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More than 600 women join KU sororities

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LAWRENCE—The University of Kansas Panhellenic Association has announced that 611 women joined sororities at KU through the fall formal recruitment process.

The number represents an increase from fall formal recruitment last year, when 567 women joined KU sororities. All 13 of the Panhellenic Association’s sororities added new members. Membership bids were extended to women who completed the nine-day recruitment process.

About 900 women took part in recruitment, nearly 150 more than in recent years, said Colleen Drazen, assistant director for greek life and leadership programs at the Student Involvement and Leadership Center.

“With the largest freshman class in KU history, we were hoping for a large increase in enrollment for Panhellenic recruitment,” Drazen said. “We were excited to see 150 more women register for formal recruitment and 50 more women join sororities as compared to 2007.”

Sororities that are part of KU’s Panhellenic Association are Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Delta Tau and Sigma Kappa.

“In addition to the high enrollment numbers, there was a large change in the structure of formal recruitment that included moving the process a day earlier and not having events during the first two days of classes,” Drazen said. “All the recruiting events ended prior to the first day of class, and women did not receive their bids until Saturday, which allowed both the new members and active women to focus on classes.”

In addition to the 13 groups with Panhellenic Association affiliation, two sororities with student chapters at KU are members of National Pan-Hellenic Council. They hold membership activities throughout the school year, and new members that join in the fall will be announced in the spring. These sororities are Alpha Kappa Alpha and Zeta Phi Beta. Sigma Lambda Gamma is a member of the National Association for Latino Fraternal Organizations and also will hold membership activities throughout the school year.

New sorority members are listed below by hometown, major, parent or guardian names (when available), high school attended and sorority.

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