Panhellenic Field Day

Ever wonder what Panhellenic means? Pan=All, Hellenic=Greek... So put them together and you get all greek! 

This week all the sororities have been hard at work preparing for recruitment. It is a stressful time for everyone involved, they want to make sure they are at their best for all the women who come through recruitment! But we forced all of them to take a break and relax as a community while playing some fun field day activities (third grade style!).

Members competing in the hula hooping contest!

It happened to be a beautiful day in Eugene (rare I know) so it was a perfect opportunity to run around outside! The Rho Gamma's ran all the activities so it obviously went very smoothly!

One of the tallest towers of the day!

We played so many games, from the traditional sack race, to kickball, hula hooping, saltine eating, and red cup tower building. It was so fun! Each team had members from multiple chapters so it was really exciting for everyone to make some new friends.

Saltines anyone?

Recruitment Staff

Crista, Hillary, Kelly, Laura A, and Moira
Not Pictured: Laura H, and Katie 

Panhellenic Vice President of Membership- That's Me! My name is Crista Coven, and I was elected into my position by the Panhellenic Community last fall. Many people ask how I got into my job, well, it happened as much by accident as it could have. I wanted to join leadership in Fraternity and Sorority life as soon as I joined. I did little jobs around my chapter until I was chosen to be on Panhellenic Recruitment Staff my Sophomore year. I was the Recruitment Assistant (see below) for one year then smoothly transitioned into being the VP of Membership.
My job is to plan all the logistical operations of recruitment. I made the schedule, hired the staff, did the marketing, and trained the staff. It doesn't sound like much but what a job!

Panhellenic President- Laura Hinman. Laura's job during recruitment is to take care of all the chapter members and presidents, keep stress levels down and everyone happy!

Panhellenic Vice President of Accountability- Katie O'Neill. Katie's job during recruitment is to make sure all the national and local recruitment rules are being followed!

Recruitment Assistant- Kelly Sommers. Kelly is my right hand woman for all things recruitment. She keeps track of time, schedules, names, plans events, runs meetings and helps with almost everything!

Logistics Assistant- Moira Cain. Moira makes sure the computer system that organizes the recruitment structure is running properly. Also, she is super helpful with computer problems!

Rho Gamma Co-Coordinators- Laura Addy and Hillary Ross. Laura and Hillary plan the training for the Rho Gammas (see below) and make sure that they all know what they are doing. They also help with all other aspects of recruitment!

Rho Gamma's and Staff

Rho Gamma- A recruitment counselor. We have 70 of them who will be their for all the potential new members during recruitment and beyond. They have been trained on all things recruitment, sorority, Oregon, and leadership! They are leaders in the community and represent the Panhellenic community for us all! They are not members of their chapter during recruitment. They must stop talking to their sorority sisters, not wear any chapter apparel, and can not tell anyone what chapter they are in all to make sure they can support you in an unbiased way!

Don't forget registration closes on SATURDAY at 11:59 PM

T-Shirts for the Open House Days!

Below is the artwork for the t-shirts that just came in! If you are going through recruitment to join a sorority you will get the WHITE t-shirt at Orientation! 

You will need to wear these shirts for the first three days of recruitment!

The Black shirts are for the members of the chapters. Every recruiting member will wear the black v-neck for the first three days of recruitment!

Registration Deadline

Just to be clear- to participate in recruitment you must register. 

Register by following this link:

https://secureapp.icsrecruiter.com/ICS/GM/v3/Pan/Web/Enrollment/RegistrationV3b.aspx?UID=UOREGN

It costs $50 to go through recruitment. You get a t-shirt and more importantly the opportunity to be a part of something bigger then yourself.

The deadline to register is ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! 

Saturday, September 22, at 11:59pm

If you have questions, feel free to ask! phcrush@uoregon.edu

Panhellenic Love,
Crista

GO DUCKS!

FAQ: Fall Formal

If there was confusion in the last email let me clairify:

"Fall Formal" = "Recruitment" = "Rush" = "FFR" = The week where you visit all the chapters, talk to women in each one, and at the end of the week you end up with a "Bid" to one of them! (see below for a description of what a "bid" is)

FAQ: Greek Language

We get a lot of questions about what certain words mean that we use on a regular basis here is a little explanation!

Bid: Your invitation to a sorority, you will get one bid on "Bid Day"

Big Sis/ Little Sis: The mentoring program every sorority has, a big sis is an upperclassman or someone who has been a member longer then the little sis. Some chapters pair bigs and littles on bid day, and some pair them later in the fall!

PNM: Potential New Member - You! Anyone who goes through fall formal recruitment is what we call a "PNM"

Pref Night: Preference Night, the final night of fall formal recruitment where you go to up to three chapters and make a big decision!

Function: The term we use for events with fraternities, like dances, trips, paint-balling excursions, etc.

The difference between a Philanthropy and Community Service- A philanthropy is an event to raise money or items for an organization like the boys and girls club, we do these events on campus completely separate from the organizations. Community service would be something like actually going to the boys and girls club  and playing with the kids.

Panhellenic: There are two things associated with this term, one is the local Panhellenic or PHC. This is the council comprised of women from many of the chapters on our campus. They oversee all aspects of sorority life (like recruitment) and keep everyone going in a positive direction. National Panhellenic is the organization comprised of all 26 member chapters. They oversee ALL of us and there are representatives from every chapter on that council. Learn more about National Panhellenic here.

Any more terminology that confuses you? Tweet us those words at @UO_Panhellenic

Recruitment Fashion

For the first three days wear weather appropriate pants and comfortable shoes. Tennis shoes or flats are appropriate. The t-shirt in the picture will be provided. 

Philanthropy day is the first day to express your style. Make sure to wear a watch so you can keep yourself on schedule. Cell phones shouldn't be out during recruitment! Wear flats, sandals, or little tennis shoes. You will be walking a lot! 

Meet Emily! She is one of the women who will be a recruitment councilor! The outfit she is wearing would be perfect for philanthropy day. 

Meet Alana! She is another one of the women who will be a recruitment councilor! Her outfit is perfect for Philanthropy Day! Note: Those are jeans not leggings!

Sisterhood day is a wonderful day but very long! Wear comfortable shoes, sun dresses, pants, blouses, and don't forget your watch!

Emily's outfit here would be great for Sisterhood Day!

Preference night is the most important night! Wear a dress that is comfortable, appropriate, and expresses your style. Avoid wearing all black or all white because chapters generally wear those colors, you don't want to get lost in the crowd! If you choose to wear heels, bring flats or flip flops to wear in between chapters! 

Here Emily is all ready for  Preference Night!