Primary Recruitment must complete the online registration form before the last day of Open House Events. Registration is kept open to allow PNMs to join throughout the Open House Round, however, PNMs must complete the registration form by September 12 to be eligible to continue in the Primary Recruitment process. In addition to registering, PNMs must attend at least one Open House Event hosted by each chapter, four events in total, to be eligible to continue in the Primary Recruitment process.

Please contact the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life with any questions at fsl@queens.edu.

Recruitment Information Packet

Learn more about joining one of our chapters! This information packet contains all the need-to-know info for Panhellenic Recruitment, the chapters involved, your support team, events, and more.

Fall 2025 Information Packet

Recruitment Events

Explore the variety of events hosted by the FSL Community and Panhellenic sororities to introduce you to sorority life at Queens!

Pre-Recruitment Events are open to all and take place before the primary recruitment period. They are designed to be an introduction to the community so you can learn what FSL is all about!

FSL Fair

- Tuesday, September 2, 4-6 p.m. on the Residence Quad
- This informational fair features all six of the sororities on campus, including two National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities and the four National Panhellenic Conference sororities to which this recruitment process applies. This is a great time to get to know each sorority and hear more about recruitment events!
- Attendance is highly encouraged, but does not count towards a PNM’s required event count. Casual attire is recommended.

Panhellenic Panel

- Thursday, September 4, 7-8 p.m. in Claudia Belk (inside the Levine Center)
- This informational Panel is designed to show PNMs what life as a member of the Queens Panhellenic community is really like! Representatives from each chapter will be answering questions about life as a sorority woman and will be available to answer your questions as well.
- Attendance is highly encouraged, but does not count towards a PNM’s required event count. Casual attire is recommended.

Lodge Tours

- Saturday, September 6, every 15 minutes between 12-2 p.m. the Sorority Lodges (bottom floor of Wireman Residence Hall)
- Come down to the Fraternity and Sorority Village to see the private spaces dedicated to each sorority! This is a unique benefit to being in a sorority, and PNMs will be able to learn about each chapter’s space while enjoying some light refreshments.
- Recruitment counselors will be available to direct and walk with PNMs to the Village area. All PNMs should plan to be present and should sign up for a time slot – Lodge Tours Sign Up
- This does not count towards a PNM’s required event count. Casual attire is recommended.

Open House events mark the official beginning of Panhellenic Recruitment and are open to all. They’re your way to get to know each individual Panhellenic chapter! In order to participate in primary recruitment, you must attend at least one event for each chapter (four in total).

Monday, September 8

- A Slice of Sisterhood with Phi Mu – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Queens Hall Terrace
  - Join the sisters of Phi Mu for pizza, board games, and good vibes!

Tuesday, September 9

- Sister Smoothies with Alpha Delta Pi – 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in Belk Chapel Rotunda
  - Enjoy some smoothies and good conversations with the sisters of Alpha Delta Pi!
- Craft and Care with Kappa Delta – 6-8 p.m. in Claudia Belk
  - Take part in an important aspect of sorority life: service! The sisters of Kappa Delta invite you to join them in decorating first aid kits to donate to Girl Scout Troop 1069.

Wednesday, September 10

- Coffee and Tea with Chi Omega – 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Belk Chapel Rotunda
  - Start your morning off right with some coffee and tea and learn more about the Chi Omega sisterhood!
- Manifest and Mingle with Phi Mu – 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Phi Mu Lodge
  - Enjoy an afternoon of relaxation and choose from a selection of activities including face masks, painting nails, journaling/planning the upcoming semester, and contributing to a vision board for the semester alongside sisters of Phi Mu!
- Pop In with Kappa Delta – 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Kappa Delta Lodge
  - Come down to the lodges to join the sisters of Kappa Delta for an evening of popcorn, movies, and socializing!

Friday, September 12

- Owl be your Pal with Chi Omega – 12-2 p.m. in the Chi Omega Lodge
  - Join the sisters of Chi Omega and take part in an important aspect of sorority life: service! We will be making stuffed owls to donate to Make-A-Wish.
- Get to Know ADPi’s Philanthropy with Alpha Delta Pi – 6-8 p.m. in the Alpha Delta Pi Lodge
  - Engage with and learn about an important aspect of sorority life, service, with Alpha Delta Pi and their philanthropy, Ronald McDonald House!

Once you have Attended Four Events…

- Once you have attended at least one event for each sorority, four in total, you are able to submit your rankings.
  - Since Panhellenic Recruitment is a mutual selection process, you will be ranking chapters on how much you would like to join them, and they will be deciding who they would like to invite to join them.
- You can submit your rankings via email or in person with the designated Queens staff person, or fill out this survey: PNM Ranking Submission Form.
- You MUST submit your rankings in one of the above ways to be eligible to continue in the recruitment process.

Invitational Events and Bid Day are specific to your journey through recruitment. On Saturday, Invitational Events will take place; your schedule will be given to you in the morning by your Recruitment Counselors. You may be invited to up to two events, of which you must attend them all. Bid Day is when you will find out which sorority you are invited to join and get to celebrate with your new sisters!

Saturday, September 13

- Receive Your Schedule – 9-9:30 a.m., Location TBA
  - Meet with your Recruitment Counselors to receive your schedule and ask any questions you may have.
  - Please show up to this meeting dressed and ready for your day, as you may be scheduled for the first event time. See the Information Packet for recommended attire.
  - If you are not scheduled for the first event time, you may go back to your room/somewhere else as long as you arrive to the lodges no later than 15 minutes before your scheduled event start time.
- Invitational Events – 10 a.m.-3 p.m., FSL Village Lodges
  - Events will be up to 1 hour each; you will only attend up to two events throughout the day.
- Submit your Preferences – After your last Invitational Event, FSL Village Lodges
  - Following your last Invitational Event of the day, you must meet with the Queens staff person to submit your preferences of which chapter you would like to join.
  - This is a completely private process that only the Queens staff person will be present for.
  - This is where you will sign your Membership Recruitment Acceptance Binding Agreement (MRABA), which you can learn more about at this link: MRABA Explained. The Queens staff person will also be there with you to go through the document and answer any questions you may have.

Sunday, September 14

- Receive your Bid Card – 11:45-11:55 a.m., Tyson Great Room (inside Gambrell Center)
  - Bid Day is the final day of the process in which PNMs are notified if they will be receiving a bid for membership to one of the sororities, and which sorority they are invited to join.
  - We will be doing a group opening of bid cards so everyone can celebrate together.
- Bid Day Community Celebration – 12-1:30 p.m., Levine Lawn
- Following the card opening, PNMs will “run home” to their new chapters and celebrate joining their chapter and the Panhellenic community. Individual chapter celebrations may take place after the community celebration wraps up

Potential New Member Bill of Rights

The Potential Members’ Bill of Rights is determined by the NPC Unanimous Agreements. If at any point a potential member feels as though any of the rights below have been compromised, they should contact a Recruitment Counselor and/or the Fraternity and Sorority Advisor.

The right to be treated as an individual.
The right to be fully informed about the recruitment process.
The right to ask questions and receive true and objective answers from recruitment counselors and members.
The right to be treated with respect.
The right to be treated as a capable and mature person without being patronized.
The right to ask how or why and receive straight answers.
The right to have and express opinions to recruitment counselors.
The right to have inviolable confidentiality when sharing information with recruitment counselors.
The right to make informed choices without undue pressure from others.
The right to be fully informed about the binding agreements implicit in the acceptance card signing.
The right to make one’s own choices and decisions and accept full responsibility for the results of that decision.
The right to have a positive, safe, and enriching recruitment and new member experience.

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