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Top 4 Things I Wish I Knew: What College Freshmen and High School Seniors Should Be Doing This Month

Written with love by Caroline Hudson | SororityPackets.com collegiate blog contributor It's early in the year with a new month right around the corner, and with that in mind, I have compiled a list of things both college freshmen and seniors in high school should be doing right now. Hopefully this insight will help maximize your experience, whether it be adjusting to spring semester life or finishing the final chapter of your high school "book." These are the top four things I wish I knew at both stages! College Freshmen: Reconnect with your sisters/friends—Reconnecting is essential to having a successful spring semester. You need your sisters now more than ever...it's hard to stay motivated with the winter weather! Plan a fun "date night"...

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2018 Guide to Alumnae Panhellenic Spring Forum Meetings in Houston

Last update: February 2, 2018 Our guide to 2018 spring forum meetings taking place in Dallas-Fort Worth proved to be so popular that we thought we'd create a similar round-up for our Houston area girls! submitted photo: @tatumtalley on Instagram | Texas Christian University Sigma Kappa To reiterate, our team 100% believes that attending an informational meeting hosted by a local Alumnae Panhellenic organization is one of the best ways possible to begin exploring the sorority recruitment process. Often called a "Spring Forum" or "Recruitment Forum," these meetings are hosted exclusively for high school seniors and their parents in order to introduce you to the structure, lingo, and financial obligations associated with sorority recruitment and sorority membership. You will also learn valuable information about the...

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2018 Guide to Alumnae Panhellenic Spring Forum Meetings in Dallas/Fort Worth

Looking for information about 2019 forums? Click HERE to review current information! Class of 2018 seniors, can you believe it? We're officially "in" the year that you graduate! Although you may not have officially committed to a university yet, chances are that you're already thinking about whether or not you'd like to go through the sorority recruitment process once you're on campus. submitted photo: @kenheavner on Instagram | University of Arkansas Chi Omega Attending an informational meeting hosted by a local Alumnae Panhellenic organization is one of the best ways possible to begin exploring the sorority recruitment process. Often called a "Spring Forum" or "Recruitment Forum," these meetings are hosted exclusively for high school seniors and their parents in order to introduce you to the structure, lingo,...

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What's Included in a Recruitment Information Packet?

We know this makes us sound completely old, but “back in the day,” high school seniors gathered letters of recommendation during the summer and sorority recruitment began in the fall. Today, many colleges host orientation events for freshman during the summer months which means that the pre-recruitment process begins much earlier. Other things have changed, too. Instead of asking mom to take a picture by the Crepe Myrtle in the backyard (not that we're speaking from personal experience or anything), senior girls frequently bring special outfits to their senior portrait sessions so that they have the option of including professional prints in their sorority recruitment packets. And instead of mailing a basic cover letter along with SAT scores and academic information, girls are...

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Deferred Recruitment 101: How to Prepare for Spring Rush!

Last updated June 1, 2021! If you've been on the hunt for information about Deferred Recruitment, we think you'll agree with the following statement: there's not a lot of information out there for PNMs about how to prepare for spring rush! We hear you (and we've seen the same thing for ourselves), which is why we decided to put together a blog post bursting with as much information about Deferred Sorority Recruitment as we could find. Sound good? Then let's dig in! The Basics of Deferred Recruitment Overall, Deferred (Spring) Recruitment will operate exactly like Formal Recruitment that takes place during the fall. Your party schedule should still include Open House, Philanthropy, Sisterhood/Skit, and Preference rounds, and attire should still progress...

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Meet Crystal

Hi, I'm Crystal DelaHoz, a senior portrait photographer based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. I launched SororityPackets.com in the spring of 2016 after consulting with countless senior girls and their mommas about the sorority recruitment process. This blog + our entire brand exists to guide you to and through sorority recruitment...no stress required!

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