Primary Panhellenic Recruitment

FSL Interest Form Link

Please fill out the FSL interest form which will redirect you to register for Panhellenic Primary Recruitment

Fall recruitment for Panhellenic sororities is a structured three day process referred to as Primary Panhellenic Recruitment, or PPR. PPR is a mutual membership selection process, allowing sororities to select their new members as well as Potential New Members (PNMs) to select the sorority they would like to join. PPR allows PNMs to see what makes each chapter special and find the best match for them.

During Primary Panhellenic Recruitment, every PNM will meet members from each of the six Panhellenic sororities over the course of three days. To participate in PPR, PNMs must register in advance. Registration fees are $15/PNM which covers $1 donation to our national philanthropy and use of the recruitment platform.

Please look through the Fall Recruitment Handbook 2025 to learn more about the process, and reach out with any questions.

How does Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment work?

Pre-Recruitment Events

In the weeks before PSR, Panhellenic hosts a series of pre-recruitment events where prospective members can learn more about Greek Life and meet current members from all sororities. A google calendar including the dates and times of these events will be posted shortly.

PPR Registration and Information Sessions

All participants are required to register for PPR at least 24 hours in advance. Participants may choose to attend a virtual PPR information Session before recruitment starts (optional).

Primary Panhellenic Recruitment Process

All recruitment events are held in the evenings and on weekend days to avoid conflicts with classes. Participants are required to register for PPR at least 24 hours in advance.

As recruitment is a mutual selection process, at the end of each day, PNMs preference the chapters they would like to return to while the respective chapters (sororities) preference the PNMs they wish to extend return invitations to for the following day.

Night One | Sisterhood Round:

During the first day of PPR, participants attend events, or "rounds," at all six Panhellenic chapters. This day is meant to introduce PNMs to the different chapters and get an overview of what being in that chapter is like.

Night Two | Philanthropy Round:

During the second day of PPR, participants attend events, or "rounds," at a maximum of 4 chapters. This day focuses on a chapter’s philanthropy, involvement in Greek Sing and booth, and other events aspects unique to the individual chapter.

Night Three | Preference Round:

The final invitational event held on Sunday is Preference Night. During this event PNMs can expect to hear more about why members chose to join their chapter and have deeper conversations about what sisterhood really means.

After this day, participants rank their choices and the sororities submit a preference list. To promote equity in the recruitment process, each sorority is permitted to accept a certain number of new members. A "bid matching" process is then used to match participants based on their ranked choices and provide sororities with equally sized new member classes.

Bid Night:

To conclude PPR, PNMs will receive their “bid” from a chapter and Panhellenic hosts a final celebratory event where all chapters welcome their new members!

  • Who is elligible?

    Any full-time, undergraduate student who does not identify as a cis-gender male at Carnegie Mellon University who has not been initiated into a National Panhellenic Conference sorority before.

    The Panhellenic Council agrees that it will not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, or national origin.

    Membership in the Carnegie Mellon Panhellenic Council is open to all who live or identifies as a woman, including those who identify as transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming. No PNM will be required to disclose their transgender status to Panhellenic or any member chapters.

    The Panhellenic Council is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during Primary Panhellenic Recruitment to those who need them. If you require an accommodation to have the most positive recruitment experience please contact cmu.phc.recruitment@gmail.com or email Sarah Irvin, Panhellenic Council Advisor, at sirvin@andrew.cmu.edu to make arrangements.

  • We want to support our PNMs

    Carnegie Mellon Panhellenic is dedicated to ensuring that everyone who lives or identifies as a woman, including those who identify as transgender, non-binary, and gender non-confirming, is given full opportunity to take advantage of the benefits of sorority life, regardless of their race, religion, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, gender experession, or martial status.

    Recruitment Counselors

    Our recruitment counselors, or RCs, help the PNMs throughout the recruitment process. For more information about the RC’s role, click here!

    PNM Bill of Rights

    Each PNM has a list of rights that they have throughout the recruitment process. To read the Bill of Rights, click here!