New Member Bill of Rights

Panhellenic New Member Bill of Rights The right to be treated as an individual. The right to be fully informed about the recruitment process. The right to ask questions and receive true and objective answers from recruitment counselors and members. The right to be treated with respect. The right to be treated as a capable and mature person without being patronized. The right to ask how and why and receive straight answers. The right to have and express opinions to recruitment counselors. The right to have inviolable confidentiality when sharing information with recruitment counselors. The right to make informed choices without undue pressure from others. The right to be fully informed about the binding agreements implicit in the preference card signing. The right to make one's own choice and decision and accept full responsibility for the results of that decision. The right to have a positive, safe, and enriching recruitment and new member experience. In order that the spirit and activities of recruitment may be carried out in the best possible atmosphere, SILENCE is observed during Recruitment. This is simply a way of protecting each potential new member and sorority member. Both the potential new member and sorority undergo a MUTUAL SELECTION process. While the sorority members are selecting women they would like to invite back to their house, the potential new member is making her selection of the houses she would like to visit once again.