Recruitment & Intake

College Panhellenic Council (CPC) hosts formal recruitment every Fall semester over Labor Day weekend. All full-time students who have not previously joined a sorority are allowed and encouraged to participate. The registration link is HERE and opens May 1. CPC offers a Recruitment Guide that also provides some insight on the formal recruitment process. Further questions can be directed to the FSL office.

Following formal recruitment season and in the Spring, the sororities that have room in their chapters will participate in Continuous Open Bidding which is a less formal series of social events leading up to individual bid days as is advertized by each chapter. Watching CPC and individual chapter social media is the best way to engage in that process.

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) hosts a formal recruitment process early in the Fall semester for student interested in joining one of their organizations. A link to register is HERE and opens on May 1. Information about schedule will be provided in the registration link and leading up to the weekend of events. 

Outside of the formal recruitment process in the fall, fraternities are welcome to offer bids and welcome new members according to their own bylaws and practices. Informal recruitment efforts also take place in the Spring. Following IFC and their participating organizations on social media is the best way to engage in the process. Further questions can be directed to the FSL office.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) coordinates initial intake efforts with an event called Etiquette which falls on a Wednesday evening early in both the Fall and Spring semesters. Etiquette is a required event to be initially eligible for intake. Eligibility to be considered for membership in an NPHC organization varies, but all require a full semester completed at Western Carolina University. 

Individual organizations will post fliers for their intake processes for informationals. Those fliers are required to be posted for two weeks before the event and are available HERE on this digital wall and also physical copies in the FSL office. Further inquiry can be initiated through social media messaging or outreach to the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

The Multicultural Greek Council is a collection of fraternities and sororities founded to support specific cultural communities and emphasize cultural competence, heritage, and tailored support. Eligibility is usually determined following a full semester completed at Western Carolina University, and membership processes vary by organization. Intake can happen in the fall or spring semesters, and some processes take a full academic year depending on the organization. 
The current active organization on campus is Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi and their interest form is available HERE. For information or interest in other MGC organizations, reach out to the FSL office.