Greek Vocabulary

Active: An initiated member of a Greek organization

Alumni: An organization member who has graduated

Bid Card: An official, written invitation to join an organization

Initiation: A formal ceremony in which a person becomes an active member of the group

New Member: A person who has accepted the written bid of a fraternity/society and has gone through the ceremony, but has yet to be initiated

New Member Class: All New Members of a fraternity/society for that year

Rotationals: A rush function where groups rotate through each fraternity/ society hall

Teas: An opportunity for each recruit to closely interact with the society/-ies of her choice

Preference Parties: Final stage of Recruitment before bids; last chance to interact with the societies before making your decision

New Member Education: The process of teaching the society’s traditions and values to their new members.