GREEK TERMS
Active – initiated member who is at the collegiate level
Alumna – graduated sorority member
Badge – the pin of an initiated member
Bid – formal invitation to join a Greek organization
Big – an active member that is a designated mentor for a newer member
Chapter – a local group of the national organization
Colony – a Greek organization in the final stages of being installed as a chartered chapter of the national organization
Continuous Open Recruitment – a process that allows chapters to continuously recruit and bid new members outside the formal recruitment period
Formal Rush (see section)
Greek Week – an annual celebration in which chapters participate in education, social, and service events
Initiation – the formal ceremony that brings a new member into full Greek membership
Inter-fraternity Council (IFC) – the governing body of 14 nationally recognized fraternities
Inter-Greek Council (IGC) – The governing body of the 4 culturally based chapters
Legacy – someone whose mother, father, sister, brother, or grandparents was an initiated member of a Greek organization
Little – newer member who is mentored by an older member
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) – governing body of the 9 nationally recognized sororities
New Member – a potential member who has accepted the bid to a Greek organization, but has not yet been initiated
New Member Educator – the chapter officer who sees the development of new members and prepares them for initiation
New Member Program – period of learning about the Greek organization with different social and learning events
Open Recruitment – period after formal recruitment where Greek organizations offer bids
Panhellenic Association (Panhel) – the governing body for the 10 nationally recognized sororities
Philanthropy – a service project sponsored by a chapter from which donations of time, goods, and/or money is made
Pledge – aka 'new member'
Potential New Member – a collegiate who is participating in recruitment
Preferential Bidding – the process of mutual selection between Panhellenic sororities and potential new members
Quota – a specified number of women a Panhellenic sorority may offer bids to during formal recruitment
Recruitment Councilor – an initiated member of a Panhellenic sorority who guides potential new members through recruitment
Recruitment Guidelines – guidelines set forth by the IFC to ensure a fair and stress-free (haha that's a laugh) Recruitment process
Rush – aka 'Formal Recruitment'
