Fraternity Recruitment

Primary contact for men interested in joining: Jack Knauer, VP of Recruitment, at jack.knauer@mnsu.edu

late fall 2024 and spring 2025 recruitment

It's not too late to join! Our fraternity and sorority chapters host informal recruitment events in late Fall and during the Spring Semester.

Our community-wide recruitment events include the following

Wednesday, January 15, 2025. 7-9 p.m. CSU Lower Level
- Welcome Back Bash: Free Bowling and Billiards in the Maverick Bullpen. Meet members of our fraternities and sororities, and get your questions answered.
Wednesday, January 22, 8-10 p.m., CSU 253
- All-Fraternity & Sorority Social: Meet and mingle with members of our Fraternity & Sorority Community, and find out if joining is for you.

These events are designed to be come-and-go-as-you-please, so you do not have to show up at the beginning, and you don't have to stay for the whole time. There is no dress code for these events.

You can contact us for more information or to have your contact information shared with our fraternity and sorority chapters.

Informal Recruitment

Men may join a fraternity at any time after they have graduated from high school and committed to attending the university. Many of our fraternities will be hosting events and recruiting new members throughout the course of the summer, leading up to the beginning of the Fall semester. New first-year or transfer students should not be surprised if they receive a phone call or email with invitations to meet with fraternities or to attend events.

Chapters will also host informal recruitment events once the Fall semester starts. If a student, including a new, incoming student, finds a good fit, it is perfectly ok for him to join a fraternity.

Informal Recruitment is the only way to join a fraternity during the Spring Semester.

A majority of men who join fraternities do so through Informal Recruitment.

REGISTRATION FOR FALL 2025 STRUCTURED RECRUITMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE BY MAY 1, 2025

potential new member (PNM) grade release agreement

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structured Recruitment

Structured recruitment allows potential new members to meet each of the fraternities, with the help of Recruitment Counselors ("Bro Chis") who are current members. The process is designed to ensure the best possible fit into a lifetime of brotherhood.

Requirements for joining through the Fraternity Structured Recruitment Process

Attend Both Nights of "House Tours" and visit all chapters.
Attend "Preference Day" at 2 chapters
Receive your bids and select one.

REGISTRATION FOR FALL 2025 STRUCTURED RECRUITMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE BY MAY 1, 2025

Fall 2025 Structured Recruitment Schedule

Information regarding Fall 2025 Structured Recruitment will be posted late in the Spring 2025 semester. The Fall 2024 schedule is below and may give you an idea of what the Fall 2025 schedule may look like.

Fall 2024 Structured Recruitment Schedule

Wednesday, September 11: House Tours Round 1. Meet at CSU 173 at 5:00 pm. Visit 3 chapters and finish around 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 12: Hours Tours Round 2. Meet at CSU 173 at 5:00 pm. Visit 3 chapters and finish aound 8:00 p.m.

Friday, September 13: "Preference Round." Meet at CSU 173 at 5:00 p.m. Return to 2 chapters of your choice for a more in-depth visit and finish around 7:30.

Saturday, September 14: "Bid Day." Meet at CSU 173 at 10 a.m. to receive bids from any fraternity that is inviting you to join, and choose from them. Following this, there will be a "New Member Reveal," followed by chapter activities.

Fraternity Meet & Greet

Join us on Thursday, September 5, from 8-10 p.m. in the Maverick Bullpen. Meet members of all of our fraternities, and get your questions answered!

The fraternity community will host an informal, optional Fraternity Meet & Greet. This event is free, and no commitment to structured recruitment is required. It's designed to a come-and-go-as-you-please feel, so if you have class until 9 or have somewhere to be at 9, no problem! Men who attend will have an opportunity to enjoy refreshments while mingling with members from our fraternities and getting their questions answered. If they haven't decided to participate already, it's often times this event that helps guys decide to go through with the recruitment process, whether structured or informal.

Open Houses

On Tuesday, September 10, all fraternities will host social gatherings at their chosen locations from 6-8 p.m. Potential members are invited to attend any or all of these events and to come and go as they please. Locations will be posted by September 3.

If you have any questions regarding the fraternity formal recruitment process, email the community recruitment counselors via email, at maverickfsl@mnsu.edu.

Any man joining a fraternity must be an MSU student (or incoming student) who has graduated from high school and who has a minimum 2.5 GPA. The GPA used for determining eligibility is the cumulative high school GPA for any student who has not yet taken any college courses since graduating from high school. For any student who has taken college courses since graduating from high school, the cumulative college GPA is considered.