On the eve of the birth of The United States, the first American institutions of Yale, <\/span><\/span>William and Mary, and The College of New Jersey were home to the first student led\u00a0<\/span><\/span>organizations devoted to scholarship, ethics, and brotherhood. By the early 19th\u00a0<\/span><\/span>century most American institutions adopted these Latin or literary societies. These <\/span><\/span>organizations promoted and even competed in debate and writing. They held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>discourse over matters political, social, and religious. These groups would become\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the early formations of modern fraternities and sororities.<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n The primary recruitment period, or “rush”, for Southeastern fraternities and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sororities takes place during the first 2-3 weeks after classes begin in the fall.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The Southeastern Panhellenic Council hosts sorority recruitment, and it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>typically sets up a booth in the Union Atrium during the week prior to register\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recruitment participants. Each Fraternity holds its own membership\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recruitment\u00a0during the designated recruitment period. All fraternities and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sororities require a minimum grade point average of 2.50. For more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>information please check with the office of Student Life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" History of the Greek Tradition On the eve of the birth of The United States, the first American institutions of Yale, William and Mary, and The College of New Jersey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-with-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRecruitment<\/h2>\n