Fall 2017

Go G r e e k

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PANHELLENIC COUNCIL

FALL FORMAL RECRUITMENT
 Table of Contents
Table of Contents.................................................................2
Recruitment Schedule........................................................4
Understanding Financial Obligations..........................7
Recruitment Rules & Policies..........................................8
Panhellenic Code of Ethics...............................................9
Potential New Member Bill of Rights...........................10
Before signing your MRABA...........................................11
Decoding the MRABA........................................................12
Is that Greek?.......................................................................14
Recruitment Q & A.............................................................16

CHAPTER SPOTLIGHTS
Alpha Chi Omega..............................................................20
Alpha Delta Pi.....................................................................22
Alpha Epsilon Phi.............................................................24
Alpha Phi..............................................................................26
Alpha Xi Delta.....................................................................28
Chi Omega...........................................................................30
Delta Delta Delta...............................................................32
Delta Gamma......................................................................34
Delta Zeta............................................................................36
Gamma Phi Beta...............................................................38
Kappa Alpha Theta...........................................................40
Kappa Kappa Gamma.....................................................42
Pi Beta Phi...........................................................................44
Zeta Tau Alpha...................................................................46
Phi Beta Chi........................................................................48

Let's Get Social..................................................................50

Panhellenic Community Grade Standards..............50
Thank You for Participating!...........................................51

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 MEET THE
PANHELLENIC COUNCIL

Anna Long Kathryn Clarke Holly Connor

President VP for Recruitment VP for Risk Reduction
& Management

Allison Clements Allison O'Keefe Andrea Dutton

VP for Leadership VP for Public VP for Philanthropy
& Education Relations & Marketing & Community Service

Lucy Langmack Akua Atuobi Maddy Thompson

VP for Academic VP for Standards Assistant VP for
Achievement Recruitment

Go Hawks, GW GreEk! 3
 Formal
Recruitment Schedule
To arrive at the IMU: PNMs board buses at Residence Halls (Slater, Rienow, Petersen,
Hillcrest & Mayflower). PNMs at Daum, Burge, Catlett, Currier & Stanley walk to IMU.

P NM Orientation
Round 1, Day 1 Events (Cont'd.)
Thursday, August 24 8:00 - 8:20pm Event 4
8:40 - 9:00pm Event 5
12:00 – 5:00pm
PNM Check-In 9:20 - 9:40pm Event 6
Location: North & South Rooms, IMU 10:00 - 10:20pm Event 7
5:30 – 7:30pm 10:40 - 11:00pm Event 8
PNM Orientation One
Location: Main Lounge, IMU

7:30 – 9:30pm Saturday, August 26

PNM Orientation Two
Location: Main Lounge, IMU Round 1, Day 2

Round One
7:00am
PNMs board buses or walk to IMU

8:00am
RGs & PNMs board buses & depart
Friday, August 25 for chapters
Round 1, Day 1
“Meet the Chapters”
10:00am 19 events (11 today), 20 minute events, 20
PNM Make-Up Orientation minute passing periods
Location: Illinois Room
Round 1, Day 2 Events
4:30pm
PNMs board buses or walk to IMU 8:30 - 8:50am Event 9

5:00 - 5:15pm 9:10 - 9:30am Event 10

RG meet with PNMs in Rho 9:50 - 10:10am Event 11
Gamma Groups
10:30 - 10:50am Event 12
5:20pm 11:10 - 11:30am Event 13
RG & PNM board buses to depart for
11:30 - 12:30pm LUNCH
chapters on Hubbard Park
12:50 - 1:10pm Event 14
“Meet the Chapters” 1:30 - 1:50pm Event 15
19 events (8 today), 20 minute events, 2:10 - 2:30pm Event 16
20 minute passing periods
2:50 - 3:10pm Event 17
Round 1, Day 1 Events 3:30 - 3:50pm Event 18
6:00 - 6:20pm Event 1 4:10 - 4:30pm Event 19
6:40 - 7:00pm Event 2 2:30-5:30pm
7:20 - 7:40pm Event 3 PNMs make preference selections

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Round Two
Sunday, August 27
Round 2, Day 1

7:15am
PNMs board buses or walk to IMU

8:00am
RGs & PNMs board buses & depart
for chapters

“Welcome Back”
15 Events (all today), 30 minute events,
20 minute passing periods

8:30 - 9:00am Event 1

9:20 - 9:50am Event 2
10:10 - 10:40am Event 3

Round Three
11:00 - 11:30am Event 4
11:50 - 12:20pm Event 5
12:40 - 1:10pm Event 6
1:20 - 2:40pm LUNCH
Friday, September 1
3:00 - 3:30pm Event 7
Round 3, Day 1
3:50 - 4:20pm Event 8
4:40 - 5:10pm Event 9 4:30pm
PNMs board buses or walk to IMU
5:30 - 6:00pm Event 10
5:30pm
6:20 - 6:50pm Event 11
RGs & PNMs board & depart for
7:10 - 7:40pm Event 12 chapters
8:00 - 8:30pm Event 13 “Sisterhood Round”
8:50 - 9:20pm Event 14 Day 1, 10 Events (4 today), 45 minute
events, 20 minute passing periods
9:40 - 10:10 pm Event 15

Event 1 6:00 - 6:45pm

Event 2 7:05 - 7:50pm
7:00 – 11:00pm Event 3 8:10 - 8:55pm
Buses take PNMs to IMU
PNM make Preference selections Event 4 9:15 - 10:00pm
Location: IMU ITC & River Room IT Event 5 10:20 - 11:05pm

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Saturday, September 2
Round 3, Day 2
Round Four
7:15am Sunday, September 3
PNMs board buses or walk to IMU Round 4, Day 1
8:00am
RGs & PNMs board buses & depart 10:15am
for chapters PNMs board buses or walk to IMU

11:30am
“Sisterhood Round” RGs and PNMs board buses
Day 2, 10 Events (6 today), 45 minute & depart for chapters
events, 20 minute passing periods

8:30 - 9:15am Event 6 “Preference Round”

5 Events (All today), 60 minute events,
9:35 - 10:20am Event 7 20 minute passing periods
10:40 - 11:25am Event 8
12:00 - 1:00pm Event 1
11:45 - 12:45pm LUNCH
1:20 - 2:20pm Event 2
1:05 - 1:50pm Event 9
2:40 - 3:40pm Event 3
2:10 - 2:55pm Event 10
4:00 - 5:00pm Event 4
3:15 - 4:00pm Event 11
5:20 - 6:20pm Event 5
5:00-9:30pm 3:30-7:30pm
PNMs make Preference selections PNMs make Preference selections
Location: IMU ITC & River Room Location: IMU ITC & Purdue Room,
3rd Floor IMU

Bid Day
Monday, September 4 - Bid Day - LABOR DAY
2:30pm
PNMs board buses or walk to IMU

3:00-3:30pm
Panhellenic Installation Ceremony

3:30pm
PNM’s released to chapters! • Location: Hubbard Park

8:00pm
Bid Day Activities conclude

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 Understanding
Financial Obligations
Each sorority has different dues & charges
that are outlined in the finance form on each
“Chapter Spotlight” page. It is important that
you fully understand the financial obligations
that coincide with membership.

Term
New Member Fee
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost
Live-In Initiated Member Cost
Definition
This fee typically includes a pledging fee,
initiation fee, and badge fee
This is the cost when you are initiated into your
chapter and live-out of your chapter structure
This is the cost when you are initiated into your
chapter and live-in your chapter structure

Term Definition
Dues Chapter operations, events, programming, &
support for the national organization
Board Food
Fund Maintenance & restoration of the structure
Parlor Structure improvement

Items that are typically not included are

apparel, other chapters’ philanthropy events, &
participating in extra sisterhood or social events.
These are all optional purchases for you to enjoy!

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Recruitment
Rules and Policies
• Alcohol is not permitted at any time
during Fall Formal Recruitment.
This includes all activities involving
New Members until 8:00 a.m. the
morning following Bid Day. Any
woman found breaking this rule will
have serious repercussions.
• Sorority members may not promise
bids or invitations to hint that a bid or
invitation will be extended to the PNM,
and they may not suggest that they
will see the Potential New Member
during the next rounds.
• Sorority members may not hold any
events with PNMs present outside of
the hours established for Fall Formal
Recruitment beginning the first day
students move into the Residence Halls
and ending with Bid Day.
• All communication between sorority
women and Potential New Members
outside of the hours established for
Fall Formal Recruitment is to be kept
to a minimum. This period is called the
limited contact period. There will be no
purposeful seeking out contact with
Potential New Members by sorority
women during the time of Fall
Formal Recruitment.
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• Strict Silence is the period beginning
with the Last Preference event and
ending once PNMs receive Bid Day
cards. There will be no conversation
or contact between Potential New
Members and any sorority members
during Strict Silence.
• No favors, gifts, or letters shall be
presented to the Potential New
Members prior to their accepting
invitations to membership.
• Potential New Members and sorority
women are not permitted to discuss
any other sorority in a negative way.
Recruitment is meant to show positive
Panhellenic support. Any woman
who degrades another chapter will
have repercussions.
• Potential New Members found in
violation of any of the recruitment
rules and procedures will be
subject to dismissal from the
recruitment process.
 panhellenic
CODE of ETHICS
As members of the University of Iowa Panhellenic Council, we the undersigned
agree that our vision is a safe, positive, enriching recruitment experience with the
goal of providing opportunities for the greatest possible number of women to obtain
membership in a women’s fraternity. In order to reach our common goal, we will strive
to create a Panhellenic environment of trust, honesty, unity, and cooperation among all
chapters. Therefore, we solemnly promise to:
• Respect ourselves, our sisters, and the Fraternity and Sorority community as a whole.
We will work with other sororities to improve the Fraternity and Sorority community.
• Enable every Potential New Member an equal opportunity and act accordingly with
true Panhellenic spirit as well as our own chapter values and moral judgments.
• Promote the safety and protection of current and prospective members.
• Treat Potential New Members with the same respect before, during, and
after recruitment.
• Abide by all official Panhellenic codes, including but not limited to: The Panhellenic
Creed, The Potential New Member Bill of Rights, The Panhellenic Recruitment Rules, The
National Panhellenic Conference Unanimous Agreements.
• Leave the Potential New Member with a positive idea of what sisterhood could be.
• Encourage the Potential New Member to explore the freedom of thought in her decisions.
• Assure the Potential New Member about the recruitment process, membership
requirements and external and internal responsibilities.
• Enable every Potential New Member an equal opportunity to a level playing field.
• Strive to maintain a campus scholastic average that is above the all-women’s average.

The Iowa Panhellenic Council desires to build a community that reflects diversity
and inclusion within our sorority chapters. We strive to make our campus stronger
through our commitment to promoting diversity and creating positive change
within the Greek Community. Women of all backgrounds make up the Iowa
Panhellenic Council and each individual is celebrated for her perspectives, ideas, and
contributions to her organization and our entire community.

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 POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER
Bill of Rights
The right to be treated as an individual.

The right to be fully informed about the

recruitment process.

The right to ask questions and receive true and

objective answers from a Rho Gamma and members.

The right to be treated with respect.

The right to be treated as a capable and mature

person without being patronized.

The right to ask how and why and receive

straight answers.

The right to have and express opinions to

Rho Gammas.

The right to have inviolable confidentiality when

sharing information with Rho Gammas.

The right to make informed choices without undue

pressure from others.

The right to be fully informed about the binding

agreements implicit in the preference card signing.

The right to make one’s own choice and decision

and accept full responsibility for the result of that
decision.

The right to have a positive, safe,

and enriching experience.

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Before signing your MRABA ...
Check YES or NO to the Following Statements:

YES NO
1. I would participate in this sorority’s
philanthropy because it is interesting to me.

2. This sorority seems interested in having me

as a member of their organization.

3. This sorority has members that I’ve

connected well with during the
recruitment process.

4. Being a member of this sorority will have a

positive effect on my collegiate career.

5. I can be myself in this sorority.

6. The sorority cares about academics

and scholarship.

7. This sorority is much more than the

stereotypical sorority you would see in
the movies.

8. This sorority and I have a lot in common

pertaining to my values.

9. This sorority strives for individual growth and

makes me want to reach my full potential.

10. I would happily accept a bid from this

chapter, and could see myself in this chapter.

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 Decoding the MRABA
MRABA stands for Membership Recruitment Acceptance
Binding Agreement. It is the document that is signed right
before final selections are made during Preference round. The
MRABA is broken down into nine sections. However, the first
six sections are intended for PNMs to read and understand.
It is important that you fully comprehend the contract before
making your final preferences. Don’t fret; we will
break it down for you!

1. I am willing to accept an invitation to membership from any

sorority or women’s fraternity that I list on this agreement.

• PNMs should only list the chapters they are willing to join.

2. I may limit my choices to just one OR list any sorority or women’s

fraternity whose preference-round (last) event I attended, and
from which I am willing to accept membership. I realize that by
not listing the maximum number of events I attended, I may be
limiting my potential to join any other NPC group during primary
recruitment should I not be placed with my choice(s).

• A PNM can only rank chapters whose final (preference) events

she attended (if she went to A and B, C isn’t an option). She
doesn’t have to rank all the chapters she attended, but we
encourage her to maximize her options, because it gives her a
better chance of being matched to a group.

3. Once I submit this agreement to the Panhellenic Association,

I cannot change the order of my preferences or add or delete
a preference.

• Once the form is signed and submitted, the order of the

chapter list and selections cannot be altered.

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4. If I do not receive an invitation to membership from a group
listed, I am eligible for continuous open bidding.

• If a PNM does not maximize her option and doesn’t receive

a bid from a group listed on her MRABA, she can join any
chapter through continuous open bidding (COB) or informal
recruitment. This is only available to groups that have open
spots in their chapter.

5. I have the option of not submitting an agreement at this time.

• A PNM does not have to submit an MRABA, which results in

her being removed from the recruitment process.

6. Once I submit this agreement, I am bound by the National

Panhellenic Conference one calendar year rule. This rule states
that if through the primary membership recruitment process, I
receive a bid and decline it, then I am ineligible to be pledged to
another NPC fraternity on the same campus until the beginning
of the next primary membership recruitment period.

• If a PNM receives a bid from a chapter she lists and then later
chooses not to be pledged or initiated, she cannot join another
NPC group on that campus until the next primary membership
recruitment period. If she is not initiated and transfers schools,
she can participate in recruitment at the first opportunity on
the new campus.

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is that Greek?
TERMINOLOGY
ALUMNA: An initiated sorority
member who is no longer active
in a collegiate chapter.
ACTIVE: A sorority member
currently in college who has been
formally initiated by her chapter.
BID: A formal invitation to join a
sorority or fraternity.
CAMPUS TOTAL: The allowable
chapter size as determined by the
College Panhellenic Council.
CHAPTER: Each national sorority
and fraternity has individual
chapters of their organization at
different colleges and universities.
Also, some groups refer to their
weekly meetings as “chapter”.
CONTINUOUS OPEN BIDDING
(COB): The period in which a
sorority not at Campus Total is
able to recruit members after
Formal Recruitment.
FORMAL RECRUITMENT:
A designated membership
recruitment period during which a
series of organized events are held
for the purpose of selecting
new members.
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INITIATION: Formal admittance
into the sorority/fraternity. The
new members participate in a
ceremony that marks formal
admittance into the sorority/
fraternity. The initiation ceremony
is secret and rooted in history.
INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL
(IFC): A fraternity-only governing
council for the traditionally housed
fraternities on campus.
LEGACY: A PNM whose mother,
sister, grandmother, or aunt is an
alumna of, or an active in a
particular sorority.
MULTICULTURAL GREEK COUNCIL
(MGC): A council serving members
of the multicultural fraternities and
sororities, including Latino/a, Asian,
and LBGT based chapters.
NATIONAL PANHELLENIC
CONFERENCE (NPC): Founded
in 1902, NPC provides support
and guidance for 26 member
inter/national sororities/women’s
fraternities and serves as the
national voice on contemporary
issues of sorority life. The NPC
overlooks the Panhellenic Council.
 NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER (PNM):
COUNCIL (NPHC): A council Any woman who is eligible to
composed of nine historically participate in formal or informal
African American, but not recruitment.
exclusively, Greek-letter
organizations. QUOTA: The number of women a
sorority may pledge during formal
NEW MEMBER: Refers to the or informal recruitment.
women that have accepted a bid
to a particular sorority chapter but RECOMMENDATION/REFERENCE:
are not yet initiated. A written letter or statement from
an alumna on the sorority’s official

greek terminology
NEW MEMBER EDUCATION: recommendation form introducing
The time between pledging and and recommending a PNM for
initiation where the new member pledging. Also called a “rec”.
ALUMNI/ALUMNAE initiated INITIATE a fully initiated member of NEW MEMBER member of a Greek
learns
members about
who have the
graduated sorority before
a chapter letter organization who has not yet
becoming
BGLO Black Greek Lettera collegiate member. RHO GAMMA:
INITIATION ritual or ceremony
beenAinitiated
collegiate sorority
It is typically 8-10 weeks
Organization long.
in which a new membermemberbegins whoPHILANTHROPY
disaffiliatescharitable
from project
full membership in that specific to raise money and awareness for a
BID a formal invitation to pledge or their individual chapter to helpby each
organization particular cause sponsored
associate with a chapter
PANHELLENIC COUNCIL (PHC): PNMs
LEGACY someone whose mother, with an unbiased
chapter on campusperspective
BID DAY final day of recruitment
ARecruitment
when the sorority-only governing
Guest receives
sister or brother, through
father,council are members recruitment.
RECRUITMENT social experience
of a particular group. Some consider organized by the Interfraternity and
for our
an invitation to jointraditionally
a chapter housed
an aunt or an uncle a legacy also Panhellenic Council in which mutual
sororities
CROSSING a term used on campus. LINE individuals going through the
by NPHC/ selection allows each potential
MGC groups to indicate that a new member to determine chapter
membership intake process
member has been fully initiated into membership
a group.PHILANTHROPY:
You may also use the term A
national and/
NEOPHYTE a new member of an
YARD a term used by NPHC/MGC
“crossing the burning sands” NPHC/MGC fraternity or sorority
or local charity that a sorority groups to indicate the campus. Used
in phrases such as “which groups are
sponsors, donating time and on the yard,” meaning which groups
money through service in order are presently active at Iowa
to promote human welfare.
greek alphabet

ALPHA/AL–FAH BETA/BAY–TAH GAMMA/ DELTA/DEL–TAH EPSILON/ ZETA/ZAY–TAH

GAM–AH EP–SI–LON

ETA/AY–TAH THETA/THAY–TAH IOTA/EYE–O–TAH KAPPA/CAP–AH LAMDA/

LAMBDA/ MU/MEW
LAMB–DAH

NU/NEW XI/ZZ–EYE OMICRON/ PI/PIE RHO/ROW SIGMA/SIG–MA

OM–AH–CRON

TAU/TAWH UPSILON/ PHI/FIGH CHI/KIGH PSI/SIGH OMEGA/O–MAY–GAH

YOOP–SI–LON
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 Values Based
Sorority Recruitment
at the University of Iowa
The University of Iowa Panhellenic Council utilizes a Values Based
Sorority Recruitment (VBSR) during Fall Formal Recruitment.
This means that Potential New Members should choose and be
placed in a chapter whose sorority values match with their own.
Throughout recruitment, you will be aware of your most important
values and what you look for in a sorority. Even though every
sorority was founded on the same values, there are many aspects
that make each sorority different from one another. Make sure to
start meaningful conversations with sorority women to see if their
values are important to you.

Recruitment Q & A
Do I need to attend ALL of the events I have listed on my
party list?
YES. If you intentionally miss an event to which you were invited,
you are not maximizing your options and will be released from the
rest of the recruitment process.
Is hazing something to be worried about?
Hazing is defined as any action taken or situation created, whether
on or off fraternity/sorority property, to produce mental or physical
discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule. We have
a zero tolerance policy for hazing at the University of Iowa. No
member is allowed to participate in any form of hazing. If you
have any further concerns, do not hesitate to speak with your
Rho Gamma or any of the Panhellenic Council officers.

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What if I only want to be in a certain sorority?
Being close-minded and only wanting to be a member of
one specific sorority or considering only a few sororities can
really limit your options of sorority membership and lead you
to disappointment. Please don’t choose a sorority based on
stereotypes or others’ opinions. This is your experience. So follow
your heart, stay true to yourself, and you will end up in the place
that is meant for you.
What if I receive a bid and turn it down?
If you wish to join a sorority after preference night, you will fill
out a Membership Recruitment Acceptance Binding Agreement
(MRABA) before you make your chapter selections. When you
sign your MRABA, you are bound to that sorority for one calendar
year. This means if you receive a bid and do not accept it, you
will not be allowed to join another sorority until next Fall Formal
Recruitment. Emotions can temporarily cloud judgment, so think
wisely before turning down a bid card. If you decide to not join
a sorority before you fill out the MRABA, you may participate in
Continuous Open Bidding (COB) or choose to go through informal
recruitment in the spring.
What is “mutual selection”?
“Mutual selection” is the process we use for formal recruitment. It
means that as you go through the rounds, you're narrowing down
your choices, as well as the chapters are narrowing down the
amount of PNMs they are inviting back. To put things simpler: You
choose them AND they choose you. All in all, the mutual selection
process is there to help you and is proven to be successful.
How much does it cost to be in a sorority?
Being in a sorority is like all membership organizations at the
University of Iowa and does require a payment of dues. This money
is used to fund the operations, social events, and programming
for the chapter. If the chapter you choose has a chapter house,
then dues will be higher since there is a chapter facility that needs
maintaining. The costs of sorority membership vary from chapter
to chapter, so please refer to the individual finance forms provided
on each chapter’s spotlight pages.

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Umbrella (the most important
item on this list)
Bobby pins & hair ties
Hairbrush
Deodorant
Mints (not gum)
Water bottle provided to you at
PNM Orientation
Snacks
Pen (for notes)
Big tote bag or backpack
(preferably waterproof)
Flip flops (for in between rounds)

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purse in your room and instead bring a
bag to hold all your personal items. A Rho
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chapter house and will look after your
things while you are inside
during an event.

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 ALPHA CHI OMEGA
NICKNAME: Alpha Chi, A Chi O
SYMBOL: Lyre
FLOWER: Red Carnation
COLORS: Scarlet Red & Olive Green
OPEN MOTTO: “Together let us seek the heights”
PHILANTHROPY: Domestic Violence Awareness

NOTES:

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 ALPHA CHI OMEGA 2017-2018 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $400
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $1,668
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $8,172
*one year live in requirement

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

National Dues $208
Chapter Dues $520
Parlor $940
Total Dues $1,668
Includes 2 meals per week contingent on availability.
Live-outs also get a key to the house

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

September, October, November, February, March & April
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 ALPHA DELTA PI
NICKNAME: ADPi
SYMBOL: Diamond
FLOWER: Woodland Violet
COLORS: Azure Blue & White
OPEN MOTTO: “We live for each other”
PHILANTHROPY: Ronald McDonald
House Charities

NOTES:

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 ALPHA DELTA PI FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $385
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $2,172
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $7,116
*one year live in requirement

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Chapter Dues $732
Nonresident Dining Fee $600
Building Fee $480
Parlor Fee $360
Total Dues $2,172
Includes lunch every weekday and dinner once per week.

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

October, November, December, February, March, & April

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 ALPHA EPSILON PHI
NICKNAME: A E Phi
SYMBOL: Lily of the Valley & the Pearl
FLOWER: Lily of the Valley
MASCOT: Giraffe
COLORS: Green & White
OPEN MOTTO: “Many Hearts, One Purpose”
PHILANTHROPY: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS
Foundation & Sharsheret

NOTES:

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 ALPHA EPSILON PHI FINANCIAL INFORMATION
New Member Fee $315
Total Dues (2017-2018 School Year) $930

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Spring Semester Dues (2018)
February $155
March $155
April $155
Total $465
Fall Semester Dues (2017)
September $155
October $155
November $155
Total $465

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

Spring Semester: February, March & April
Fall Semester: September, October & November

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 ALPHA PHI
NICKNAME: A Phi
SYMBOL: Ivy leaf
FLOWER: Lily of the Valley & Forget-Me-Not
MASCOT: Phi Bear
COLORS: Silver & Bordeaux
OPEN MOTTO: “Union hand in hand”
PHILANTHROPY: Women’s Cardiac Care
Awareness; Alpha Phi Foundation

NOTES:

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 ALPHA PHI FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $295
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $2,188
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $8,546

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Fraternity and Chapter Dues $888
Capital Improvement Fees (CIF) $400
Nonresident Dining Fee $900
Total Dues $2,188
Includes 5 lunches and 1 dinner per week

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

The three full months of each semester.
First semester: September, October, November
Second Semester: February, March, April

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 ALPHA XI DELTA
NICKNAME: Alpha Xi, AXiD
SYMBOL: Golden Quill
FLOWER: Pink Rose
COLORS: Double Blue & Gold
OPEN MOTTO: “Inspiring women to realize
their potential”
PHILANTHROPY: Autism Speaks

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 ALPHA XI DELTA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $305
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $2,060
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $7,310
*one year live in requirement

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

National Dues $180
Chapter Dues $590
Building Fund $240
Board/Parlor (5 meals per week) $1,050
Total Dues $2,060

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

September, October, November, February, March, & April
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 CHI OMEGA
NICKNAME: Chi O
SYMBOL: Owl
FLOWER: White Carnation
COLORS: Cardinal & Straw
OPEN MOTTO: “Sisters on Purpose”
PHILANTHROPY: Make-A-Wish

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 CHI OMEGA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment
New Member Fee $960
(for the first semester prior to initiation)
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $960
(for the second semester newly
initiated member)
$1,920/year
(Initiated member 2nd, 3rd & 4th years)
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $7,860/year
*one year live-in requirement ($3,930/semester)

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Chapter Dues $720
Building Fund $840
Parlor Fees $360
Total Yearly Dues $1,920
Includes 1 meal per week

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

October, November, February, March, & April

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 DELTA DELTA DELTA
NICKNAME: Tri Delta, Tri Delt
SYMBOL: Dolphin
FLOWER: Pansy
COLORS: Silver, Gold, Cerulean Blue
OPEN MOTTO: “Let us steadfastly love one another”
PHILANTHROPY: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

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 DELTA DELTA DELTA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $496
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $2,840
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $9,190
*one year live in requirement

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Fraternity and Chapter Dues $760
Capital Improvement Fees (CIF) $330
Nonresident Usage Fees $900
Nonresident Dining Fees $850
Total Dues $2,840
Includes 2 meals per week

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

*Does not use UBill – separate payment method – Billhighway
One-time payment of costs due within the first month of the semester – unless receives
payment plan.

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 DELTA GAMMA
NICKNAME: DG
SYMBOL: Anchor
FLOWER: Cream Colored Rose
COLORS: Bronze, Pink, & Blue
OPEN MOTTO: “Do Good”
PHILANTHROPY: Service for Sight, Delta Gamma Foundation

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 DELTA GAMMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $37.50
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $2,214.03
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $8,221.53
*one year live in requirement

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Fraternity & Chapter Dues $1,727.50
Usage Fees $486.53
Total Dues $2,214.03
Includes 3 meals per week

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

Semester costs will be divided into three billings per semester
First semester: September, October, November
Second semester: February, March, April

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 DELTA ZETA
NICKNAME: DZ
SYMBOL: Roman Lamp & Turtle
FLOWER: Pink Killarney Rose
COLORS: Old Rose & Vieux Green
OPEN MOTTO: “To walk truly in the light of the flame”
PHILANTHROPY: Speech & Hearing; Painted Turtle Camp

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 DELTA ZETA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $295
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $1,788
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $8,988

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Fraternity and Chapter Dues $768
NHC Parlor Fees $570
NHC Furnishing Fund $240
NHC Administration Fees $30
NHC Insurance $180
Total Dues $1,788
Includes 4 meals per week & required t-shirts

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

September, October, November, February, March, & April

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 GAMMA PHI BETA
NICKNAME: Gamma Phi, G Phi
SYMBOL: Crescent Moon
FLOWER: Pink Carnation
COLORS: Brown, Mode, & Pink
OPEN MOTTO: “Founded on a Rock”
PHILANTHROPY: Building Strong Girls & Girls on the Run

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 GAMMA PHI BETA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $275
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $2,305.50
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $7,734
*one year live in requirement

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Local Chapter Dues $804
(Ex. Social activities, sisterhood retreats,
Philanthropy events)
International Dues and Fees Facility Fees $1,501.50
(Ex. Live-out Meals*, Usage of the House,
House renovations)
Total Dues $2,305.50
Includes 3 meals per week

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

*Does NOT use Ubill- separate payment method- Billhighway
One-Time payment of costs due within the first month of the semester
with EXCEPTION to receiving a payment plan
(costs divided among the first three months of the semester)
First semester: September, October, November
Second Semester: February, March, April

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 KAPPA ALPHA THETA
NICKNAME: Theta
SYMBOL: Kite
FLOWER: Black & Gold Pansy
COLORS: Black & Gold
OPEN MOTTO: Faith, Hope, & Love
PHILANTHROPY: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

NOTES:

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 KAPPA ALPHA THETA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $391
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $1,745.20
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $6,181.80
*one year live in requirement

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Board $395.20
Dues $810
Parlor $540
Total Dues $1,745.20
Includes 2 dinners per week/lunch every day at the house.

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

September 1, October 1, November 1, February 1, March 1, April 1

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 KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA
NICKNAME: Kappa
SYMBOL: Key
FLOWER: Fleur-de-lis (Iris)
COLORS: Dark Blue & Light Blue
OPEN MOTTO: “An opportunity and experience for a lifetime”
PHILANTHROPY: Reading is Fundamental (RIF)

NOTES:

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 KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $170
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $2,070
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $7,720

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Fraternity and Chapter Dues $720
Capital Improvement Fees (CIF) $400
Nonresident Usage Fees $550
Board $400
Total Dues $2,070
Includes 3 meals per week

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

September, October, November, February, March, & April

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 PI BETA PHI
NICKNAME: Pi Phi
SYMBOL: Arrow & Angels
FLOWER: Wine Carnation
COLORS: Wine & Silver Blue
OPEN MOTTO: “Friends and Leaders for Life”
PHILANTHROPY: Read. Lead. Achieve.

NOTES:

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 PI BETA PHI FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year
New Member Fee $185
Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $2,205.50
Live-In Initiated Member Cost $8,515.50
*one year live in requirement

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Dues $715.50
Fund $350.00
Parlor $1,140.00
Total Dues $2,205.50
Includes 1 meal per week at the house

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill & GreekBill?

New Member
UBill: Oct, Nov OR Mar, Apr; GreekBill: Sept or Feb
Initiated Member
UBill: Sept, Oct, Nov, Feb, Mar, Apr; GreekBill: Aug, Jan

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 ZETA TAU ALPHA
NICKNAME: Zeta, ZTA
SYMBOL: Five-Pointed Crown
FLOWER: White Violet
COLORS: Turquoise Blue & Steel Gray
OPEN MOTTO: “Seek the Noblest”
PHILANTHROPY: Think Pink® Breast Cancer
Education & Awareness

NOTES:

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 ZETA TAU ALPHA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Type of Expense Payment Per Year

New Member Fee $190

Live-Out Initiated Member Cost $2,051

Live-In Initiated Member Cost $6,321
*one year live in requirement

What do my Live-Out Initiated Member Costs go towards?

Fraternity and Chapter Dues $949
Panhellenic and Composite $128
Parlor Fees and Out of House $918
Philanthropy T-shirts $56
Total Dues $2,051
Includes 3 meals per week

What months will I be charged to my U-Bill?

*Does not use UBill, instead uses separate payment method, Billhighway
Three payments each semester, unless on a payment plan,
can opt for 4 payments each semester.

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 ASSOCIATE MEMBER

PHI BETA CHI

SYMBOL: Ellipse
FLOWER: White Rose of Sharon
COLORS: Azure Blue & White
OPEN MOTTO: “Amor via Vitae in Christo”
Love through Life in Christ
PHILANTHROPY: Bethesda Lutheran Communities & YMCA

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 Phi Beta Chi Sorority became a colony at the University of Iowa
in October 2008. It is founded on Lutheran Faith-based values,
however, women of any faith are welcome and considered
for membership. Phi Beta Chi is an associate member of the
Panhellenic Council, following all Panhellenic standards and
requirements and participating in all University and Fraternity and
Sorority Life activities. While Phi Beta Chi does not participate in
Panhellenic formal recruitment, recruitment events will be hosted
throughout the academic year. For more information about
Phi Beta Chi, including recruitment events and finances, please
contact Daniela Casarrubias (Daniela-casarrubias@uiowa.edu) or
Dominique Murtagh (Dominique-murtagh@uiowa.edu).

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 Let’s Get Social!
The University of Iowa Fraternity & Sorority Life

@IowaFSL

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To look at ideas for what to wear during

recruitment, how to have a great conversation,
and many more fun tips, check out our Pinterest
board—“PHC Recruitment”.

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Panhellenic Community Grade Standards
Due to our continuous
pursuit of Academic
Excellence in the
Panhellenic Council,
all of our sororities
have a minimum Grade
Point Average (GPA)
requirement at or above
2.75 on a 4.0 scale for all
their members to uphold.
Each individual sorority
determines its own
minimum GPA requirement
to join which may be
higher than a 2.75 GPA.
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Thanks for Participating
FROM THE PANHELLENIC COUNCIL
We, as undergraduate members of women’s
fraternities, stand for scholarship, for the guarding of
good health, for the maintenance of fine standards,
and for serving, to the best of our ability, our college
community. Cooperation for furthering fraternity life,
in harmony, with its best possibilities, is the ideal that
shall guide our fraternity activities. We, as Fraternity
women, stand for service through the development
of character inspired by the close contact and deep
friendship of individual fraternity and Panhellenic life.
The opportunity for wide and wise human service,
through mutual respect and helpfulness, is the tenant
by which we strive to live.

VP for Recruitment: Kathryn Clarke

AVP for Recruitment: Maddy Thompson

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 Maps
1 DELTA DELTA DELTA
1 CHURCH ST.
2 ALPHA XI DELTA
3 GAMMA PHI BETA 2 FAIRCHILD ST.
ALPHA DELTA PI

DUBUQUE ST.
4

CLINTON ST.

GILBERT ST.
LINN ST.
5 ALPHA EPSILON PHI (IMU)
DAVENPORT ST.
3

BLOOMINGTON ST.
MADISON ST.

MARKET ST.
5

Walk to these chapters

1 KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA

IOWA AVENUE 3
2 DELTA ZETA
3 CHI OMEGA
4 ALPHA CHI OMEGA < TO CAMPUS 1 4 WASHINGTON ST.
5 PI BETA PHI 5

6 ZETA TAU ALPHA

COLLEGE ST. 8
7 KAPPA ALPHA THETA
VAN BUREN ST

JOHNSON ST

GOVERNOR ST

SUMMIT ST
DODGE ST

LUCAS ST

8 ALPHA PHI
9 DELTA GAMMA 2
BURLINGTON ST. 6 7 9

Bus to these chapters