The phrase "membership selection" is private...

[33girl]

Originally Posted by jwsteele

I just have a question that I have always been curious about. For sororities, when you say, "membership selection is private and is ritual" does EVERY chapter of XYZ follow the same voting/rating procedures or does each chapter of XYX have their own system which they keep private? I know for fraternities it's very flexible how your chapter can decide to make cuts/votes that differ from the "national standard" but I've always been curious how it works on the sorority side.

I would assume that since the sororities are more standardized than the fraternities in matters of rush and pledging programs, it would follow that they would be the same as far as membership selection.

2 different chapters might not come up with the same assessment of the same girl, but you probably already figured that out.

[KSUViolet06]

Our HQ has a standard membership selection process that each chapter follows. Details about the process itself aren't disclosed until after initiation. Basically, as a new member, you know that there's a process to choosing new members, but you don't learn what it is until after you are initiated.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Our HQ has a standard membership selection process that each chapter follows. Details about the process itself aren't disclosed until after initiation. Basically, as a new member, you know that there's a process to choosing new members, but you don't learn what it is until after you are initiated.

Exactly, with one exception: we are proud to state that Alpha Delta Pi was the first to ban the Black Ball system in Membership Selection.