ISC Recruitment Regulations
Article I – Definitions
Definitions
- Lawful sister: This term encompasses biological, adopted, half-, and step-sisters.
- Official sorority house: Any official sorority meeting place, or any place in which fifty per cent (50%) or more of the residents are sorority women.
- Formal Recruitment period: Begins on the first day of Round Robbins, and ends on the day of final bid distribution, the point when bids are distributed to potential new members.
- Sorority-sponsored event: Any event in which the members of a specified sorority or sororities are responsible for the sponsorship or co-sponsorship.
- First-year area: Those areas inside the McCormick Road residence halls, Hereford first-year dorm residence halls and the Alderman Road residence halls, including the walkways and balconies of the Alderman Road residence halls. These are areas that ISC designates as off-limits for contact beginning the first day of Formal Recruitment and ending on Bid Day.
- On-Grounds: Property that is owned and operated by the University of Virginia.
- Off-Grounds: Property that is not owned or operated by the University of Virginia. Includes property that is owned by the University of Virginia but is leased and/or operated by an/other group/s.
- Informal Gatherings: Any assemblage of twenty-five women or more from a single sorority involving men and/or alcohol, without significant representation from other sororities.
- Common Courtesy:Appropriate social etiquette that is brief and does not demonstrate preferential treatment towards first year women
- Preferential treatment: Any action that can be construed as favoring some specific first year woman or women at the expense of other
- Promotional Items: Any item including a sorority’s name and/or Greek letters.
- Social Event: A social event is defined as an event that a sorority and/or individual sorority members contribute to financially via official or non-official banking funds and/or contribute to the planning and organization of, as defined by, but not limited to, sorority list-serves, fliers, phone trees, chapter meetings, Facebook, and Instant Messenger. This includes, but is not limited to, funds allocated towards providing transportation, ticket admittance, food, alcohol, and procuring a location. A social event includes events staged in coordination with other student organizations (including fraternities and other sororities at this or any other university) and social events arranged exclusively for members of a sorority. This rule excludes sisterhood activities that do not include men and/or alcohol as well as recruitment events (including formal, informal, and COB activities). A complaint of a social event may be filed as construed by a reasonable onlooker, or merited hearsay.
- Sorority women may not give gifts nor spend money on first-year women (relatives are exempt).
- First-year women will not be permitted in or invited to sorority houses, as defined by the ISC Bylaws, until the first day of Formal Recruitment. A sorority house is defined as a residence of three or more sorority women affiliated with one chapter (lawful sisters are exempt from this, excluding property owned or leased by the sorority).
- All contact with first year women off-grounds is limited to common courtesy (See Art. 1). Exceptions to the “common courtesy rule” are those which are registered and have been approved on a case-by-case basis by the ISC Vice President of Judiciary.
- Required registered contact would include, but is not limited to, situations of:
- University sponsored activities (clubs, CIOs, class) and/or,
- non-University sponsored activities (work)
- Registration will occur according to the procedures outlined in How to Register Appropriate Contact.
- ISC Reps are responsible for compiling an accurate list to submit to the ISC VP Judiciary and are also responsible for ensuring that each member of her chapter is well educated in the new policies and procedures as well as the penalties inflicted for violation of these policies.
- Registering contact with the ISC Representative is for purely logistical purposes and does not substitute approval from the ISC VP of Judiciary. Any contact that occurs that has not been registered and approved by the ISC VP of Judiciary is still subject to penalty.
- No more than four total sorority women and first year women may be in contact at any one time. Within the cap of four people, a 2:1 ratio of sorority women and first year women may not be exceeded. This allows for 1:1 ratio and 2:1 ratio contact as long as such contact falls within the policies outlined in this Contact Policy. Exceptions to this “numbers rule” are allowed when registered and pre-approved by the ISC VP Judiciary, in cases of work, class projects, and other scenarios left to the discretion of the ISC VP Judiciary.
- During conversations with first-year women, in accordance with these rules, sorority life may be discussed generally in order to answer questions.
- No conversation or contact between a sorority woman and a first-year woman should involve the promotion, identification, or discussion of any specific ISC sorority.
- Sorority women may invite first year women to various activities occurring on-Grounds.
- These contact rules also apply to electronic media, including cell phones, email, AIM, Facebook, and other social networking sites.
- Sorority women may be permitted to give car rides to first year women so long as those rides are pre-approved with the ISC VP Judiciary and do not demonstrate preferential treatment, as determined by the ISC VP Judiciary. Examples of acceptable rides include those provided during school holidays where an active member would transport a potential new member to their hometown. Examples of unacceptable conditions include general rides around Grounds.
- No contact shall occur between potential new members and sorority women during Formal Recruitment, with the exception of lawful sisters. Contact must be registered and approved by the ISC Vice President for Judiciary. ISC sorority women will not be allowed to visit resident staff members during Formal Recruitment.
- First-year women will be allowed to attend fall philanthropy events. However, marketing in first-year areas or to first-year women is not permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, written advertisements, verbal advertisements, and promotional item sales to first-year women. First-year women may be awarded prizes at philanthropic events excluding promotional items.
- Any action by a sorority member, which is in violation of the spirit of these rules, will be equally considered a judicial offense, reviewable and punishable by the ISCJC.
- During Formal Recruitment, sorority women may have contact in the first-year area if necessary for official University-sponsored activities or academic matters. It must be registered and pre-approved by the ISC Vice President for Judiciary.
- The ISC Vice President for Judiciary may designate any special exceptions to the rules governing the contact policy. Sorority women may petition the ISC Vice President for Judiciary on a limited and reasonable basis to be allowed exceptions to the contact policy. The ISC Vice President for Judiciary is under no obligation to grant such exceptions.
- Reasonable expenses incurred between sorority women and potential new members who reside together qualify as an exception to the rule of gifts or spending money. ISC will determine any violations on a case-by-case basis.
- During the first 2 weeks of the fall semester, ISC Reps from each chapter will be responsible for collecting from their entire chapter a preliminary list of contacts the members are aware of in the first two weeks of school, including sports teams, CIOs, work, family friends, and classes/projects.
- This list, including the name and year in school of each sorority woman, the names of the first years she is registering, the nature and reason for the contact, the estimated length of time of contact, and any other information deemed necessary for registration by the ISC VP Judiciary, will be submitted to the ISC VP Judiciary at the end of the initial two week registration period for review.
- After receiving each chapter’s list, the ISC VP Judiciary will respond within one week to the ISC Rep of each chapter confirming contact approved and unapproved for the entire chapter. Confirmation will be sent to individuals regarding contact that is NOT APPROVED.
- Within the initial two week registration period contact is limited to work and University sponsored activities ONLY, unless special permission is given by the ISC VP Judiciary at her discretion.
- All other contact not listed above should be sent directly to the ISC VP Judiciary a week in advance, barring special exceptions granted by the ISC VP Judiciary at the time of the registration. Confirmation will be sent back to sorority women within one week of receipt of registration. The registered contact is to be considered approved if the sorority woman has not heard back from the ISC VP Judiciary within a week of submission.
- After the initial registration and review period, all contact must be submitted directly to the ISC VP Judiciary one week in advance. Confirmation will be sent back within one week if contact is NOT APPROVED.
All definitions are ultimately left to the interpretation of the ISC Judiciary Committee.
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It is the responsibility of the chapter to educate each member on these definitions and the applications of these definitions.
Article II – Contact Between Sorority Women and Non-Sorority Women
The contact policy exists to maintain "a level playing field" between all potential new members and the sororities. It is to provide potential new members with a more positive and accurate view of the sorority community through the allowance of contact among ISC sorority women and first-year women. By allowing most conversation while “on-Grounds”, the ISC sorority women should in no way make another potential new member feel that she is in anyway more privileged in the eyes of any one sorority. All women deserve the right to have as equal an opportunity of membership upon entering Formal Recruitment as possible and this policy insures that no women participating in recruitment feel that they are either at a disadvantage or an advantage for being offered a bid.
During the fall semester until the first day of spring Formal Recruitment, sorority women are allowed contact with first-year women within the following guidelines:
Sorority women may have contact with upper-class/transfer women who plan to participate in Formal Recruitment, outside of sorority-sponsored events, beginning on the day of their arrival for the fall semester until the first day of Formal Recruitment.
The following are designated exceptions to the contact rules expressed above.
Sorority women that are members of Resident Staff may discuss recruitment in general with first-year women beginning at their arrival for the fall semester through the end of the Formal Recruitment period. They may not promote a specific sorority or sororities. They may have sorority paraphernalia in their personal room, and they may wear their letters in the First-Year Area at any time. However, sorority women visiting a resident staff member are prohibited from wearing chapter letters in the First-Year Area. Any questions pertaining to a specific sorority should be referred to a Recruitment Counselor, or to the ISC Vice President for Recruitment. No sorority woman who is an R.A. may take advantage of her situation to sway any first-year or potential new member towards a particular sorority or sororities. Additionally, no sorority woman who is an R.A. may be present at her sorority house during Formal Recruitment events, unless ISC designates a specific exception.
It is the chapter’s responsibility to ensure that all members, including alumnae and new members, learn, understand, and observe both the letter and the spirit of these and all rules governing recruitment. Individual sororities will therefore be held accountable for any recruitment violations of its members. Should there be any questions about these regulations, it is the duty of the chapter to contact the VP of Judiciary or VP of Recruitment for further clarification. Ignorance of the Recruitment Regulations is not a defense.
How to Register Appropriate Conduct
Registration consistent with the policies outlined in the “Contact Policy” will occur in the following manner:
Article III – Recruitment Regulations For Sororities
Abuse of any of the following rules will be decided on a case-by-case basis following procedures outlined in the ISC Judiciary Board Bylaws.
The ISC President, the ISC Vice President for Judiciary, the ISC Vice President for Recruitment, the Recruitment Logistics Chair, the Recruitment Counselor Director, and the Assistant Recruitment Chair are restricted from participating in Formal Recruitment functions with their respective chapters as specified in the ISC Constitution. Any other members of the ISC Executive Board may petition to be a member of the Recruitment team; such appointments will be discussed and approved according to the ISC President and VP Recruitment.
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On Bid Day there will be no consumption of alcohol by any sorority member until the Bid Day events are concluded at 10 p.m.
Alcohol and men (with the exception of acapella performances on Bid Day) may not be present at any sorority activity until the Friday following Bid Day. No men, alcohol, or illegal substances may be present at any Formal Recruitment events, nor may alcohol or illegal substances be portrayed during Formal Recruitment events.
Sororities are prohibited from having any fraternity-sorority mixers, date functions, or other parties during the Formal Recruitment period.
Sororities may not promote any specific sorority through any medium that would be easily accessible to potential new members. For any media which would be accessible to first-years on Grounds at the University, this rule is in effect beginning the first day of the arrival of first-years for the fall semester until the end of the Formal Recruitment period. For any media which would be remotely accessible, this rule is in effect beginning the first day after the end of the prior spring semester exam period. This rule includes, but is not limited to, posting fliers advertising sorority-sponsored activities in the first-year area or promoting a specific sorority through computer media. ISC will stipulate any specific regulations regarding this rule as they apply.
There will be no distribution of either an oral or written early bid (“bid promising”) by any sorority or sorority member. An early oral or written bid is defined as any language that is persuasive such that a potential new member has the reason to feel she has a future invitation or bid at that chapter. This includes bids that are promised via text messaging, Facebook, email, cell phone, etc.
During scheduled Formal Recruitment events, there is to be no discussion among sorority women and potential new members of other sororities, their chapters, or their activities or of any other potential new member and their relations to any sororities. In addition, no sorority woman may ask a potential new member about what other sorority recruitment events she is attending or has attended, which ones she liked or disliked, or if that potential new member would like to be a member of any specific sorority.
All alumnae taking an active part in any Formal Recruitment event must be clearly identified as such.
Sororities may serve drinks during the first two rounds of events, but no food may be served during these rounds. Food and food-related items are not allowed to be carried by potential new members outside of a sorority's designated Formal Recruitment location during any round of Formal Recruitment.
During all rounds of Formal Recruitment, music is not allowed when PNMs are entering or exiting the chapter house, and there is to be no cheering or screaming outside of the house. Music may be played inside of the house at a level that cannot be heard beyond the sorority’s property. For the Themes round, this level will be predetermined by a member of the ISC Recruitment Team.
Sororities may not detain any potential new members for any length of time after the end of a Formal Recruitment event, unless specified by the ISC Vice President for Recruitment.
The ISC Vice President for Recruitment reserves the right, during, immediately preceding Formal Recruitment, to impose any reasonable regulations upon sororities. She also reserves the right to set up a schedule of fines and/or sanctions, and time limits within which they must be paid, for violations of specific regulations or of any regulations in ARTICLE II of the recruitment rules. A listing of these violations and the specific sanctions they will incur will be distributed to the Recruitment Chair of each sorority before the beginning of Formal Recruitment. These sanctions precede any action through the Judiciary Board.
Sorority women are allowed to walk the potential new members out of the house at the end of each event, but they must remain on their property, not to walk past the sidewalk. All sorority members must return and be inside their house with the door closed by the time specified by the ISC Vice President for Recruitment. There should be no chanting, cheering, or dancing while outside between events.
A current financial expense sheet shall be distributed by the sororities to each potential new member during the third round of Formal Recruitment events, unless otherwise stipulated by the ISC. The sheet must consist of all information stipulated by the ISC Vice President for Recruitment.
There will be no distribution of party favors during the preferential event or any other round. One flower may be distributed at the end of preferential events. In addition, any combination of up to, but not exceeding, three (3) scrolls and/or personal cards may be given out during preferential events.
Snap bids are distributed on the same day as regular bids, and will be distributed by individual chapters through the aid of a list of eligible women provided by the ISC. A snap bid is defined as a bid that is extended by a sorority (to fill quota) to the potential new member(s) that are next on its bid list. A sorority can still extend snap bids to women who went through recruitment if it has exhausted its bid list and is still under quota. Sororities may not have more snap bids outstanding than spaces left to fill quota. Potential new members must respond to snap bids within 2 hours. The snap bid period will extend from noon until 5 pm on Bid Day. After 5 pm, all chapters must end the snap bid process. Sororities reserve the right to extend Continuous Open Bids to fill vacancies in total, starting the day after Bid Day(see ARTICLE VII).
Article IV – Regulations for Potential New Members
Potential new member shall not be, nor ever have been, an initiated member of an inter/national sorority.
A potential new member shall register for Formal Recruitment and pay the appropriate registration fee.
A potential new member must be enrolled as a full-time student of the University. All potential new members must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to be eligible to participate in recruitment. Transfer students must have at least a 2.0 at their previous academic institution. These grades must be verified in writing with the University Registrar before the first night of round two events.
During Formal Recruitment, it is mandatory for potential new members to attend either the full number of events per round, or the full number of events for which invitations are received. Inthe case of illness or other emergency, the potential new member shall notify the ISC Vice President for Recruitment and her Recruitment Counselor. The ISC shall notify the sororities involved.
Each potential new member anticipating to participate in Formal Recruitment must sign a statement indicating that she has read, understands, and agrees to abide by all recruitment rules and regulations. The potential new member is on her honor to respect both the letter and the spirit of the recruitment rules and regulations.
Potential new members must make their own name tags for all recruitment functions until preferential parties. Sororities may have cards for those potential new members who forget to bring them.
Upper-class women who have previously completed Formal Recruitment through House Tours may pre-select a designated number of chapters as stipulated by the ISC Vice President for Recruitment.
In extraordinary circumstances or emergency situations, the ISC VP for Recruitment may, at her discretion, adjust a potential new member’s recruitment schedule.
A potential new member shall consult with her Recruitment Counselor before withdrawing from Formal Recruitment. To withdraw, a potential new member must submit a signed, official withdrawal form to the ISC office.
A potential new member shall fill out a preferential bid card immediately after the last event she attends. Once a card has been signed, no change may be made.
Article V – Recruitment Counselors
Job descriptions of a Recruitment Counselor will be read at each sorority’s chapter meeting before the entire chapter before Recruitment Counselors are selected. Recruitment Counselors must fill out an application through ISC. Interviews will be scheduled after a pre-selection based on applications.
Recruitment Counselors shall be selected by the ISC Recruitment Counselor Director. A woman must have gone through Formal Recruitment with her chapter in order to be eligible. In order to achieve a more even distribution among chapters, at least ten (10) percent of members per sorority must apply. Failure of a sorority to provide the stated number of applicants for Recruitment Counselor positions will be considered a recruitment violation and will result in a fine, as set by the ISC Vice President for Recruitment. There is no minimum or maximum number of Recruitment Counselors from each sorority. Recruitment Counselors will be chosen on the basis of their qualifications.
Recruitment Counselors shall not reveal their sorority affiliation, at any time, beginning during the Formal Recruitment orientation until the end of the Formal Recruitment period, or as advised by theISC Vice President for Recruitment. (They cannot wear sorority jewelry or clothing.)
Recruitment Counselors can attend closed sorority date functions.
Recruitment Counselors must be accessible to their potential new members and the ISC from the Recruitment Orientation Program until the end of the Formal Recruitment period. Excluding University scheduled breaks, Recruitment Counselors may not go out-of-town during this period.
Recruitment Counselors must exercise absolute confidentiality regarding any potential new members.
A Recruitment Counselor may not buy anything for any one of her potential new members exclusively. Any purchased item or items must be given to all of her potential new members equally and simultaneously.
Any chapter officer who plays a leadership role in recruitment planning or new member education is ineligible to apply for a Recruitment Counselor position. The chapter’s president, the second-in-command, and treasurer are also ineligible. Final determination of eligibility will be left to the discretion of the Recruitment Counselor Director and her selection committee.
Recruitment Counselors are prohibited from attending or making appearances at Formal Recruitment voting sessions.
Any violation of the duties and responsibilities of a Recruitment Counselor is considered a violation of that Recruitment Counselor’s chapter, and it will be treated as such by the ISC Judiciary Committee.
The ISC Vice President for Recruitment reserves the right, during or immediately preceding Formal Recruitment, to impose any reasonable regulations upon sororities. She also reserves the right to set up a schedule of fines, and time limits within which they must be paid, for violations of her specific regulations or of any regulations in Section 2 of the recruitment rules. A listing of these violations and the specific fines they will incur will be distributed to the Recruitment Chair of each sorority before the beginning of Formal Recruitment. These fines precede any ISCJC involvement. > back to top
Article VI – LOGISTICS CHAIRS
Sec. 1 Logistics Chairs may not participate with their respective chapters' Formal Recruitment, as specified in the ISC Constitution. Therefore, Logistics Chairs are prohibited from attending or making appearances at Formal Recruitment voting sessions.
Sec. 2 Job descriptions of a Logistics Chair will be read at each sorority’s chapter meeting before the entire chapter before Logistics Chairs are selected. Logistics Chairs must fill out an application through ISC.
Sec. 3 Logistic Chairs shall be selected by the ISC Logistics Director. A woman must have gone through Formal Recruitment with her chapter at least once in order to be eligible. Each chapter shall be required to have an equal number of women apply, as designated by the ISC Vice President of Recruitment, and the failure of a chapter to provide the stated number of applicants will be considered a recruitment violation and will result in a fine, as set by the ISC Vice President of Recruitment. Logistics Chairs shall be selected on the basis of qualifications.
Sec. 4 Logistics Chairs shall not reveal their sorority affiliation, at any time, beginning November 1 until the end of the Formal Recruitment period, or as advised by the ISC Vice President for Recruitment. This includes the wearing of sorority clothing, jewelry, stickers, and pins, as well as carrying sorority cups, mugs or bags.
Sec.5 Logistics Chairs can attend closed sorority date functions.
Sec. 6 Logistics Chairs must be accessible to the ISC at any time during the Formal Recruitment period. Logistics Chairs may not go out-of-town during this period.
Sec.7 Logistics Chairs must exercise absolute confidentiality regarding any potential new members.
Sec. 8 Any chapter officer who plays a leadership role in recruitment planning or new member education is ineligible to apply for a Logistics Counselor position. The chapter’s president, the second-in-command, and treasurer are also ineligible. Final determination of eligibility will be left to the discretion of the Logistics Director and the ISC Vice President of Recruitment
Sec. 9Logistics Chairs are responsible for respecting the letter and the spirit of the recruitment rules. It is their responsibility to learn and fully understand these rules.
Sec.10Any violation of the duties and responsibilities of a Logistics Chair is considered a violation of that Logistics Chair’s chapter, and it will be treated as such by the ISC Vice President of Recruitment.
Article VII – Procedure for Dealing with Alleged Violations
Sec. 1 If a sorority woman feels that a violation of a recruitment rule has occurred, she shall inform the ISC representative of her chapter or the ISC herself. Sorority women are reminded that it is in the best interest of the whole system if alleged violations are promptly reported.
Sec. 2 If a potential new member feels that a violation of a recruitment rule has occurred, she shall inform her Recruitment Counselor, the Recruitment Counselor Director, the ISC Vice President for Judiciary, or she herself may go to the ISC office to file a complaint. Potential new members are also reminded that reporting violations is necessary to conduct a fair and equitable recruitment for all women.
Sec. 3 All alleged recruitment infractions and violations will be handled according to the ISC Judiciary Board Constitution and By-Laws and the relevant NPC Unanimous Agreements.
Article VIII – Continuous Open Bidding During Formal Recruitment
Sec. 1 After the snap bid period has ended, sororities may extend bids in order to fill to total. Sororities may extend bids to any woman who participated in Formal Recruitment and who has not already accepted a bid. Special consideration may be granted by the ISC Executive Board to sororities to extend Continuous Open Recruiting to women who did not participate in Formal Recruitment.
Sec. 2 Except for bids given on Bid Day, snap bids and those given through Continuous Open Recruiting shall be distributed by individual chapters. Notification of such bids must be provided to the ISC Vice President of Recruitment within 24 hours of acceptance.
Sec. 3 A potential new member must verbally accept or decline a Continuous Open Bid within two weeks of receiving it, unless a particular sorority's inter/national organization mandates a different time limit. A potential new member may attend sorority activities, as allowed by the particular sorority, during this time period before accepting or declining the Continuous Open Bid.
Sec. 4 Sororities must notify ISC and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life of an accepted Continuous Open Bid within 24 hours and file all necessary Continuous Open Recruiting forms from NPC with the ISC.
Article IX – Informal Recruitment
Informal Recruitment is the two week period in September, in which chapters may participate in a less formalized version of recruitment. Before and during Informal Recruitment, the COR process will be temporarily suspended. Following the conclusion of Informal Recruitment, COR will once again be allowed to continue. Informal Recruitment is overseen by the ISC Assistant Recruitment Chair.
Sec. 1 Any chapter that has not met total, as determined and voted on by the ISC Representatives every spring, will be eligible to participate in Informal Recruitment during the fall semester.
Sec. 2 The Informal Recruitment period will be specified by the ISC, and may begin two weeks following the first day of classes of the fall semester and is limited to two weeks.
Sec.3 Advertising for Informal Recruitment will be done by the ISC exclusively.
Sec. 4 Women interested in participating in Informal Recruitment must register online on the ISC website. Registration must take place prior to the beginning of Informal Recruitment as specified by ISC.
Sec. 5 Sororities must notify the ISC and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life of a Bid acceptance. The ISC will confirm GPAs of potential new members. Informal Recruitment is limited to those women who are full-time students and have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 at either the University or another academic institution.
Sec. 6 A women who de-pledges after accepting a bid may not accept another bid for a full calendar year. Under extreme circumstances, the ISC Executive Board may, at its discretion, make a minor exception to this time limit.
Sec.7 Sororities wishing to participate in Informal Recruitment must submit a list of events, including times and places, to the ISC office at least two weeks prior to the first day of Informal Recruitment. Events may take place at the sorority house or at another venue, as approved by the ISC Assistant Recruitment Chair.
Sec. 8 Chapters will be allowed to provide transportation to and from official Informal Recruitment contacts as needed.
Sec. 9 Chapters participating in Informal Recruitment must inform participating women who have been invited to their recruitment events how they will receive notification of future invitations. ISC will neither coordinate invitations nor contact potential new members for those chapters.
Sec. 10 Any alumnae participating in Informal Recruitment must be clearly identified as such. Alumnae are also bound by ISC recruitment rules and regulations.
Sec.11 Favors are not to be distributed to potential new members Informal Recruitment. A favor is defined as any gift given to a potential new member from any sister or sisters with the intent of swaying her opinion of a chapter, unless approved by the ISC Assistant Recruitment Director. No gifts will be given to potential new members from a sorority or any of its members.
Sec. 12 The sororities are required to hand out one fact sheet during the third contact. The sheet must consist of all financial requirements and other pertinent information as stipulated by the ISC Vice President for Recruitment.
Sec. 13 All food and drink served during recruitment events is under the discretion of the individual chapters; however, potential new members are not allowed to carry food or food- related items outside of designated recruitment locations, excluding certain instances when they are included in the overall cost and a necessary part of the recruitment activity. These events are at the discretion of and must be approved by the ISC Assistant Recruitment Director prior to the event calendar deadline.
Sec. 14 No men or alcohol are allowed preceding or during any Informal Recruitment contacts. Potential new members may not be guests at sorority sponsored social events until the Informal Recruitment period is over. Alcohol and men, excluding performances by acapella groups, may not be present at any Informal Recruitment contact until the Friday following Bid Day. Illegal substances may not be present at any time.
Sec.15 Informal Recruitment shall consist of a minimum of three contacts between the sorority and the potential new member, and a maximum of five contacts before extending a bid. A contact is defined as any interaction between the potential new member and two or more women of the sorority, excluding inevitable contacts such as living situations and academic classes.
Sec. 16 A sorority may not extend a bid to any potential new member until the last day of Informal Recruitment.
Sec. 17 Any distribution of an oral or written early bid is a recruitment violation (See Article III, Sec. 6 of the Recruitment Rules).
Sec. 18 Sororities who participate in Informal Recruitment and extend bids must turn in to the ISC a complete list of women who accepted bids within 24 hours of acceptance.
Sec. 19 The ISC Assistant Recruitment Director reserves the right to allow Continuous Open Recruiting to be extended. Continuous Open Bids can be extended by all sororities to all women not currently in a sorority, whether or not they participated in Informal Recruitment, providing that the 3 points of contact rule has been followed. Continuous Open Bids must be accepted within 2 weeks of receipt, unless another time is mandated by a particular sorority's inter/national organization. ISC must be notified of accepted bids within 24 hours of their acceptance.
Article X – Amendments
Sec. 1 These recruitment regulations may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Representative Body provided notice of the proposed amendment has been given in writing at the preceding Representative Body meeting.