For everyone looking for a chance to find brotherhood or sisterhood, Western’s Greek recruitment will begin the week of Sept. 4.

Though the idea of recruitment has stayed the same, many new features have taken effect, which will allow more students the opportunity to go through the recruitment process without affecting too much of their daily lives.

“The best part about the new system, especially for the Panhellenic women, is that it is more flexible,” Panhellenic officer, Natalie Bailey said. “This will allow more women to go through because they don’t have to take an entire week off of work and away from studying.”

Panhellenic recruitment will begin Tuesday, Sept. 4, with a sorority fair. This will give potential members the opportunity
to learn about each of the four social sororities on campus. Recruitment for the women will continue the rest of the week. Wednesday, Sept.5, women interested will learn more about the process and meet the Rho Gamma’s, disaffiliated member of each sorority, who will help them through out the week. Thursday, Sept. 6 to Saturday, Sept. 8, potential members will visit the different sororities, and Sunday, Sept. 9, bid day will conclude the week.

This will be the first year that the recruitment system went from being a formal structure to a partially-structured recruitment. “This means that each potential has to meet with each chapter, but she can spend as little or as much time with each chapter as she wants,” Bailey said. “Also, there are two nights to meet the chapters, and the potentials can come one or both nights. This will hopefully make it easier for women to participate in recruitment.”

Fraternity Recruitment will also begin on Sept. 4, with several events as a whole, then individual rush events beginning on Sept. 10.

“Inter Fraternal Council, Panhellenic Association, and National Pan-Hellenic Council Recruitment are all very different,” Bailey said. “For IFC, each organization conducts its own recruitment activities. For PA, each chapter coordinates together and holds recruitment together. For NPHC, each chapter holds membership intake at different times, and it is a secret process until the new members are revealed.”

Those interested in joining a Greek organization can contact the center for student engagement. To sign up for Panhellenic Recruitment, go to www.missouriwestern.edu/engagements and click on the link. Any girl interested in going through formal recruitment must sign up online to participate. To sign up for Inter Fraternity Council Recruitment attend the Greek informational meeting, and to sign-up for National Pan-Hellenic Recruitment, contact the organization you are interested in.