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glossary

Active: An initiated chapter member.
Alumna: A female member who is not affiliated with a collegiate chapter of a national sorority.
Bid: An invitation to membership.
Chapter: A chartered undergraduate or alumnae unit of a national fraternity or sorority.
COB (Continuous Open Bid): The opportunity for a chapter to invite women to membership if they did not fill quota in formal recruitment nor has not reach total. Chapters may continuous open bid and time during the school year except prior to recruitment.
Colony: Status of a new chapter prior to installation.
Dirty Recruiting: A term used to describe illegal activity by a sorority member to recruit a potential new member.
Formal Recruitment: A series of rounds hosted by sororities that are scheduled and governed by the Panhellenic Association.
Greek: A term applied to members affiliated with Greek letter organizations
Hazing: Unethical and Forbidden pre-initiation activities. This applies to both the mental and physical activities of which are banned by Ohio State, the local and state government, and the Panhellenic Association and the Interfraternity Council.
Initiation: The ceremony in which a pledged new member becomes an active member.
Interfraternity Council (IFC): The governing body of the 27 men’s chapters.
Legacy: This definition differs by chapter. The term generally refers to the daughter, granddaughter, or sister of an initiated member of a chapter.
Multi Cultural Greek Council: The governing body of 6 culturally based chapters.
NPC: National Panhellenic Conference. A conference body composed of delegates from 26 women’s social fraternities.
Panhellenic: A Greek word meaning “All Greek” and is the central governing body found on all campuses that have nationally recognized women’s social fraternities.
Pan-Hellenic Council: The governing body for the traditional African American fraternities and sororities.
Philanthropy: Active effort to promote human welfare.
New Member: A member of a women’s fraternity who is not yet an initiated member.
Recommendation: A written letter or statement recommending a potential new member for membership (generally written by an alumna of a chapter).
Recruitment Counselor: A neutral representative of Panhellenic who temporarily leaves her affiliation to guide and support potential new members through recruitment.
Recruitment: An organized activity for chapter women to meet potential new members.
Sister: A term used within women’s fraternities when referring to other members or new members.

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Philanthropies to which UW Greeks donate

Make a Wish foundation
fred hutchinson cancer research center
ronald mcdonald house
children's hospital
St. jude children's research hospital
Susan G. Komen For the Cure
tree house foundation
CASA
Eastside Domestic violence
Juvenille diabetes research foundation
tree house foundation
national cardiac care
Service For Sight Aid to the blind
speech and hearing sciences
Campfire usa
cystic fibrosis
Prevent Child Abuse in America
Links to Literacy
Reading is Fundemental
Safe in the Shade
Inherit the Earth
and many more...

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Famous UW greeks

Kim Kaiser CEO of motorola
Paul Thiry Architect of the Space Needle
Norm Dicks Washington Congressman
Dan Evans Former Governor of Washington
Hugh McElhenny NFL Hall of Fame
James Caviezel Actor
Christine Gregoire Governor of WA
Everett, Bruce, Blake, Peter, Eric & John Nordstrom Nordstrom Department Store
Stuart Evy Founder of ESPN
Mary Gates generous funder of UW buildings and programs

other famous greeks

Frank Sinatra singer
Betsy Johnson fashion designer
Theodore Roosevelt former us president
Will Ferrell actor comedian
Paul Allen founder of microsoft
Harry Truman former us president
Ben Harrison former us president
Elizabeth Dole US Senator (and has served in two presidential cabinets)
Drew Carey actor comedian
Sheryl Crow singer
Zach Braff actor
Frank Lloyd Wright architect/inventor
Ashley Judd actress
Katie Couric news anchor
Kate Spade fashion designer
Niel Armstrong first man on the moon
Robert Frost poet
Lucy Liu actress
Robert Redford actor
Matthew McConaughey actor
Kerri Strug olympic gold metalist for gymnastics
Donald Trump entrepeneur
Jon Stewart the daily show host
Tim McGraw singer
Chuck Norris butt kicker


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All are Greek

Over 9 million people throughout the US
Nearly half of the US supreme court
all but 8 us presidents
58% of the US Cabinet members since 1990
30% of us congressmen/women
42% of US senators
30% of Fortune 500 Executives
over 800 campuses in the United States and Canada

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