How to Join
Continuous Open Bidding
Continuous open bidding or COB is the informal recruitment process that Panhellenic sororities use to recruit new members outside of the primary recruitment process. Students must meet the following requirements to be eligible for COB:
-They are an enrolled full-time student at Texas State University.
-They have never been initiated into one of the 26 National Panhellenic Conference Sororities at TXST or on another campus.
-They have not received and declined a bid during the most recent primary recruitment process or have broken a new member pledge.
If you are interested in pursuing COB please email panhellenic@txstate.edu for information on which chapters are currently recruiting.
Fall 2025 Primary Recruitment
We are so excited to introduce you to your collegiate and Panhellenic experience during your first few weeks on campus. We pride ourselves on creating a safe and inclusive community for all our members. Your decision to join a Panhellenic sorority is one that commits you to collegiate years focused on personal development, service, and connection along with a continued goal of improving our campus and community. While your college experience may only last four years, the bonds of sisterhood paired with the memories you will make will last you a lifetime.
Formal Recruitment is the main process the National Panhellenic Conference sororities at Texas State University use to recruit new members. All women interested in participating in the recruitment process must register with the TXST Panhellenic. During the recruitment events, women will have the time to ask questions about sorority activities, financial obligations, new member programs, scholarship, community service and sorority life in general.
Participating in Formal Recruitment does not obligate a woman to join a sorority, nor does participation in the recruitment process guarantee that a woman will receive a bid to join a sorority.
2025 Financial Disclosure Statement Coming soon
Potential New Member Guidebook for Recruitment 2025 Coming soon
Mutual Selection Process
Panhellenic Recruitment is a mutual selection process, aiming to align the preferences of potential new members with those of the sororities. While efforts are made to accommodate preferences, there are no guarantees of placement, emphasizing the importance of an open mind and the opportunity to make new friends.
Potential new members and sororities both make choices during this process, with potential new members deciding which parties to attend and sororities selecting whom to invite. It’s essential for potential new members to understand that they may not always receive invitation to their preferred parties and to consider all sororities on campus. Many potential new members set themselves up for disappointment by putting too much emphasis on what a few members have led them to believe.
Important Information
Registration for Panhellenic Recruitment will open on Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 at 8:00 AM and will close on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 at 11:55 PM. Make sure to tell your friends to sign up for Fall Primary Recruitment 2024!
Before you begin make sure you have:
- Your Texas State student ID number (A0XXXXXXXX)
- A photo (Senior photo or a nice photo of just you)
- A resume or list of your recent community/school involvement
- A completed Panhellenic Grade Release and Greek Induction form as well as the PNM Code of Ethics (You will need to print, sign, and upload a copy of this form. You may also complete the form using Adobe Acrobat (log in with TXST information). Do not complete this form in a web browser as the data will not be saved.)
- The “Grade Release and Greek Induction Form” and “PNM Code of Ethics Form” will be linked to an email that will be sent once the recruitment registration is completed. You will need to sign back into Campus Director to upload the signed documents.
Link to registration: Coming Soon!
2025 Formal Panhellenic Recruitment Schedule
Current dates for Fall 2025 Primary Recruitment are August 29th- September 1st. All rounds are currently held in person.
- Potential New Member Orientation: Pending
- Recruitment Weekend: August 29th- September 1st, 2025
- Bid Day: September 2, 2025
Please download each document to your desktop so that your signature can be saved. After you have completed the documents and signed them, please upload them to Campus Director under your Profile.
If you have any questions please contact the Panhellenic Council at panhellenic@txstate.edu or 512-245-JOIN(5646).