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Important Dates for Sororities & Fraternities

Recruitment 2025

Students who wish to participate in Interfraternity Council & Panhellenic Council Spring Recruitment must return to campus by January 14th, 2025.

Register for Panhellenic Recruitment 2025
Register for Interfraternity Recruitment 2025

Intake & Recruitment Education

All students participating in recruitment or intake must complete the Hazing Prevention Course prior to recruitment:

Link to Canvas Course: Coming soon!

Panhellenic Council (PHC)

Panhellenic Recruitment Information

Panhellenic Open Houses:

October 19th, 2024: Open House Day 1 

  • 10am- 1pm: Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta
  • 2pm-6pm: Kappa Delta, Tri Delta, Delta Gamma

October 20th, 2024: Open House Day 2 

  • 10am-1pm: Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Phi, Alpha Chi Omega
  • 2pm-5pm: Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Sigma Delta Tau

Panhellenic Recruitment Goes Live! 
November 1st, Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room, 3:00pm-6:00pm. Meet our panhellenic sororities & learn more about spring recruitment! 

Panhellenic Spring Recruitment Schedule: 

  • January 13th, 2025: Round 1 (Video Round - Virtual)
  • January 14-15th, 2025: Travel Days
  • January 16th, 2025: Round 2
  • January 17th, 2025: Round 3
  • January 18th, 2025: Round 4 - Preference Round
  • January 19th, 2025: Bid Day

To see more details, please visit the Panhellenic website.

Interfraternity Council (IFC)

Open Houses - Saturday, December 7th

  • 11:30am - 1:00pm: Chi Phi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu, Pi Kappa Alpha, Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Phi
  • 1:30pm - 3:00pm: Alpha Sigma Phi, Zeta Beta Tau, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Delta theta, Alpha Gamma Rho, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Nu
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm: Acacia, Sigma Chi, Kappa Delta Rho, Pi Kappa Phi, Zeta Psi, Delta Chi
  • 5:30pm - 7:00pm: Sigma Pi, Kappa Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Gamma Delta, Chi Psi, Alpha Delta Phi

IFC Spring Recruitment Schedule: 

  • January 14th, 2025: Travel Days
  • January 15th, 2025: Potential New Member Orientation; Open House Round 1 (afternoon/evening)
  • January 16th, 2025: Open House Round 2 (mid-day/afternoon), Invite Only Round 1 (evening)
  • January 17th, 2025: Invite Only Round 2
  • January 18th, 2025: Invite Only Round 3
  • January 19th, 2025: Bid Day
  • January 22nd, 2025: Bid Signing Deadline

Multicultural Greek and Fraternal Council (MGFC) Intake

MGFC fraternities and sororities are culturally based (but not culturally exclusive) groups that range from historically Latinx, Black/African/African-American, and Asian-interest. Most MGFC organizations are continuously recruiting members all year round. Asian-interest groups hold Rush at the beginning of each semester and dates are announced once students return from summer and winter break. There are various opportunities throughout the academic year to find your home in the council.

For more information, please contact our team at sfl@cornell.edu.

MGFC Meet The Greeks
Date & Time: September 4th, 5:00pm, Ho Plaza

Meet the NPHC
Date & Time: September 5th, 5:00pm, Uris Auditorium 

GIM: Asian Interest General Information Meeting
Date & Time: Monday, September 9th, 5:00pm, Location TBD

Meet NALFO
Date & Time: Thursday, September 12th, 5:00pm, Location TBD

Meal Plan Information

Please review the following for more information regarding the SFL Supplemental on-campus meal plan. Please note: students joining a sorority or fraternity this fall that requires a required meal plan of 7 or more meals a week are allowed an extension to change their meal plan to SFL Supplemental until March 3rd, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.. A student must first sign their bid with SFL prior to emailing dining.

Housing Information

Sophomore Housing Information Link: https://scl.cornell.edu/residential-life/housing/campus-housing/residential-policy

If a student decides to participate in recruitment and accept a bid, they will need to work with their organization to determine if they will be living in-house. If living in-house with their sorority or fraternity, students will need to affirm that arrangement in the Housing portal March 4 through March 7. Students who will not be living in-house will go through the General Room Selection process, beginning March 11, to select qualified second-year housing that complies with the two-year residential requirement.