College Panhellenic Council (CPC)

• Chi Omega
• Delta Delta Delta
• Gamma Phi Beta
• Kappa Alpha Theta
• Kappa Delta
• Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Phi Mu
• Phi Sigma Rho
• Pi Beta Phi
• Theta Phi Alpha
• Zeta Tau Alpha

No, many students choose to go through recruitment to meet people and make new friends! Recruitment is an opportunity for you to visit the sororities, get a glimpse of Greek life and assess whether or not you would like to be a part of of the Fraternity & Sorority Life community at the University of Cincinnati.

Although the College Panhellenic Council does not require a minimum GPA to participate in recruitment, each sorority may establish their own minimum GPA required for membership. If you have a question about a particular sororities requirement, please contact the chapter directly. 

Students interested in participating in either Formal or Informal Recruitment must complete ALL Prevention Trainings listed on their Catalyst. 

Sororities are looking for well-rounded members who will fit well in their chapters and make them stronger in the areas that are most important to them: academics, philanthropy, leadership, and sisterhood. Each chapter has a GPA requirement of its new members to ensure you are prepared academically before taking on an extracurricular commitment.

Remember that membership selection is not an easy task and it varies from sorority to sorority. These differences are based on National policies and chapter bylaws. Therefore, CPC has no input in the membership selection process or the qualifications each sorority considers for its members. There is no mold or "perfect" member - every chapter wants to add diversity with each group of new members.

Ultimately, each chapter wants to get to know you, your interests, and what you have to offer! This is a two-way process; you should ask questions to find out what the chapter is interested in and what they can offer you as well! Be yourself, be confident, and have fun!

As your Recruitment schedule is reduced from round to round, so is the number of women each sorority is allowed to invite back the next day. Every Potential New Member (PNM) has something to offer a sorority, but sororities are required to release some PNMs throughout the process. In deciding who to invite back and release, each chapter has a democratic voting process. In other words, one or a few sorority women cannot guarantee that a PNM will receive an invitation to the next round. Most importantly, an active chapter member should never imply or promise a PNM that she will be returning to any subsequent round.

A Rho Gamma, or Rho Gam, is a woman from a chapter within the CPC community who is present to help the Potential New Members (PNMs) through the recruitment process. A Rho Gamma is there to answer any questions PNMs have, to help in ranking, going from chapter to chapter, and to be there as a source of support before, during, and after the recruitment process!

The College Panhellenic Council (CPC) hosts a collective recruitment process in the Fall semester. Some, but not all chapters will also accept members after the Formal Recruitment period and may even accept members in the Spring semester.

Students participating in Informal Recruitment (COB) will have the opportunity to meet with some of our chapters before finding their home in the Panhellenic Community! Specific information about events and the process can be found on CPC and chapter social media accounts. Interested in Informal Recruitment? Fill out this form and refer to the information below!

Who is eligible for Informal Recruitment (COB)?

• If a student withdrew from Formal Recruitment PRIOR to signing the MRABA, they are eligible for Informal Recruitment
• If a student signed the MRABA, but did not receive a bid from a chapter during Formal Recruitment, they are eligible for Informal Recruitment
• If a student signed the MRABA, was offered a bid but decided to decline, they are NOT eligible for Informal Recruitment
• If a student is offered a bid from another chapter in the community during Informal Recruitment, and they ACCEPT that bid, they are INELIGIBLE to accept a bid from another chapter during Informal Recruitment