One and a half weeks after sororities extended bids to new members, the Panhellenic Council is addressing a litany of small recruitment violations.
Lorna Knick, vice president of standards for the council, said the violations are relatively common, and that no serious violations were reported.
Included in these violations are exceeded time periods for recruitment rounds, impermissible gifts to potential new members and the use of restricted words in skits.
Gifts can be anything from a cup to a napkin that potential new members carry out of the house during recruitment.
Among the words prohibited in songs, chants or skits are “girl” and “rushee.”
While these infractions are not out of the ordinary, Knick said they must be reported and dealt with formally.
“Every chapter with infractions will go through the mediation process and get results from there,” she said.
Panhellenic Council members said they wanted to maintain a heightened presence at chapter houses during recruitment rounds.
“We wanted to be available to the chapters and to be aware of any infractions that take place,” said Katie Chubb, vice president of recruitment for the council, in an email.
Chubb said none of the recruitment infractions will affect next year’s recruitment.
