PRIMARY RECRUITMENT 2026
Primary Recruitment Schedule 2026
FRIDAY, MAY 1
Recruitment Registration Opens!
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
OPEN HOUSE VIDEOS ARE DUE!
Your registration and video submissions are due Thursday, July 31st. you will submit your registration on Campus Director and your videos will be submitted to Big Interview, the links for everything will be located in the Kentucky Panhellenic Linktree.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
PNM ORIENTATION & OPEN HOUSE VIDEOS
After the conclusion of one of your first days of class, you will attend one of the Orientation events with your Recruitment Counselor group. This will give you an overview of the process, along with what to expect and how you can be most prepared for the week. Additionally, you will view all 14 chapter open house videos and submit your priorities with your Recruitment Counselor.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 30
Philanthropy Round Functions
This day marks the beginning of your first in-person invitational rounds, during which PNMs can be invited to a maximum of 10 chapter functions. Philanthropy round focuses on each sorority’s community service activities and explains the chapter’s philanthropy. Chapters share what the time commitment of their sorority experience looks like. This is a great opportunity for PNMs to ask chapters about their membership requirements.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Sisterhood Round Functions
On this day, sororities present information about the bonds that unite their members. For this round of recruitment, PNMs can be invited to a maximum of 6 chapter functions. During this day, chapters are excited to share a glimpse of their sisterhood and members’ friendship with PNMs. This day is a great opportunity for PNMs to ask chapters about their financial commitments.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Preference Round Functions
Preference functions will reflect the values and ideals held in high esteem by members. Functions are expected to be a bit more serious than previous rounds, as this is the last round of primary recruitment. To help you in deciding what chapter is the best fit for you, you’ll be able to attend a maximum of 2 chapter functions during this round.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Bid Day
Bid Day is the final day of primary recruitment. This is when new members receive their invitations, known as bids, to join a sorority. It is an exciting day when new members meet their new sisters and find out what sorority their Recruitment Counselor is a member of.
A Letter from Panhellenic’s Vice President of Recruitment:
Dear Potential New Members,
I remember it felt like just yesterday that I was in your shoes. Stepping onto the University, being by myself for the first time, so much excitement but so much nervous energy as well. I remember signing up for Primary Recruitment and wasn’t quite sure of what it would entail. Those two weekends that I was so nervous and worried for soon became some of the best moments of my college experience, and a home away from home that provided the same warmth, love, and care as the one I left behind!!
Going through Primary Recruitment is not just about joining a sorority for the next four years; it's about connection, true friendship, scholarship, empowerment, and becoming the woman you want to be by the end of your four years at UK! Recruitment is a time to begin finding who you are, your purpose, and what you want the rest of your life to look like!! It’s a time to be vulnerable with yourself and with others about who you are and the things you love!!! There is a place for anyone and everyone in this Panhellenic Community!!
This community has shown me what being a strong, courageous, independent, successful, loving woman looks like in action. There is nothing stronger than the bonds you will form with not only the women in the chapter you join but also the women in this community! So I encourage you to take the leap of faith, trust the process, and be all in because you never know what unbelievable love you will find within this community!!!
My last piece of advice, that I want you to hold near, is to always be gracefully true and authentically you!! Not just through Primary Recruitment, but wherever life takes you!
All My Love,
Morgan Whitis, Vice President of Recruitment
University of Kentucky Panhellenic
