GLOSSARY

BID: A formal invitation to join a sorority

CHAPTER:The individuals compromising each local collegiate group of an international sorority.

CONTINUOUS OPEN BIDDING (COB): A period other than fully-structured recruitment when Panhellenic sororities acquire new members.

FORMAL RECRUITMENT: The formal process of mutual selection by which chapters invited potential new members to join their sorority prior to the fall.

NEW MEMBER: An individual who has accepted the bid of a sorority or has taken the first step toward full membership but has not been initiated.

POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER (PNM): An unaffiliated individual who attends formal recruitment or participates in Continuous Open Bidding (COB).

RECRUITMENT GUIDE (RHO GAMMA): An active member of a Panhellenic chapter who assists PNMs during the recruitment process. This person provides objective advice and support to anyone going through the recruitment process.

STRICT SILENCE: Strict silence will begin at the time of MRABA signing and last until bid distribution on Bid Day. Strict silence includes any type of communication (ex. verbal, nonverbal, through third parties) about the recruitment process.

WITHDRAWAL: When a PNM chooses to forgo their recruitment journey and remove themselves from the process.