Primary Recruitment is the formal recruitment process that takes place towards the beginning of the fall semester. Recruitment occurs over four separate days: Open House, Philanthropy, Sisterhood, and Preference. On Open House every potential new member will meet every chapter on campus. During Philanthropy, chapters speak to potential new members about their chapter's specific philanthropies and how they give back to the community, Sisterhood focuses on the sisterhood aspect of sorority life, and how chapter members support and grow with one another. Preference is the final day of recruitment, where potential new members meet up to one to two chapters to learn more about the values, traditions, sisterhood, and all aspects of the sororities they are invited back to. 

Primary Recruitment will take place from September 12th-23rd (with a break during the week). 

PNM Orientation: Thursday, September 12th (evening)

Open House: Saturday, September 14th

Philanthropy: Sunday, September 15th

Sisterhood: Saturday, September 21st

Preference: Sunday, September 22nd

Bid Day: Monday, September 23rd (evening)

Registration opens June 15th!

Active Member: A college undergraduate who has been initiated into a sorority membership

Bid: An invitation to join a chapter 

Chapter: One of the 11 sororities governed by the Panhellenic Council on Northeastern's campus

Continuous Open Bidding (COB): An informal process that occurs after primary recruitment in the Fall and during the Spring semester where chapters recruit potential new members outside the formal recruitment process

Initiation: The ceremony in which a new member becomes an active member

National Panhellenic Conference (NPC): The governing body representing all college Panhellenic Association members in the United States and Canada

New Member: A college undergraduate who has accepted a bid to join a sorority but has not been initiated

Panhellenic: The governing body for sororities at Northeastern University that are associated with the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC)

Party: A specific round in each day of recruitment 

Potential New Member (PNM): An individual participating in the recruitment process to join one of the Panhellenic sororities. 

Primary Recruitment: The formal recruitment process that takes place in the Fall Semester. 

Rho Gamma: A recruitment counselor that is a member of one of the chapters her at Northeastern. Rho Gammas guide PNMs through the recruitment process

Round: A particular day of recruitment - Open House, Philanthropy, Sisterhood, or Preference 

Sister: A term used within a women's sorority to refer to other members within the same sorority 

Sorority: A Greek-lettered organization for women

The Panhellenic Community does not have a minimum GPA requirement to participate in recruitment. However, individual chapters may have a minimum GPA requirement which you can ask about during your conversations.  

Please note that the Panhellenic community on Northeastern's campus is for undergraduate students only. Additionally, you must be a fully matriculated undergraduate student paying the Student Activity Fee to be considered eligible. (Unfortunately, NU Immerse students must wait until they are fully matriculated students to be considered eligible to participate in the recruitment process)

The Potential New Member Guide (PNM) Module shares tips, tricks, expectations, context, and previews of the recruitment experience here at Northeastern! Please note that if you are a PNM registered for the upcoming primary recruitment (Fall 2024) it is required to review the information within the PNM Module!