recruitment

Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment is hosted in two formats:

Formal Recruitment held at the start of the spring semester and Informal Recruitment held in the fall and after the completion of Formal Recruitment in the spring (aka: Continuous Open Bidding or COB).

To learn more about sorority recruitment, chapter & community membership, and overall benefits visit the sorority life website, hosted by the National Panhellenic Conference. This website includes info for potential new members and parents/family/friends.

2026-2027 recruitment

Panhellenic Information Session: November 4th, 2026

Learn the details about sorority life and recruitment! Highly recommend for people who are new to Sorority and Fraternity Life or who are curious how it works at Cornell. How to register will also be shared at this session.

Panhellenic Open Houses

Open Houses are not a part of the primary recruitment process, but we highly recommend you attend all the houses that you can! It is a wonderful way to get to know members before deciding your priorities in the first virtual round of primary recruitment. Please email recruitment@cornellphc.com with any questions.

Sunday, October 25th: 

10:00am-1:00pm: Alpha Phi, Kappa Kappa Gamma

2:00pm-5:00pm: Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Sigma Delta Tau

Saturday, November 7th: 

10:00am-1:00pm: Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta, Pi Beta Phi 

2:00pm-5:00pm: Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Kappa Delta 

Panhellenic Spring 2027 Recruitment Schedule: 

    •    January 15th, 2027: Registration Closes (1pm EST) and Deadline for Video Submission (11:59pm EST)
    •    January 17th-18th, 2027: Round 1 (Virtual)
    •    January 19th, 2027: Travel Days
    •    January 20th & 21st, 2027: Round 2: Sisterhood
    •    January 22nd, 2027: Round 3: Philanthropy
    •    January 23rd, 2027: Round 4: Preference
    •    January 24th, 2027: Bid Day

Last Year’s Recruitment Guidebook LINK

CONTINUOUS OPEN BIDDING (COB)

What is COB?
COB is a secondary recruitment process that occurs after formal recruitment. Chapters that haven't reached their total member capacity will accept COB admissions. While different from formal recruitment, COB provides an alternative opportunity for membership for those who still want to be part of Greek life!

Fill out the forms on the Instagram link to let each chapter’s recruitment team know you are interested in talking to their chapter. You can COB with as many houses you want, there is no minimum or maximum.