Guitar Hero, slide shows, cookouts and songs were all part of the week-long process for Ball State University's fraternity and sorority recruitment.
Panhellenic Council President Deanna Pogorelc said recruitment was a week-long, formal process where all potential new members who sign up for sororities rotate in groups, visit and learn about each one.
She said the only major requirement for new members is a 2.5 grade point average.
"How many girls accepted into each sorority depends on how many new members sign up," Pogorelc said. "The sororities try to keep the numbers even."
Freshman Melissa Pieczynski, who has been rushing this week, said the first-round groups of women were led around by two leaders who answered any questions potential new members had about the sororities. The new members had 25 minutes with each sorority.
The second round was three days long and each group of potential new members spent 45 minutes with each sorority. Each sorority explained its philanthropy or the community service it supports during round two, Pieczynski said.
"We have made posters and children's books for the philanthropies and the leaders have had songs and slide shows to get us pumped about their sororities," Pieczynski said. "Everyone is really nice."
Unlike sororities, where the women visit each community, fraternities allow men to choose which house they want to see.
Phi Sigma Kappa President Kevin Meadows said for fraternity recruitment each potential member spends time with different chapters that he is interested in and gets to know what each fraternity is about. The potential members also visit the fraternity house if the chapter has one, he said.
Each fraternity does something different to attract and get to know new members.
"This week we have had a Cornhole tournament, root beer pong tournament, Guitar Hero, and have just gotten to know everyone," Meadows said.
New members will be announced Friday. The fraternities look for potential members with certain qualities.
"GPA is the biggest factor for new members and we also just get to know them and see if they fit in well but most everyone does," Meadows said.
Sigma Chi President Jeff Kennedy said men interested in fraternities get to pick which house they want to visit rather than visiting each one.
"Each evening is a different event," he said. "So far we have had a steak cookout, basketball and Cornhole tournaments, Papa John's and an alumni night. The alumni come back, answer questions and tell stories."
When the week is finished, the new members turn in their name and information to the fraternity of their choice, Kennedy said. The fraternity then gives a bid to every man who wants to join their fraternity, he said. The potential new member can decide whether to except or decline the bid, or hold onto it if they cannot decide.
"We have had a great turnout," Kennedy said.
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