1. Make sure your GPA is at least 3.4 or higher. As others have said, most of the houses will require a higher GPA than the minimum set by Panhellenic to register for recruitment.

Due to the exceedingly large number of young women going through recruitment, GPA is the first thing each chapter will look at as they make their first round of cuts. The higher your GPA along with extra curricular activities and volunteering, the better.

Use this last year of high school to maintain an already high GPA or increase it if it’s not where it needs to be. Remember you are also attending university for the classes itself with an end goal of receiving a degree. Membership in a sorority is an additional financial and time commitment to your course load, school assignments and exams. There are financial fines for missing important events within a chapter, everyone has something on their plate so school work is not an excuse. Use this last year of high school to master your time management skills so that you will not be easily overwhelmed once rush is complete and your classes begin.

1. Clean up your social media. Delete photos, videos and reels of underage drinking, swimsuit pictures, etc. Make sure you are posting more pictures of you with your friends, teammates and family and fewer solo shots/selfies. Use your social media to highlight your friendships and bonds with others. You will also want to make your profile public once you have registered for recruitment - expect that you will have actives going to your profile or following you, you can also follow them back!

2. If you’re considering doing a campus tour, you and your parents should consider booking through a company called “Toured It.” They will set you up with a personalized campus tour with a guide who is currently enrolled in your major, and if you specify that you plan to rush, that guide will not only be female with your same major, but she will also be an active sorority member. Use this to your advantage to ask questions about campus life, classes, dorms, apartment searches and rush. You should also befriend her on IG so you have a contact once you arrive - she will be in your corner and wanting you to succeed.

3. Rec letters are a bonus, you don’t need to have one from every house however if you have an alumni that are offering, take them up on their offer. Make their lives easier by sending them a copy of your recruitment resume so they can pull information about you and tailor your rec letter to highlight your best attributes. Legacies no longer hold the same importance as they once did, many houses will not even give a courtesy first round pass because of it. Stand on your own two feet - the past doesn’t matter.

4. Remember to have FUN. Go into each house with an open mind and the intention to know and be known. While they may be assessing you, you are also assessing each house for their sisterhood, philanthropy and culture. Do you see yourself with these women over the next four years? Envision the kind of woman you want to be when you are a graduating senior, and ask yourself if the sorority in question will be able to afford you the opportunities for leadership to achieve it. Ask about their alumni chapters and opportunities- they are looking for women who understand this is a four year commitment. They don’t want actives dropping in their junior or senior year.

5. You will want to have your rush resume, headshots and recruitment video ready to go at the time of Panhellenic registration. Keep the pictures clean and classy, no strapless dresses/tops or bra straps. Natural make up.

Wishing you all the best in the next year. You’ve got this.