The Panhellenic Council is the governing body and policy-making organization of the National Panhellenic Conference Sororities. The purpose of the Panhellenic Council is to coordinate the efforts of the individual sororities in matters of philanthropy, scholarship, leadership and sisterhood. We are home to five out of the 26 sororities within the National Panhellenic Council: Alpha Phi, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, and Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Alpha Phi
Values: Sisterhood, Character Development, Innovation, Generosity
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Delta Delta Delta
Values:
Truth, Self-Sacrifice, Friendship
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Delta Gamma
Values:
Friendship, Educational and Cultural Interests, Social Responsibility, Character Development
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Gamma Phi Beta
Values:
Love, Labor, Learning, Loyalty
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Kappa Kappa Gamma
Values:
Respect, Optimism, Connection, Knowledge, Truth, Trailblazing
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Panhellenic Primary Recruitment
Primary Recruitment is the official recruitment process through which college women are able to consider joining a Panhellenic sorority and when the Panhellenic sororities on our campus choose their new sisters. Each woman who goes through recruitment will have the opportunity to meet and converse with members from all five of the Panhellenic sororities at Wichita State, learning their individual chapter values, as well as learning about the Panhellenic Community and meeting new people.
By the end of our recruitment process, it is our sincere hope that you will find a sorority home that will help you grow into the best version of yourself. The memories you can make as a Panhellenic woman can be memories that you will cherish for your entire life. These can be the women who will be by your side through the good and the bad. Follow us on Instagram @wichitastatePC for more information about our chapters and the Primary Recruitment process!
View the Primary Recruitment Booklet Register for Primary Recruitment
Other ways to join a Panhellenic Sorority
Continuous Opening Bidding (COB) happens after Primary Recruitment. Depending on current membership numbers certain chapters will be eligible to participate in COB and actively recruit members into their chapters. Each chapter’s COB process is different, but on average they consists of dates or events where you get to know members in the house. COB can be more flexible and personable compared to the Primary Recruitment process.
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to malaree.hood@wichita.edu. We want to ensure that you have all of the information that you need to become a part of our community!
To be eligible to join a Panhellenic sorority, you must be enrolled at Wichita State University and have a cumulative GPA above 2.5. Additionally, some chapters have set higher GPA requirements to join their organization.
PC, also known as Panhellenic Council, is the governing body of the five Panhellenic sororities we have at Wichita State University. The council manages and leads the Panhellenic community, as well as the Fraternity and Sorority Life community on campus. PC works closely with NPC, the National Panhellenic Council, which oversees the 26 Panhellenic organizations on a national level.
Panhellenic creates community and helps their members excel in academics, leadership, and service. Each organization has a national and a local philanthropy that they donate both their time and money to. Since Panhellenic sororities are inter/national organizations, the networking opportunities provide members with amazing opportunities.
Each chapter has their own set of dues. The money is divided between the local and inter/national organization. The first semester will be more expensive, due to one-time fees related to starting your membership. After the first semester, the dues reduce by a significant amount. If you want more details, each organization provides their financial information in the primary recruitment booklet.
No! While all five of our Panhellenic sororities have houses, two have live in options. Alpha Phi has 9 live in spots and Kappa Kappa Gamma has 7 live in spots. Oftentimes, chapter leadership lives in the house. However, living in the house is not a requirement of membership.
The Wichita State Community offers other opportunities to join sororities on campus outside of Panhellenic too! Click here to complete an interest form and your contact infomation will be shared with the organizations you are interested in.
Our Cultural Greek Council offers 4 options for sorority membership:
Our National Pan-Hellenic Council - The divine nine group of historically black fraternities and sororities - offers 4 options for sorority membership:
The Greek community at Wichita State is nothing like the movies or stereotypes. We're also not like the communities you see at other universities. Our community has approximately 700 members across 26 member organization and we wouldn't want it any other way! Our members build strong connections across councils and chapters and because of our smaller size, we are a close knit family.
Follow us on social media!
| Panhellenic Council | @wichitastatepc |
| Alpha Phi | @wichitaalphaphi |
| Delta Delta Delta | @wichitatridelta |
| Delta Gamma | @wsudg |
| Gamma Phi Beta | @wsugammaphi |
| Kappa Kappa Gamma | @kkgwichitastate |
Yes, there is a registration fee of $50. This fee helps to cover the cost of technology, your bid day t-shirt, 1-2 meals throughout the process, as well as general expenses to put on a large-scale recruitment that you can enjoy! You will pay online at the time of registration.
After you resigter, you will be assigned a Recruitment Counselor, who will help guide you through recruitment! A Recruitment Counselor (RC) is an affiliated woman from one of our five Panhellenic sororities who believes so strongly in the Panhellenic experience that she wants to help you join our community, regardless of the organization you belong to in the end! Your RC will reach out to you via email or phone to welcome you to the experience and from there, you will be placed into a small group with other women participating in Primary Recruitment too! Your Recruitment Counselor will be your go-to for questions all summer and throughout the Primary Recruitment experience. She will be able to give you all the information that you need and get you where you need to go!
Tip: Ask your Recruitment Counselor why she went Greek!
| Wednesday, August 21st | Thursday, August 22nd | Friday, August 23rd | Saturday, August 24th | Sunday, August 25th |
| PNM Orientation | Values Night 1 | Values Night 2 | Service and Sisterhood Night | Preference Night |
| 6 - 7:30 p.m. | 5:30 - 9 p.m. | 4:30 - 9:30 p.m. | noon - 6 p.m. | 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
| Bid Day | ||||
| Koch Arena | ||||
| 6 - 8:30 p.m. |
*Please note that all end times reflect the maximum amount of time the event may take. It is possible that you may end each night earlier than what is described above. If you have specific conflicts, please reach out to malaree.hood@wichita.edu so that we can do our best to accommodate them!
All nights of recruitment are mandatory so that the sororities have every opportunity to get to know you. If you have class, illness or a family emergency, you will need to notify your Recruitment Counselor, the Vice President of Recruitment (wsu.sorority.recruitment@gmail.com), and malaree.hood@wichita.edu immediately so that we can notify the chapters of your absence.
Per Fraternity and Sorority Life policies, you must be an enrolled student at Wichita State University (excluding WSU Tech). You must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater. Your GPA will be confirmed by the Panhellenic Advisor via the information on file with Wichita State University.
Our recruitment process is a mutual selection process. This means that as you are narrowing down which of the sororities feel most like home, the chapters are also considering who most closely embodies their values. There is a home in our Panhellenic community for every woman that is open to the possibility of allowing the chapter she is meant to belong to find her. It is all about trusting the process!
With our recruitment process being values based, we do not have a dress code. There is a Pinterest board for you to get inspiration from, but do not feel obligated to dress a certain way! https://pin.it/5LqOKkQ
Continuous Open Bidding, also known as COB, is the recruitment process that happens after Primary Recruitment. Depending on current membership numbers, certain chapters will be able to participate in COB and actively recruit members into their chapter. It is not guaranteed that all chapters will be eligible to participate in COB.
Attend any events for the chapter(s) you are interested in! You can also talk to current active members that you know or DM their social media. If you would like the SEAL Office to help facilitate the process, you can email greeklife@wichita.edu.
Each chapter’s COB process is different, but on average they consist of dates or events where you get to know members in the house. Once the chapter gets to know you better, they have the option to extend a bid, or membership into their organization.
