In order to be eligible to go through recruitment, a Dartmouth student must have completed at least three terms of classes and must have sophomore status. For example, a student who has completed his or her freshman year and therefore three terms of classes is not eligible to go through recruitment during the following summer. He or she must wait until sophomore fall.
| Recruitment Dates | ||
| Panhellenic Council Recruitment Dates | ||
| Thur, Oct 8th | 6:00-10:00 PM | Panhellenic Round 1 |
| Fri, Oct 9th | 6:00-10:00 PM | Panhellenic Round 1 |
| Sat, Oct 10th | 1:00-5:00 PM | Panhellenic Round 2 |
| Sun, Oct 11th | 1:00-5:00 PM | Panhellenic Round 2 |
| Mon, Oct 12th | 6:00-9:00 PM | Preference Night |
| Tue, Oct 13th | 6:00 PM | Bid Distribution |
| Interfraternity Council Recruitment Dates | ||
| Sat, Oct 10th | 7:00-9:00 PM | Fraternity Recruitment |
| Sun, Oct 11th | 7:00-9:00 PM | Fraternity Recruitment |
| Mon, Oct 12th | 7:00-9:00 PM (Optional by House) |
Fraternity Recruitment |
| Co-Ed Council Recruitment Dates | ||
| Phi Tau Recruitment Events | Fri, Oct 9th | Time TBA |
| Phi Tau Recruitment Events | Tue, Oct 13th | Time TBA |
| Alpha Theta Recruitment Events | Fri, Oct 9th | Time TBA |
| Alpha Theta Recruitment Events | Tues, Oct 13th | Time TBA |
| Tabard Recruitment Events | Wed, Oct 14th | Time TBA |
| Amarna Recruitment Events | Wed, Oct 14th | Time TBA |
The sub councils have very different recruitment processes from one another. Within some of the sub councils, individual organizations have different recruitment processes as well.
Panhellenic Council Recruitment
Interfraternity Council Recruitment
Co-educational Recruitment
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) Recruitment
National Pan-Hellenic Council Recruitment
Panhellenic recruitment is a formal process that occurs near the beginning of every Fall and Winter term. Prior to going through recruitment, a potential new member (PNM) must attend an informational meeting as well as register for the process. The Panhellenic Council’s website describes the recruitment process.
“During Round one, a PNM will attend a 45-minute party at each of the seven Panhellenic chapters. Following Round One, PNMs will be invited to Round Two. During Round Two, women will be eligible to return to 45-minute parties at up to four chapters. Following Round Two, PNMs will be invited to Preference night, the final round of recruitment. Preference Night allows PNMs to visit up to two houses. After attending both parties, women will meet with their Recruitment Counselors to rank the chapters they attended that night. The next day, PNMs will be notified of the chapter from which they have received a bid, an invitation to become a member of that chapter. Later that night, new members will be welcomed at their new sorority during Bid Night festivities.”
For more information on the Panhellenic Council Recruitment, please visit the Dartmouth Panhellenic Council webpage at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~panhell/index.html
Recruitment occurs every term for the Interfraternity Council (IFC).
The IFC’s recruitment process occurs over three nights, with the third night reserved for call-backs. On the first and second nights of recruitment, potential new members (PNM) can visit the fraternities that they are possibly interested in joining. A PNM is allowed to “shake-out” at one fraternity at the end of the evening, indicating his top choice. Fraternities give out bids any time after the formal recruitment process starts, and a potential new member may receive bids from more than one organization. A PNM may only accept a bid from one fraternity, which indicates his desire to become a member.
For more information on the Interfraternity Council Recruitment, please visit the Dartmouth Interfraternity Council webpage at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ifc/index.html.
Recruitment generally happens every term for members of the Co-Ed Council. The specific recruitment process is different for each organization.
NALFO organizations do not conduct a recruitment process. They conduct a Membership Intake Process.
Membership Intake is different for each member organization of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO).
La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. has informational sessions and recruitment events throughout the year, but only conducts its Leadership Development Process during the national spring semester (which can be either Winter or Spring term at Dartmouth). The minimum GPA requirement to go through recruitment is set nationally at 2.70.
Due to national regulations, Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. is not allowed to share recruitment information. The sorority does hold informational sessions for interested women to learn more about the process. In order to go through recruitment, a potential new member must attend a mandatory informational session called the “Formal Tea” and complete an application. There is also a nationally-set minimum GPA requirement.
Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. does not make its recruitment information known to the public, as it is a private experience for the women who go through it.
NPHC organizations do not conduct a recruitment process. They conduct a Membership Intake Process.
Membership Intake is different for each member organization of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC).
