Glossary of Greek Terms
 
 

Active Member-an initiated member of a sorority/fraternity

Alumna-a member that has graduated from her chapter

Bid-an invitation to membership in a chapter

Greek-a term applied to members affiliated with a Greek-letter organization

Initiation-the ceremony in which a new member becomes an active member

Legacy-the daughter, sister, aunt of an initiated member

NPC-National Panhellenic Conference – A body of delegates from the 26 national sororities

New Member-A member of a sorority that is not yet initiated

Panhellenic-A Greek word meaning "All-Greek"; the governing body of the sororities at UNI

Philanthropy-an active effort to promote human welfare.  The UNI Greek Community adopted "Jamie and Jim's Kids" as their  on-going philanthropy.  JJK's is a non-profit organization that raises money to send chronically and terminally ill children from Waterloo/Cedar Falls to Disney World (free of charge!)

Ritual-the secret expression of the values and principles that the sorority was founded on

Quota-the number of new members which any sorority may offer bids to during formal recruitment

Recruitment Guest-an undergraduate student who is taking part in the recruitment process

Sister-a term used when referring to other (new) members

Sorority-a Greek-letter sisterhood