Formal recruitment is held the week before classes start each January for IFC and Panhellenic organizations. The Membership Intake Process for MGLC organizations happens at a various times during the year at the discretion of each group and their national organizational. Students wishing to participate in recruitment may do so by clicking on the links below to register.
Panhellenic Recruitment (Click here to register)
The Panhellenic formal recruitment process for all of our Panhellenic sororities is now complete. In the fall semester, a limited number of sororities may extend the opportunity for new members to join. For further information about future sorority recruitment please contact Merima Ruhotina at mr356@cornell.edu. Please note: First semester freshmen may not join a fraternity or sorority at Cornell.
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IFC Recruitment (Coming soon)
Fraternities are still participating in a second round of recruitment. For more details, please contact Eric Blair at beb68@cornell.edu. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are able to participate in recruitment to find out more about the fraternity system at Cornell. The recruitment process varies by fraternity, but historically involves a combination of social functions called "smokers", brotherhood outings, and one-on-one interaction. At the conclusion of the week, each fraternity extends "bids" or offers of membership, to men that it wishes to be a part of its organization.
For more information, please contact Eric Blair at beb68@cornell.edu. Please note that first semester freshmen are not permitted to join a fraternity (or sorority) at Cornell and must have a 2.5 grade point average to be considered for an organization.
The Multicultural Greek Letter Council (MGLC) consists of Asian/Asian American Interest organizations, National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) and organizations representing the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). All organizations in MGLC fall in one of these sub councils and have an equally unique collection of recruitment processes. While some organizations have formal recruitment, other organizations create interest through interest meetings, informational sessions or word-of-mouth. The council does host an MGLC Weekend at the beginning of each academic semester. More specific information such as frequency, nature and length of the Rush/Intake/Pledging period may be different for each individual organization. For questions about Rush/Intake/Pledging, please contact Jarrod Cruz at jnc54@cornell.edu.
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