Leadership, Sisterhood, Scholarship, Service
Greek Alphabet & Terms
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Active:
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A woman who has been initiated into lifelong sorority membership.
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Alumna:
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An initiated sorority member who has graduated from college.
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Bid:
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A formal invitation given to a potential new member to join a sorority.
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Chapter:
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The local group of a national sorority.
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Initiation:
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A formal ceremony through which new members become active members, sisters, of a sorority.
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Legacy:
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A woman whose mother, sister or grandmother is an active member or alumna of a sorority.
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New Member:
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A woman who has accepted a sorority’s bid for membership but has not yet been initiated.
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Philanthropy:
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A charitable fund-raiser or service project sponsored by a sorority or fraternity.
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Pi Chi:
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A sorority member who leads a Recruitment group of PNMs through the stages of Recruitment. She is unbiased and is willing to honestly answer any questions about sororities and recruitment.
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Potential New Member (PNM):
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A woman who is participating in recruitment, commonly referred to as a PNM.
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Quota:
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The maximum number of new members a sorority may accept through Formal Recruitment.
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Recommendation:
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A written letter sent by an alumna recommending a woman for membership in a sorority.
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Sister:
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A term used by sorority members in the same chapter to refer to one another.
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Greek Councils at Penn State
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Interfraternity
Council (IFC)
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) serves as the governing body for the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC), professional, and independent men's and co-ed fraternity chapters.
Multicultural Greek Council (MGC)
The Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) is the governing body for culturally-based fraternity and sorority chapters.
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is the governing body for National Pan-Hellenic Council ("Divine Nine") and historically black fraternity and sorority chapters.