National Panhellenic Council (NPC)
Organizes and directs recruitment and other events including community service projects and fundraisers. There are a total of 26 national sororities that are members of the National Panhellenic Conference of which we have 3 at Nicholls.
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER
Each Fall semester, women interested in joining either Delta Zeta, Phi Mu, or Sigma Sigma Sigma participate in sorority recruitment. It is held at the beginning of the Fall semester, usually during the first or second week of the semester. During Sorority Recruitment, women get a chance to learn about the different sororities and the sororities get to meet potential new sisters.
THE PROCESS
It’s a mutual selection process that works to place interested women in sororities based on both of their preferences. Here’s what the recruitment process looks like night-by-night…
- Greek 101… the first night of recruitment. Greek 101 is completely casual. The only Greek women you’ll see this night are the Recruitment Counselors who have disafiliated from their sororities to help you in the process. At Greek 101, you’ll learn about the different sororities at Nicholls and about Panhellenic Sororities all over the world.
- Philanthropy Night… the second night. For Philanthropy Night you’ll be escorted by your Recruitment Counselors to each Sororities’ room where you’ll learn about the community service efforts of each chapter and you’ll get your first chance to meet the sorority women.
- Slideshow Night… the third night. This night you’ll get the chance to once again meet the sorority women and find out even more about them.
- Preference… the fourth night. Preference will give you a chance to speak with individual sorority members on a more intimate level. It’s more formal than any of the other nights and you’ll get to see a glimpse of each sororities rituals and what it means to them.
- Bid Day… the last recruitment event. After you get a bid to join a sorority, you’ll be whisked away to Bid Day where you’ll get a chance to bond with your new sisters.
Active NPC Chapters at Nicholls State University
Kappa Alpha Chapter of Delta Zeta Sorority
Gamma Pi Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority
Kappa Eta Chapter of Phi Mu Fraternity
2011 Fall Recruitment will be held on August 24th through bid day on the 28th. You can register here for online recruitment. All enrollees must have a 2.5 GPA from either high school or college (whichever is more recent) and pay a $25.00 fee.