Confused...

[PenguinTrax]

Yes there is Formal Recruitment - check out the WCU Greek Life page.

You aren't expected to do activities with sorority members if you aren't already a member. However, if you are extended an invitation for membership you will be expected to participate in New Member meetings and Chapter events.

[FSUZeta]

go by the greek life office at wcu and ask them about formal recruitment-the dates, the expense, what to expect, etc. they will be happy to help-after all that's their job!

[SassyPantsAGD]

That's exciting to hear that you are interested in joining Greek Life at Western Carolina University. It is a GREAT experience!

I'm assuming that you have been at WCU for the last two years, therefore you would be familiar with Valleyballyhoo. At VBH there will be a Greek Life table with all of the sorority women. There will be information regarding recruitment events.

WCU holds their formal recruitment in the Spring. You can choose to wait if you would like to stick to the formal structure.

However, if you are interested in pledging in the fall, all of the sororities will be holding informal events throughout the first weeks of school following VBH. Spend some time to talk to some of the women at the table. None of them will be wearing letters because during that time they promote Greek Life as a whole. However, there will be a sign up sheet so that the women can contact you for their events. If you still want to wait until the Spring it would be a great opportunity to attend some events at the houses in the fall to meet the organizations.

Good luck! Its certainly a great opportunity to get involved at Western and one of the best experiences I ever had!

[tlw23]

I more meant fundraising events and other things the soroities do throughout the semester.

And thanks I have been there/here for two years now and I never realized there was a table for that in the mass of advertising. I'm actually kind of itching to start as soon as possible so I'll probably try in the Fall, I was just wondering what types of things would go on and evrything for that kind of recruitment.

[SassyPantsAGD]

With having the Informal Recruitment (aka Continuous Open Recruitment) each house will have events at their houses at various times throughout the few weeks following the start of school. They range from various themes to activities. They will typically last 45 minutes to an hour depending on what activities are done and the theme for the event.

I would suggest going ahead and checking out the National/International as well as local sites for each sorority that exist:

Alpha Chi Omega: http://www.alphachiomega.org and http://www.alphachiomega-wcu.com/

Alpha Gamma Delta: http://www.alphagammadelta.org

Alpha Xi Delta: http://www.alphaxidelta.org

Delta Zeta: http://www.deltazeta.org

Phi Mu: http://wcuphimu.4t.com/ and http://www.phimu.org

Good Luck with doing fall recruitment! It is a lot of fun and I'm sure you will find a perfect match somewhere at WCU