The Atlanta Alumnae Panhellenic Association holds an information session for all interested girls and their parents every spring. When the visitors arrive, they are offered soft drinks and are allowed to look through various rush manuals from Southern schools. (Panhellenic sends out requests to the schools for them each year.)
The girls cannot take the manuals, but they can look through them while they are visiting. Then, they are given handouts with FAQ about sororities, the NPC's anti-hazing and risk management policies, and reasons why people go Greek.
After a while, everyone is seated and a guest speaker talks to the girls about sorority life and answers questions. This year the speaker was a recent graduate of a Southern school who shared highlights of her sorority experience. Then the past president of the alumnae association will talk to the girls about how they should go about getting alumnae recommendations over the summer, and the girls are given rec forms to fill out with their resume information.
At no time does ANYONE let the girls or parents know what their sorority affiliation is. We are there to answer questions and encourage the girls to rush -- not to pump up our own organizations. For this reason, no one is allowed to wear anything with letters -- no badges, jewelry, etc. Even the guest speaker does not name her sorority.
Hope this helps!
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