During the fall quarter, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternities recruit at the same time. During the winter quarter, most IFC fraternities will be holding recruitment events, and during the spring quarter about half will be recruiting. Most of the IFC fraternities will be in the same area on ring road so that interested students will be able to easily visit all 16 fraternities. The IFC executive board usually holds an informational session for interested students to learn more about the benefits of Greek Life and how to navigate the recruitment process.
Fall 2018 Recruitment Dates: September 23 - October 13
Culturally Based Fraternities & Sororities (MGC)
UC Irvine has one of the largest multicultural fraternity and sorority communities in higher education. It is comprised of Latino/Latina, Armenian, Asian, and multicultural fraternities and sororites. Some chapters are represented nationwide, others have chapters only in California, and some chapters are unique just to UC Irvine. The chapters recruit throughout the entire year. Some chapters will have booths out on ring road while others will hold informational events for interested students.
Fall 2018 Recruitment Dates: September 23 - October 13
Sororities (Panhellenic)
Formal sorority recruitment is held during the first weekend of the fall quarter. Student must sign up and pay a registration fee to participate in Panhellenic sorority formal recruitment. This is the only opportunity to see all 9 of the Panhellenic chapters at the same time. Formal recruitment is the best time to join a Panhellenic sorority.
During the winter and spring quarters select chapters from the Panhellenic Association will hold continuous open bidding (C.O.B.) events to recruit new members. Not all chapters participate. Contact chapters directly if you want to find out if they will be recruiting new members during the Winter and Spring quarters.
