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Over 1000 potential new members participated in recruitment 2025.
Primary Recruitment is held each Fall during the first week of classes. Spring Informal Recruitment is held within the first few weeks of the Spring semester, and the schedules are determined on a chapter-to-chapter basis.
All undergraduates who identify as women and are enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley are eligible. Graduate students and PhD students are not eligible.
Recruitment is the mutual selection process through which potential new members (PNMs) meet active members of sorority chapters. Over five days, PNMs will visit all thirteen Panhellenic chapters and have the opportunity to find out what Greek Life at UC Berkeley is all about. As the week progresses, both the chapters and the potential new members narrow down their selections. On the final day of Recruitment, after a mutual bid-matching process, PNMs receive an invitation to join a chapter.
While we try to schedule Recruitment events later in the evening on school nights, we understand that some women may have class conflicts. Class conflict forms will be made available each August. Chapters will be notified which PNMs have class conflicts.
Participating in a Greek-letter organization is like participating in any co-curricular activity; it requires a time investment. Students in the Greek Community at Cal have the opportunity for a well-rounded college experience that involves academic work and campus involvement, as well as social events. As they say, you get out of a sorority what you put in. You can choose your level of involvement, whether you decide to be a member or the President.
There are no required documents you have to bring to Recruitment. The only mandatory action is that you register and pay the Recruitment fee prior to the deadline. You also must attend the mandatory Orientation night. Letters of Recommendation are optional and purely serve as a prior introduction to the chapters before you get to introduce yourself to them!
