<p>Here’s the page with details from last year’s recruitment, which as Rodney said is held between the end of January term and beginning of spring term:</p>
<p>[Panhellenic</a> Recruitment 2012](<a href=“Elon University / Fraternities and Sororities”>Elon University / Fraternities and Sororities)</p>
<p>Elon’s recruitment system is set up so that virtually everyone should receive a bid. For example, last year they took the total number of girls going through recruitment (over 500) and divided it by the number of sororities (9) and each sorority ends up being required to take almost 60 girls. Theoretically, there is a place for everyone.</p>
<p>In reality, as rodney said, some girls get their hearts set on a certain sorority and if during the recruitment process they don’t get invited back to that sorority they drop out altogether. That’s a shame because the girls who do return to the sororities that invite them back often end up very happy with their new sorority and find that it is a great fit for them.</p>
<p>Also, although there should be enough slots for everyone, there is no requirement that every girl be offered a bid somewhere. It is possible (though rare) that a girl might not get a bid anywhere. When that happens it is sometimes because during her first semester the girl:
a) Earned a reputation as a sloppy, loud drunk. No one wants someone like that wearing their sorority letters, it’s embarassing.
b) Hooked up with upperclassmen guys. You never know who is someone’s boyfriend/crush. Word gets around.</p>
<p>So if you want to join a sorority: keep it classy, and don’t be “that girl” that everyone is talking because of your outrageous/obnoxious behavior. Under Elon’s system, there should be a place for you in a sorority!</p>