Active: A fully initiated member of a fraternity/Sorority

Alumni/Alumna: An initiated member who is no longer in college

Advisors Alumna: Alumna who bring experience and guidance to collegians

Bid: A formal invitation to pledge a fraternity/sorority

Chapter: The local group of the larger (international organization, represented by a special Greek-letter name.

Formal Recruitment: The recruitment period set aside by Panhellenic Council/Interfraternity Council for membership selection

Fraternity: A Greek letter brotherhood; the term 'fraternity' often applies to a sorority.

Initiation: The formal ceremony during which a new member begins full membership in a fraternity/sorority.

Legacy: A potential new member who has a close relative who is a member of a sorority.

New Member: A person who have accepted a bid but not yet been initiated.

Philanthropy: Projects sponsored by Greek chapters to raise money for charitable organizations.

Potential New Member: A full-time PSU students interested in joining a Greek-letter organization.

New Member Period: A time during which new members learn about the Greek chapter and its members.

Quota: The specified number of new members each chapter can accept during formal recruitment.

Reference Letter/Recommendation: A letter signed by an alumni/alumna recommending an individual for membership. These letters are not required for PSU recruitment.

Run-Out: An event involving two or more Greek-letter organizations.

Recruitment: The mutually selective process by which potential members and fraternity/sorority members get to know each other.

Recruitment Counselor (Rho Gamma): A sorority member who has disaffiliated from her sorority during recruitment week to assist female students interested in recruitment.

Sororities: A Greek letter sisterhood; sometimes referred to as women's fraternities.

For more information contact the Campus Activities Center at (620)-235-4795 or by email, dadams@pittstate.edu.