Have you been accepted to Wake Forest? Are you thinking about going through sorority recruitment this spring?
Congrats and Go Deacs! Before you know it, registration will open on October 1, and you’ll be on your way to joining one of the 8 chapters at WFU and rushing alongside the other 500+ women in your freshman class. Below are more details you need to know about Wake Forest’s sorority rush before you get there….
The full list of Wake Forest University Panhellenic Sorority Chapters:
- Alpha Delta Pi
- Chi Omega
- Delta Delta Delta
- Delta Zeta
- Kappa Alpha Theta
- Kappa Beta Gamma
- Kappa Delta
- Kappa Kappa Gamma
Wake Forest 2026 Formal Sorority Recruitment Schedule:
November 13 – Virtual Potential New Member Assembly
January 6 – Move In/Welcome Assembly
January 7 – Round 1: Chapter Introductions
January 8 – Round 2: Philanthropy
January 9 – Round 3: Sisterhood
January 10 – Round 4: Preference
January 11 – Bid Day
Wake Forest Recruitment – know before you go!
While sorority rush “officially” starts in January, rush for you should start before that. Why? Because it’s imperative that you get on the radar of active members that will be rushing you well before formal recruitment begins. Rush begins while you’re still in high school – crazy, we know! Between letters of recommendation, registration, cleaning up social media, etc., you’ll want to make sure you get started much earlier than you might’ve thought. That’s what a sorority recruitment coach is for – to help you get ahead!
Letters of Recommendation
- Getting a letter of recommendation is another way to stand out among the 500+ girls that will be rushing alongside you.
- Some chapters are now calling them “recruitment information forms.”
- You get them by asking an alumnae of each chapter that has a chapter at WFU. They do not have to be alumni from WFU specifically, just the sorority itself.
- Aside from standing out from the crowd, submitting these before recruitment registration opens allows for each chapter to become aware of your existence and get to know you!
Think of it this way: if the chapters don’t know about you ahead of time, they can’t get excited about you during recruitment, and it’s easier to slip through the cracks.
Click here for our Sorority Recruitment Guide with a step-by-step Checklist & Action Plan!
Do not ignore the deadlines! There are 500+ of you and about 4 members on each sorority chapter’s recruitment team.
- In order to maximize your chances of receiving more invites back, Wake Forest’s Letters of Recommendation are due on – or even better, before – October 1, regardless of the listed dates on the WFU Panhellenic website & Instagram account, Wake Forest sorority websites, and your city’s local Panhellenic Association’s suggested dates.
- Yes, technically, you can turn them in later, but think of this like you would a job application. If a company opens a job application for 90 days, sure, you absolutely can apply the day before they take it down. But if they’ve already found the right candidates and they’re excited about them, and there are only so many open jobs – what do you think your chance of getting that job is going to be? Less likely than the earlier applicants with similar qualifications, that’s for sure.
- Ignore the national deadline and have your Letters of Rec turned in earlier by October 1 if you want to maximize your chances of receiving more invites from more chapters. (If you’re reading this after October 1 – deep breath, don’t panic. You’re behind, BUT it’s still better to turn them in ASAP vs. not at all. Not sure if it’s still worth doing? *If you’re unsure if you’ve missed the window for recommendations, you’re welcome to contact us, and we can help you fully understand what to do / when it’s due / and how to expedite this process.
- We can help PNMs navigate this entire process surrounding what these letters are, where to turn them in, and who can/should complete them, but we can’t do anything after the window to turn them in closes. What are Letters of Recommendation (LORs), Recruitment Information Forms (RIFs), and Letters of Support (LOS)? Read our 5-min blog post.
Get your social media in order!
And we don’t mean just make sure it’s *appropriate*.
If someone searches for your name, are you findable? Let’s say the sorority girls DO find their way to your Insta. What will they learn? Are there enough photos to help them get to know you and make the online-stalking sesh worth their time?
Or will they find a private account they can’t access?
Do you have Wake Forest class of 2029 in your bio yet? A commitment post showing you’ve made your decision? Have you followed all the sororities, and also subscribed to their posts and stories? Have you submitted your class of 2029 introduction post yet to the various groups? We’ve got ALL the Instagram tips for you, and we can’t wait to help you get noticed!
What does your Instagram say about you?
Plan to participate in sorority recruitment at Wake Forest University this spring? Don’t risk slipping through the cracks!
Work with a sorority recruitment consultant that specializes in Wake Forest recruitment and cheers as tons of our PNMs happily receive their bids every year!! We’ve been nationally recognized in Cosmopolitan Magazine, Fortune, Elite Daily, and NBC.
A lot of the big decisions with rushees involve paperwork and are made months before recruitment.
We know exactly what the Director of Recruitment Records is looking for on your resume, how the sororities will rank your rec letters on a scale (and how you can get a higher ranking), how best to prepare your rush packets, how the bid list ordering and cut process works, and what you should actually be discussing during each round.
Working with a rush coach maximizes a PNM’s odds and gives your daughter an advantage long before she steps foot on campus for recruitment so she can go in more relaxed and confident.
It’s just like the SAT – it’s better to go in prepared. Let’s get you (or your daughter) recruitment-ready.