Active:  an initiated member of a sorority or fraternity.

Bid:  a formal invitation to join a sorority for fraternity.

Chapter:  the local collegiate member of an international Greek organization.

Continuous Open Bidding (COB):  the informal process of membership selection that begins after Formal Recruitment and continues throughout the academic year. 

Fraternity:  formally, it is the name applied to all Greek-letter organizations.  Informally, it applies to men’s groups.

Formal Recruitment:  the structured process of membership selection held during new student orientation.

Initiation:  a formal, traditional ceremony by which new members become new initiates.

Panhellenic:  the governing body that oversees women’s Greek organizations.

Philanthropy:  a charity or service organization that a sorority of fraternity supports through special activities and service projects, which could include awareness and involvement, or the raising of funds.

Pi Chi (Recruitment Counselor): a woman who acts as a counselor for all potential new members participating in the Sorority Formal Recruitment process.

Potential New Member:  a term for someone being recruited by a sorority or fraternity.

Sorority:  a group of women joined together in friendship to share social and educational experiences.  A Greek-letter sisterhood is also called a women’s fraternity.

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