Collegiate Panhellenic Association

Collegiate Panhellenic Association (Panhel) is the governing body for the National Panhellenic Conference sororities and associative members at the University of Pittsburgh.  This governing body provides educational opportunities, resources, networking opportunities, and accountability for the 15 chapters on campus. All potential new members must have at least 12 college credits from the University of Pittsburgh (or another higher education institution) and a minimum of 2.5 GPAs.

For the fall 2021 semester, if you or your organization would like to be on the agenda please contact Panhellenic President. For the most up to date information about the Collegiate Panhellenic Association, please visit their social media accounts: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Meet the Panhellenic Sororities:  The Meet the Panhellenic Sororities will be on Wednesday, December 1 from 8:00pm-10:00pm on the Alumni Hall, Connolly Ballroom. 

National Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment

Spring 2022 Continuous Open Bidding Recruitment: Chapters who are eligible can participate in Continuous Open Bidding or COB recruitment. COB starts after the Panhellenic formal recruitment (Monday, February 7).If you are interested in COB recruitment, please complete this interest form. If you would like to be contacted by chapters who are participating in COB, please email the Vice President of Recruitment with questions. All potential new members participating in COB recruitment will need to complete the Fraternity and Sorority Life Policy Agreements.

Spring 2022 Formal Recruitment: Spring Panhellenic Recruitment Formal Recruitment is a two-weekend series of events. This mutual selection format is an opportunity for students to meet sorority members, ask questions, and define financial obligations, time commitments, and membership requirements. Participation in this particular recruitment format is limited to the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) sororities of our Council. Students wanting to participate in formal recruitment must register, attend a Fraternity and Sorority Life 101 session, pay a $15 fee (please see the “PAY NOW” button below), and meet the academic standards. The fee covers meals, a t-shirt, and other materials needed for recruitment. Due to COVID-19, formal recruitment will be conducted in a hybrid format with events occurring via Zoom and in-person. All in-person events are dependent on the University’s shelter-in-place being lifted. Even if in-person events resume, there will be a virtual options for potential new members to participate in. Face coverings will be required at all in-person events. To participate in recruitment on Zoom, please create Pitt Zoom account and download the latest client (version) of Zoom. All accommodation requests can be sent to abby.wasserman@pitt.edu

• Thursday, January 27 – Virtual Potential New Member Orientation
  • Register to receive access to the orientation.
• Friday, January 28- Academic Round Day 1, opportunity to meet all 11 NPC sororities (Virtual)
• Saturday, January 29- Academic Round Day 2 (Virtual)
• Sunday, January 30- Philanthropy Round (Virtual)
• Thursday, February 3- Sisterhood Round Day 1 (In-Person)
• Friday, February 4- Sisterhood Round Day 2 (In-Person)
• Saturday, February 5- Preference Round (In-Person)
• Sunday, February 6- Bid Day (In-Person)

Interested students must register by 11:59pm on Wednesday, January 26. Registration can take about 20 minutes to complete, and it is best completed from a desktop or a laptop with a stable internet connection. For more information about Formal Panhellenic Recruitment and all of the Panhellenic chapters, please check out the 2022 Recruitment Guide. 

Pay your Spring 2022 Formal Panhellenic Recruitment Fee:

Associate Chapter Recruitment

The following chapters do not be participate in COB recruitment or spring formal recruitment, because they are not member organizations of National Panhellenic Conference.  Please connect with the following chapters about their recruitment event and unique requirements for the fall and spring semester. All potential new members participating in COB recruitment will need to complete the Fraternity and Sorority Life Policy Agreements.

• Alpha Sigma Rho Sorority, Inc.: pittsburghasr@gmail.com
• Phi Sigma Rho: phirhozeta.president@gmail.com
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi: sigmaaepitt@gmail.com
• Sigma Alpha Omega: betatheta@sigmaalphaomega.org
• Theta Nu Xi: 

For more information about all types of Panhellenic recruitment, please contact the Vice President for Recruitment.

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