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Registration Questions
Am I registered for Fall Formal Recruitment?
How do I register for Fall Formal Recruitment?
Do I need to send in an official transcript with my registration form?
My school won’t give me an official transcript, what should I do?
How do I let the Department of Student Housing know that I'm moving early?
What does my registration fee cover?
GPA Questions
Does the Panhellenic Association have a GPA requirement for Fall Formal Recruitment?
I have some college credit hours, should I send that transcript in as well as my high school transcript?
Are there any exceptions to the GPA requirement?
My school does not go on a 4.0 scale/I took all honors/AP courses/my school was a college prep school, will this be considered when looking at my GPA?
Financial Questions
What are the financial obligations that I will see if I join a sorority at KU?
What is the comparison of living in the chapter house and living in a residence hall or off campus?
What am I getting out of all these dues and fees I pay?
If I can’t meet the financial obligations, what do I do?
General Recruitment Questions
What should I wear for recruitment week?
What if I can't make it to a recruitment round or I have to arrive late?
What does it mean to "maximize my options"?
Will I automatically get into a chapter by the end of the week?
If I'm a legacy will I automatically get a bid from a chapter?
Does Recruitment intefere with Hawk Week?
WIll I have to live in the house as a freshman?
What is a recommendation and do I have to have one?
Am I registered for Fall Formal Recruitment?
If you have sent in your registration form, check/money order, and official transcript to the Panhellenic office you will receive a confirmation email within two weeks of the date it was received. After two weeks, if you do not receive an email, call the office and double check on the status of your application.
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How do I register for Fall Formal Recruitment?
By May 15th an online registration form will be available on this website. Once you have submitted the online registration form please mail your Recruitment fee and an official transcript to the Panhellenic Office.
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Do I need to send in an official transcript with my registration form?
YES! You cannot go through Fall Formal Recruitment without an OFFICIAL high school or college transcript. Photocopies will not be accepted and the official transcripts should have a raised seal or signature on it verifying the validity of the transcript. If there are problems with obtaining an official transcript email us (should be a hyperlink opening a new email that will go to pharecruitment@ku.edu and we will approach the problems on an individual basis.
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My school won’t give me an official transcript, what should I do?
Some schools will not give their students an official transcript, but will send it directly to where it needs to go. If your school has this policy, have them send the transcript to the KU Panhellenic Association and we will match the transcript with your registration form when both are received.
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How do I let the Department of Student Housing know that I’m moving in early?
We will take care of this for you! Once you have submitted your registration materials, your name will go on a list that will be submitted to the Department of Student Housing for early move-in. The cost for this is covered in your recruitment registration fee. They will be expecting you on August 15th and will have your room and keys ready to go!
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What does my registration fee cover?
The $130.00 registration fee will cover meals and transportation during the week, early move-in for women living in the residence halls, a dining hall pass for those living off-campus, and a 2008 Fall Formal Recruitment t-shirt that they will wear during Open House rounds.
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Does the Panhellenic Association have a GPA requirement for Fall Formal Recruitment?
Yes. The Panhellenic Association has established a grade requirement for those participating in Fall Formal Recruitment. Incoming freshman women must have a 2.75 cumulative GPA and sophomores or transfer students must have a 2.8 cumulative GPA in order to participate in the process.
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I have some college credit hours, should I send that transcript in as well as my high school transcript?
No. Any woman who has 30 college credit hours or more is considered a sophomore and only needs to turn in her college transcripts. If a woman has 29 credit hours or less only a high school transcript is needed.
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Are there any exceptions to the GPA requirement?
Yes. Panhellenic understands and will make exceptions for any woman who has a medically documented learning disability. We must have written documentation and verification from your high school/family physician. Although Panhellenic makes this exception, individual chapters may not make exceptions to their own grade requirements.
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My school does not go on a 4.0 scale/I took all honors/AP courses/my school was a college prep school, will this be considered when looking at my GPA?
The GPA that Panhellenic goes by is calculated on the same system that KU uses. So, the GPA that KU has for you is the same GPA that Panhellenic will use.
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What are the financial obligations that I will see if I join a sorority at KU?
Each chapter at KU has dues that must be paid in order to stay an active member. The range that a new-member could pay is $1,016-$2,443 with the average new member paying somewhere around $1,660.
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What is the comparison of living in the chapter house and living in a residence hall or off campus?
Living in a sorority here at KU is comparable to living in the residence halls and off campus. Almost all of our sororities are actually more affordable than the residence halls. Live in fees range from $4,600-$7,300 with the average live-in fee being somewhere around $5,300 a year.
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What am I getting out of all these dues and fees I pay?
Each chapter at KU is different in where their fees and dues go. An example of a breakdown in chapter dues may be: Social fees, national fees, one-time initiation fee, house maintenance/utility fees, individual chapter fees, etc.
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If I can’t meet the financial obligations, what do I do?
The Panhellenic Association and most sororities here at KU have individual and financial aid opportunities offered through their local or national organizations. Interested prospective members should inquire about these opportunities during Fall Formal Recruitment.
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What should I wear for recruitment week?
A couple of general guidelines:
- You do not need to buy new clothes for recruitment! You probably already have everything you need in your closet.
- It is hot in Kansas in August so dress comfortably.
- KU is a hilly campus and you will be doing some walking so choose comfortable shoes!
For the first two days of recruitment we will provide you with a t-shirt to wear and you can choose what you want to wear on the bottom; shorts, capris, and a skirt are all good options. From that point on each round gets progressively dressier. On the third day some good options would be a skirt, capris, or shorts and top. For the fourth day a sundress or skirt/capris and a top would be a good choice. During the last round, the chapters will be dressed up and it would be appropriate for you to dress up too. A dress that you would wear to a wedding or to church would be appropriate – a prom dress would not be appropriate!
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What if I can’t make it to a recruitment round or I have to arrive late?
The Recruitment staff will work very hard to collect your conflicts during the week and make sure the chapters know that you have conflicts. The chapters are very understanding about conflicts and know that recruitment is not the only thing going on during this week. However, limit your conflicts to the very important things such as band, orientation, cheer squad and other KU activities that require attendance during this week. The more conflicts you have, the fewer times the chapters get to meet you and the harder it is for them to make decisions.
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What does it mean to “maximize my options”?
At the end of each day, you will have the opportunity to rank the chapters you visited in preference order. For each round of recruitment, you MUST rank every chapter that you have visited that day. Once you have attended the Preference round, we do not require you to rank every chapter that you have visited that night. However, if you do rank every chapter (maximize your options) we will guarantee that you will receive a bid from one of the chapters that you have ranked. For example, if you have visited three chapters that night and you rank all three, you will have maximized your options. However, if you visit three chapters and only rank two of them, you have not maximized your options and Panhellenic can not guarantee you a bid from a sorority.
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Will I automatically get into a chapter by the end of the week?
KU has a very low occurrence of women who are not matched to a chapter for one reason or another. The average percentage of women who didn’t match over the last three years is about 4%. While we can’t guarantee that you’ll match to a chapter for the whole week, if you participate in the Preference round (the last round of recruitment) and you maximize your options when you rank the chapters you visited that night, and we will guarantee that you will become a member of one of those chapters.
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If I’m a legacy will I automatically get a bid from a chapter?
No. Each Prospective member starts recruitment on a level playing field. While each chapter has their own policies for recruiting legacies, the will make decisions based on their varied standards.
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Does Recruitment interfere with Hawk Week?
The Panhellenic Association makes every effort to get you to as many Hawk Week events as possible. We will guarantee that you will have the opportunity to attend Traditions Night, the Hawk Link Block Party, Convocation and Downtown Hawks which are all of the largest Hawk Week events.
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Will I have to live in the house as a freshman?
No. The Panhellenic sororities will not require you to move into the house until your sophomore year.
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What is a recommendation and do I have to have one?
A letter of recommendation is an introduction and brief description of a Prospective member to a chapter that is written by an alumna of that particular organization. Letters of recommendation are NOT required to go through recruitment; however, most women find them helpful in the process. Every year there are many women who join chapters that have many letters of recommendation and there are women who join chapters who don’t have any letters of recommendation. If you would like to secure letters of recommendation, you can ask a woman whom you know is an alumna of a sorority represented at KU to write one for you and send it directly to her specific organization. The addresses can be found on this site under Letters of Recommendation.
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