Pre-Recruitment
IFC meet the chapters event
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Location: Alumni Park
Come get to know Pepperdine’s five fraternities and learn more about fraternity life. Chapters will have their own tables set up in an open house style for potential new members (PNMs) to meet them and ask questions. The event is free and PNMs can stay for as long or as short at they want.
2024 Recruitment Timeline
REgister for Recruitment
Primary Recruitment is organized by the Interfraternity Council and designed for PNMs to meet and get to know each of the IFC chapters to find the chapter that aligns with their values. All PNMs must be registered and paid in order to participate.
Registration opens on August 1 and the deadline to register and pay the $20 recruitment fee is Monday, September 2 at 5 PM PST.
PNM Orientation & Open House
Monday, September 2
6:30-10 pm | Location: Elkins Auditorium
At this meeting, PNMs will learn about the recruitment process, what to expect, and how to make the most out of the experience. After the 30 minute orientation, PNMs will participate in a rotating schedule to visit all chapters for an Open House.
Orientation & Open House is mandatory for all men participating in IFC recruitment. Any PNM not in attendance may not be eligible to receive a bid.
Open Events
Tuesday, September 2 - Friday, September 6
Each chapter hosts events on and off campus with activities such as basketball, go-karts, beach days, the driving range, and lots of free food. All PNMs are strongly encouraged to attend at least one event from every chapter, in order to meet the brothers, explore all your options, and determine whether each chapter's values align with your own. You may attend as many open events across chapters as you like.
Check back at the end of August for the schedule of each chapter’s open events!
Invitational Events
After Open Events, chapters will host a series of invitation-only events to get to know PNMs on a deeper level and share more about their chapter values and expectations for membership. The schedule for invitational events are as follows:
Interview Round: Saturday, September 7
Preference Round: Sunday, September 8
Bid Signing / Bid Night: Monday, September 9 (events vary by chapter)
Chapters will extend “bids” or official invitations to fraternity membership after Preference Night and will send bid lists to the FSL Advisor. All PNMs offered bids will received an email in their Pepperdine email and must come to the IFC tent on Upper Adamson Plaza to sign their bid by 5 pm on Monday, September 9. If a PNM receives a bid to two or more chapters, they will need to choose ONE and list that chapter on their Bid Agreement.