Panhellenic
Recruitment
Gvsu Greek Life
Rho Gamma Lingo
Acronyms
100
A term used to refer to all women’s membership organizations within the National Panhellenic Conference, may also be referred to as women’s fraternities.
What is a sorority?
100
The last day of recruitment, when potential new members receive bids to join chapters and become new members.
What is Bid Day?
100

The event where potential members visit different sororities.

Recruitment 

100
The nickname of the recruitment counselors.
What is a Rho Gam?
100
PNM
What is a potential new member?
200
A specific organization or cause to which members donate volunteer hours and money.
What is a philanthropy?
200
The final round of primary recruitment
What is preference?
200

One week in the spring that celebrates the Greek community through a variety of fun events.

What is Greek Week?

200
The nickname of the final round of recruitment.
What is pref?
200
NPC
What is the National Panhellenic Conference?
300
Sacred and inspirational ceremonies used to inspire and educate members about the values of the organization.
What is Ritual?
300
A prospective member whose relative is an initiated member of a sorority.
What is a legacy?
300

This term refers to initiated members who have graduated.

Alumnae

300
The nickname for the Panhellenic Executive Board.
What is exec?
300
CAC
What is the Campus Activities Center?
400
The official representative of each NPC chapter to the College Panhellenic.
What is a delegate?
400
Intentional Single Preference
What is when a woman lists only one sorority on her membership recruitment acceptance binding agreement?
400

The ritual or ceremony that officially welcomes members.

What is initiation?

400
The process of becoming a neutral representative of the Panhellenic community; required for all Rho Gammas.
What is disaffiliation?
400
COB
What is Continuous Open Bidding?
500

What is the number of potential new members going through primary recruitment divided by the number of sororities on the campus?

Quota

500

This matching process at the end of recruitment pairs potential new members with chapters based on both of their ranked preferences.

What is bid matching (or the MRABA matching process)?

500

This quality is most important during recruitment and cannot be faked.

What is authenticity?

500

When do rho gams get to reaffiliate with their chapter?

Bid Day 

500
MRABA
What is the membership recruitment acceptance binding agreement?
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