Active - A member who has been initiated into a fraternity
or sorority who is currently enrolled in college
Alumnae/Alumni - An initiated member who has graduated from
college
Badge - The symbol worn by initiated members of a Greek-letter
organization
Bid - A formal invitation to join a fraternity or sorority
Candle lighting - A ceremony where a sorority woman reveals
the receiving of a lavaliere, fraternity pin, or engagement ring
Chapter -Local organization affiliated with a national Greek
Organization
Founder's Day - The date celebrating the founding of a Sorority
or Fraternity
Fraternity - The name synonymous with Greek-letter organizations
Greek - A member of a fraternity or sorority
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) - The governing body of
the fraternity system
Initiation - The formal ceremony in which new members become
active members of their fraternity or sorority
Lavaliere - A piece of jewelry, most commonly a charm worn
on a necklace, with the letters of one's sorority or fraternity
Lavaliering - The practice of a fraternity man giving his
lavaliere/letters to a woman, signifying their committed relationship
Legacy - A potential New Member who has a family member that
is an active member or an alumni or a fraternity or sorority chapter
Panhellenic Council (PHC) - A local organization affiliated
with a national counter part and composed of representatives of
each local sorority chapter which serves as the governing body of
the sorority system
Philanthropy - A charity of service project sponsored by
Greek chapters
Pin -The symbol worn by initiated members of a Greek-letter
organization; also another name for a badge
Pinning - The practice of a fraternity man giving his badge
to a woman
Potential New Member - A person interested in becoming a
member of a fraternity or sorority
New Member Period - The period of time between the acceptance
of a bid and initiation; the activities during this period are primarily
educational
Ritual - Any formal, secretive and structured event which
occurs within a fraternity or sorority
Recruitment - The activity in which a fraternity or sorority
seek new membership
Recruitment Counselor (Rho Chi)- A disaffiliated sorority member serving
as a counselor during Recruitment Week
Sorority - A fraternity for women
Greek Alphabet
