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What is "Dirty Rush" and how can I avoid it?

Dirty Rush is a confusing term that is often thrown around in the sorority world. Recruitment can be a stressful time because you’re meeting new people and figuring out your way in a new environment. You shouldn’t have to worry about getting in trouble on top of that! We’re here to help and give you the inside scoop on what Dirty Rush really is and how you can avoid it. That’s one less thing to worry about!

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Rushing as a Sophomore: What you need to know about going through sorority recruitment as an upperclassman

We’re back again with more excellent advice from our friend MacKenzie! A 2017 grad of University of Texas, she pledged Alpha Phi as a sophomore in 2014. You can read our previous interview with her about what recruitment is like at the University of Texas here. This time around, we’re breaking down the fact and the fiction of going through sorority recruitment as an upperclassman! Do you think rushing as a sophomore was harder or easier than it would have been as a freshman? “If anything, it was easier for me. I was coming in with a year of school under my belt, so I didn’t feel like I was coming in totally blind. I actually think that helped! I...

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What is an Alumnae Panhellenic?

Submitted photo via @kaseyellrich on Instagram | Featured: AOII Oklahoma State University The rumors are true: One of the best ways you can begin the sorority recruitment process is to attend an informational meeting hosted by an Alumnae Panhellenic. What's an Alumnae Panhellenic, you ask? Let's take a look at the way the dictionary breaks it down and I think you'll start to get the picture. Pan·hel·len·ic: "All Greek" (So in other words, when people say "It's all Greek to me," they mean that literally.) Really though: An Alumnae Panhellenic is an organization affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference, or NPC. Have you heard of Kappa Kappa Gamma, or Pi Beta Phi, or Delta Gamma? These sororities and 23 other houses all...

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What is a LOS, a Rec Letter, and a RIF? How to get letters of recommendation for sorority recruitment!

It’s time for another installment of Rush 101! This blog post is specifically for those of you who are still in the process of gathering Letters of Recommendation/Letters of Support for sorority recruitment. While we know that a lot of you registered with your local alumnae Panhellenic organization in order to obtain Rec Letters, we're also guessing that several of you are managing the process + sending out your Recruitment Information Packets entirely on your own this summer. With that in mind, we thought we'd share a few tips for rounding up recommendations! First things first…let’s break down the difference between a few commonly-confused terms: Letter of Support (LOS), Letter of Recommendation (Rec Letter), and Recruitment Information Form (RIF). *LETTER OF SUPPORT: A...

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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