| ACTIVE |
An undergraduate sorority member who has been initiated by her chapter. |
| ALUMNA |
A sorority member who is no longer a member of a collegiate chapter. [plural is Alumnae] |
| BID |
An invitation to join a sorority or fraternity. |
| CHAPTER |
A membership unit of a national or international sorority or fraternity. |
| CONTINUOUS OPEN BIDDING (COB) |
COB bids may be extended and accepted at any time during the school year other than formal recruitment. (COB is also called open bidding and informal membership recruitment.) |
| FORMAL MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT |
A designated membership recruitment period during which a series of organized events are held by each NPC sorority; membership recruitment is organized and implemented by the Panhellenic Association. |
| FRATERNITY |
Greek letter sisterhood or brotherhood. |
| GREEKS |
Sorority and fraternity members. |
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FRATERNITY AND SORORITY
STUDENT LIFE |
Fraternity and Sorority
Student Life is a Division of the Center for Student Life at the University of Oklahoma.
Fraternity and Sorority
Student Life is comprised of the following four umbrella organizations: Latino Greek Council (LGC), Interfraternity Council (IFC), Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and Panhellenic Association (Panhellenic). |
| INITIATION |
Ritualistic ceremony during which new members receive life long membership privileges. |
| INTENTIONAL SINGLE PREFERENCE |
When a woman only lists one sorority on her Membership Recruitment
Acceptance Card. |
| INTERFRATERNITY
COUNCIL (IFC) |
IFC is the men's counterpart to the College Panhellenic Association. It is membership is comprised of fraternities belonging to the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). |
| LATINO GREEK COUNCIL (LGC) |
The
Latino Greek Council
represents two Latino sororities and one fraternity on campus. |
| LEGACY |
A woman whose mother, sister or in some cases grandmother is an alumna or active member of a sorority. |
| MULTICULTURAL GREEK COUNCIL (MGC) |
The Multicultural Greek Council is the most recent council to join the Fraternity and Sorority Student Life. There are three sororities and four fraternities under the MGC umbrella. |
| NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE (NPC) |
NPC is a Conference body, comprised of 26 national women's fraternities, each of which is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women, undergraduates and alumnae. |
| NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL, Inc. (NPHC) |
The National Pan-Hellenic Council is the official coordinating agent of the nine constituent member Greek letter, historically African-American, fraternities and sororities. |
| NEW MEMBER |
A woman who has accepted a sorority bid but is not yet an initiated member. |
| PANHELLENIC ASSOCIATION |
The College Panhellenic Association is a cooperative campus organization of collegiate members of NPC sororities. |
| POTENTIAL MEMBER |
Any woman interested in becoming a sorority member who is matriculated and eligible to join according to the Panhellenic Association's requirements. |
| PHILANTHROPY |
Community service or fundraising effort to promote human welfare. |
| PREFERENTIAL
BIDDING |
A system used at the conclusion of formal membership recruitment to match sorority and potential member preferences. |
| QUOTA |
The number of women
that may join an NPC
sorority during Formal
Recruitment. |
| RECOMMENDATION/ REFERENCE |
A form written by an alumna member recommending a potential member to a sorority. |
| RECRUITMENT GUIDE (RHO GAMMA) |
A Panhellenic representative who has no contact with her own chapter during formal membership recruitment and is available to guide women through the recruitment process and answer questions. |
| RECRUITMENT |
An organized activity to meet potential members. |
| SISTER |
A term used within a women's fraternity when referring to other members. |
| SORORITY |
A Greek letter sisterhood. |
