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JUST LAUNCHED: 2024-2025 Sorority Recruitment Action Plan + Checklist image

Are you a potential new member considering participating in sorority recruitment this upcoming spring or fall 2024? Are you a parent wanting to help support their daughter in this process? Potential new members don’t need more generic tips or outdated advice. They need results! We are SO EXCITED because we just launched our Hiking in Heels Sorority Recruitment ACTION PLAN & Checklist –  to help YOU identify exactly what you need to do to get ready, and when. Click here to learn more and grab your copy! Don’t let the recruitment process intimidate you – you’ve got this!! -The Hiking in Heels Recruitment Team

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Sorority Recruitment Coach Q&A: University of Texas Sorority Recruitment (Rush), 2023 – all your questions, answered! standard

Calling all potential, future, and current longhorns!! Do you plan to participate in sorority recruitment, aka rush, this fall at UT?! If you’ve already received your acceptance letter, congratulations! If you’re still waiting, our fingers are crossed for you too. Allow me to introduce myself – I am a Hiking in Heels sorority recruitment coach, aka “rush coach” who works with ALL our University of Texas girls, or should I say PNMs (potential new members), to help them get ready each fall. I went to UT myself, and I LOVED getting to be a part of Greek life there. And I love that I’ve been able to personally help HUNDREDS of girls get bids from UT sororities as well! I’m ...

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Rushing as a Sophomore: What You Need To Know About Sorority Recruitment as an Upperclassmen image

Sophomore rush.  It’s a big decision, whether it’s your first or second time to dip your toes into the sorority recruitment process. One of our rushees, Madeline L., participated in sorority rush (virtually) at Clemson this past fall 2020. She was sweet enough to contribute a guest blog after recruitment! Read her guest blog below for her perspective on virtual sorority recruitment as a sophomore at a competitive school, her tips and insights for PNMs, and her thoughts on using a sorority rush coach to guide her through the process. 1)  Why were you excited to join a sorority at Clemson? Why did you decide to rush? Well for my freshman year, I was excited to have an opportunity to ...

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What are Sorority Letters of Recommendation / Letters of Support? image

Hi girls! It’s time to address some of the most common questions moms and PNMs ask when it comes to sorority rush: What are Letters of Recommendation, Letters of Support, and Recruitment Information Forms? This is part one of rush prep, and part of what we like to call your “pre-recruitment materials.” If you’re beginning the sorority recruitment process, you likely have learned your university’s rush process necessitates one or more of these items listed above. Other common terms include LOR, RIF, LOS, or Rec Letter. For any school with a competitive recruitment process, these are a must! Let’s break it down: Recruitment Information Form (abbreviation = RIF) – A Recruitment Information Form is just that: a form. This fill-in-the-blank form is ...

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Ole Miss Moves Sorority Recruitment UP to Second Week of school for Fall 2020 Recruitment image

Happy 2020! New year, new you – right? That’s what The University of Mississippi seems to be going for. This morning, their University Panhellenic Association broke some exciting news: they announced a new sorority recruitment schedule for this fall. Specifically – the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life has confirmed that the University of Mississippi is officially moving both its CPH recruitment (Sorority Recruitment) and IFC (Fraternity Recruitment) UP weeks forward on the calendar. Sorority Recruitment will run from August 29th to Sept 6th 2020. Fraternity recruitment will take place concurrently from August 30th to Sept 6th. Why is their sorority recruitment schedule change a big deal? Ole Miss, unlike many other SEC schools, has historically held sorority recruitment five ...

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San Antonio Area – Spring 2019 Sorority Recruitment Information Meetings image

(San Antonio list is below. View 2019 Dallas & Fort Worth, Austin area, or Houston area spring forum events by clicking these links.) Hello, San Antonio ladies! Can you believe it? It’s spring semester of your senior year. This fall, you’ll be off to college in your beautifully decorated dorm room. It’s January, so many of you have your acceptance letters in hand by now, and lots of you have selected a college. Congratulations! You can rest a little easier now. (Special shoutout to all those ladies still waiting on acceptance letters – good luck – you’ve got this!) Click here for a complete list of fall 2019 sorority recruitment dates, by university, with registration links. If you’re a San Antonio lady (note: ...

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Austin Area – Spring 2019 Sorority Recruitment Information Meetings image

(Austin list is below. View 2019 Dallas & Fort Worth, San Antonio, or Houston area spring forum events by clicking these links.) Hello, Austin and Austin-area ladies! Can you believe it? It’s spring semester of your senior year. This fall, you’ll be off to college in your beautifully decorated dorm room. It’s January, so many of you have your acceptance letters in hand by now, and lots of you have selected a college. Congratulations! You can rest a little easier now. (Special shoutout to all those ladies still waiting on acceptance letters – good luck – you’ve got this!) Click here for a complete list of fall 2019 sorority recruitment dates, by university, with registration links. If you’re an Austin, Georgetown, New Braunfels, ...

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Dallas & Fort Worth – Spring 2019 Sorority Recruitment Information Meetings image

(Update: Dallas list is below. View 2019 Austin, San Antonio, or Houston area (coming soon) spring forum events and updates by clicking your city.) Hello, Dallas and Fort Worth ladies! Can you believe it? It’s spring semester of your senior year. This fall, you’ll be off to college in your beautifully decorated dorm room. It’s January, so many of you have your acceptance letters in hand by now, and lots of you have selected a college. Congratulations! You can rest a little easier now. (Special shoutout to all those ladies still waiting on acceptance letters – good luck – you’ve got this!) Click here for a complete list of fall 2019 sorority recruitment dates, by university, with registration links. If you’re a Dallas ...

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What to Wear: 2023 Ole Miss Sorority Recruitment Outfit Guide (recently updated, formerly 2019 & 2020 guide) image

Heading to Ole Miss this fall? Considering participating in sorority recruitment? You’re in the right place. Look no further – we’ve curated a day by day “what to wear” recruitment outfit guide that’s relevant for all you 2019 rushees and specific to Ole Miss, based on feedback from current, active Ole Miss sorority members. Without further ado, let’s get to it! **Quick note: All opinions are those of Hiking in Heels. Hiking in Heels is not profiting from any purchases made nor do we have affiliate relationships with these brands. We’re not being compensated in any way – we’re just promoting items we love.** 2019 Ole Miss Sorority Recruitment Outfit Guide Round 1 – Greek Day On Ole Miss’s Greek Day, ...

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Pi Beta Phi updates Recruitment Information Form process nationally: alumnae can now submit Letters of Recommendation online. image

Great news for Pi Beta Phi alums and incoming 2019 rushees – Pi Phi officially went digital over the summer and created a means to submit letters of recommendation for incoming rushees electronically. This is a national update. Effective immediately – one can now submit Pi Phi’s PNM recruitment information form /sponsorship form ONLINE without having to print it, fill it out, and mail it to the correct chapter. Let’s take a moment to acknowledge that and celebrate! What does this mean for Pi Phi alumnae? This means it’s easier than ever to submit a recruitment information form and sponsor an incoming PNM. Both old and new versions of the form can be found on the national Pi Beta Phi website.  You can view and ...

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