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Recruitment Rules

Code of Ethics

As members of The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association, we the undersigned agree that our vision is a safe, positive, enriching recruitment experience with the goal for providing opportunities for the greatest possible number of women to obtain membership in a women’s fraternity. In order to reach our common goal, we will strive to create a Panhellenic environment of trust, honesty, unity, and cooperation among all chapters. Therefore, we solemnly promise to:

• Respect ourselves, our sisters, and the Greek community as a whole. We will work with other sororities to improve the Greek system and reverse the current stereotypes.
• Enable every potential new member an equal opportunity and act accordingly with true Panhellenic spirit as well as our own chapter values and moral judgments.
• Confront the concerns about alcohol and other illegal substances and promote the safety and protection of current and prospective members.
• Treat potential new members with the same respect before, during, and after recruitment.
• Abide by all official Panhellenic codes, including, but not limited to: The Panhellenic Creed, The Potential New Member Bill of Rights, The Panhellenic Recruitment Rules, The National Panhellenic Conference Unanimous Agreements.
• Leave the potential new member with a positive idea of what sisterhood could be.
• Encourage the potential new member to explore the freedom of thought in her decisions.
• Assure the potential new member about the recruitment process, membership requirements, and external and internal responsibilities.
• Enable every potential new member an equal opportunity to a level-playing field.
• Strive to maintain a campus scholastic average which is above the all-women’s average.

Potential New Member Bill of Rights

• The right to be treated as an individual.
• The right to be fully informed about the recruitment process.
• The right to ask questions and receive true and objective answers from recruitment counselors and members.
• The right to be treated with respect.
• The right to be treated as a capable and mature person without being patronized.
• The right to ask how and why and receive straight answers.
• The right to have and express opinions to recruitment counselors.
• The right to expect confidentiality when sharing information with recruitment counselors.
• The right to make informed choices without undue pressure from others.
• The right to be fully informed about the binding agreements implicit in the preference card signing.
• The right to make one’s own choice and decision and accept full responsibility for the results of that decision.
• The right to have a positive, safe, and enriching recruitment and pledging