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Active: a fully initiated undergraduate member of a
fraternity/sorority.
Alumna/Alumnae: an initiated member of a sorority who has
received their undergraduate degree.
Alumnus/Alumni: an initiated member of a fraternity who
has received their undergraduate degree.
Bid: a formal invitation given by a chapter asking a
prospective member to join the chapter.
Big Brother/Big Sister: an older member assigned to
assist a new member in his/her college transition.
Brother: a term used within men’s fraternities when
referring to other members.
Call: audible sounds used by members to acknowledge or
gain the attention of other members.
Chapter: a local collegiate membership of a national
fraternal organization.
Colony: a fraternal membership which is in a trial period
with their national organization and the University before
becoming a chapter.
Fraternity: a Greek letter sisterhood or brotherhood.
Formal Recruitment: a designated membership recruitment
period during which IFC and PHA holds a series of organized
events. It is a mutual selection process.
Greek: any member of a Greek letter organization
(sorority or fraternity).
Hand Sign: a symbol or gesture made with the hand(s) that
signify membership in a particular organization. Hand signs
should not be replicated by non-members.
Informal/Open Recruitment: the unstructured recruitment
process by which IFC and PHA take members.
Informational: a forum for individuals interested in
seeking more information about a particular NPHC or
multicultural fraternity or sorority.
Initiation: the formal ritual ceremony that brings new
members into full membership of the sorority or fraternity.
Interfraternity Council (IFC): the governing body for all
of UNC Charlotte fraternities in the North-American
Interfraternity Council.
Legacy: a prospective member whose grandparents,
mother/father, or sister/brother is an alumni of a
fraternity/sorority. Legacy stipulations vary per chapter.
Membership Intake: the process by which interested
persons become members of most NPHC and Diversified Greek Councils. Generally characterized by an informational
meeting, an application process, an interview or series of
interviews and an educational process.
National Pan-Hellenic Council at UNC Charlotte (NPHC):
the governing body for all UNC Charlotte sororities and
fraternities in the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
New Member: a woman or man who has accepted a fraternity
or sorority bid, but has not been initiated.
New Member Program: a period of adjustment to Fraternity & Sorority Life,
during which new members learn the history and values about the
fraternity/sorority, its members and activities.
Neophyte: a new member of an NPHC or multicultural
fraternity or sorority.
Panhellenic Association (PHA): the governing body for all
UNC Charlotte sororities in the National Panhellenic Conference.
Philanthropy: a charitable service project sponsored by a
fraternity or sorority.
Potential Member: a person participating in
recruitment/intake.
Recruitment Counselor (RC): a PHA or IFC member who has
disaffiliated with their organization during recruitment to
assist in the recruitment process.
Sands: the term used to refer to men and women who were
initiated in the same term and year (ex: Fall 2007). Note they
do not have to belong to the same group.
Sister (Soror): a term used within sororities when
referring to other members.
Sorority: a Greek letter sisterhood
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