‘Greek Opportunities for Women’ to be held today

Female students thinking about joining a sorority should save themselves a seat today in what’s expected to be a crowded Alumni Hall. More than 700 women are expected to attend “Greek Opportunities for Women,” an information session on women’s recruitment. \nThe event will kick off formal women’s recruitment from 8 to 10 p.m. today in Alumni Hall.\nThe session will include speeches, PowerPoint presentations and time for students to walk around and meet women from each of the University’s 19 sororities at booths, said Panhellenic President Stephanie Grohovsky.\n“Freshmen should be able to expect to learn what being greek is all about,” Grohovsky said. “(This event) is mainly a brief introduction to values of our organization and how greek members carry those values out in everyday life.”\nBesides learning about how to get started with IU greek organizations, the event plans to expose potential recruits to what they should expect if they join. \n“I think the purpose of ‘Greek Opportunities for Women’ is not only to inform (the recruits) about the logistics of recruitment, but that we’re giving them the first impression of what greek life looks like at IU,” said Kelly Robertson, Panhellenic vice president of recruitment.\nRobertson said the chapters at IU are opposed to stereotypes and are based on “values, scholarship, leadership and service” and the groups will be looking for people interested in those types of activities.\nAside from learning about the greek community in general, those who attend will also find out about the complex formal recruitment process, from 19 Party through Bid Night.\nGrohovsky said going to “Greek Opportunities for Women” benefited her greatly when she was a freshman because it allowed her to look at all the sororities at once and learn about greek life at the same time.\nRobertson said the event should show potential recruits that there is no reason to worry and that the experience will be fun.\n“It’s not scary,” she said. “There are people to help them go through the process (of recruitment).”