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Katherine Waters March 7, 2017
Wofford holds fraternity and sorority recruitments on the same weekend for the first spring recruitment
This splash quote was only one of the methods used to recruit Resident Assistants.

Resident Assistant recruitment

Contributing Writer February 23, 2016

By: Essence Buckman, Staff Writer “My favorite part of recruitment [of Resident Assistants] is the individual interviews,” Demario Watts, assistant director of residence life says. “I enjoy hearing...

Freshmen Kendall Hinson, Elena Helmers-Wegman, Katie Littleton and Morgan Schrader "Ring in the New Bids" during the formal bid day ceremony in Leonard Auditorium.

Wofford holds first annual spring recruitment

Anna Aguillard February 23, 2016

By: Anna Aguillard, Senior Writer Over the weekend of Feb. 12, Wofford Greek organizations held their first-ever formal recruitment - in the spring. Although the houses are yet to be finished (the projected...

No Bid Day would be complete without a selfie. Photo Credit to Mark Olencki.

“The Heat is On”

Contributing Writer February 9, 2016

By: Ellis Distefano, Contributing Writer Recruitment 2016 has officially begun. This recruitment campaign as with every campaign brings about new challenges, setbacks and hardships. The turbulence among...

Students jump in the fountain after Fountain Fest in the fall of 2013 as part of a student tradition.

Traditions in transition

Elaine Best September 22, 2015

By: Elaine Best, Editor Plans for Tent City have come to a halt after a meeting in the beginning of Sept. between fraternity leaders and the administration. At the meeting, it was unanimously decided...

Members of Zeta Tau Alpha await their new sisters outside of Anna Todd on Campus Drive.

Recruitment Recap

Anna Aguillard September 22, 2015

By: Anna Aguillard, Staff Writer On Sept. 12 and 13, Wofford held its last fall Bid Day for Fraternities and Sororities, marking the end of a Greek tradition that has shaped its culture since Wofford became...

After the conclusion of 2015’s recruitment process, Caroline Starnes (left) runs to greet a new member of Zeta Tau Alpha outside of Anna Todd Wofford on Bid Day.

Recruitment rules

Anna Aguillard September 11, 2015

By Anna Aguillard, staff writer For the nearly 60 percent of Wofford women involved in Greek Life, returning to school in the fall has meant miraculously relocating student ID cards after three months,...

Setting the record straight

Old Gold & Black Web Admin October 14, 2014

Q&A WITH THE TASKFORCE TO EXAMINE RECRUITMENT — There’s a lot of misinformation out there about us – the Task- force to Examine Recruitment – and as the student members of the committee,...

Gamma Chis for 2014 Panhellenic recruitment act as counselors and advisors to young women interested in going Greek.

2014 Greek recruitment on campus

Old Gold & Black Web Admin September 15, 2014

WITH RIGHT AT 50 PERCENT OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN GREEK LIFE AT WOFFORD, CAMPUS IS BUZZING WITH FRATERNITY AND SORORITY RECRUITMENT THIS FALL  — With nearly 500 new freshmen entering Wofford’s...

With right at 50 percent of students participating in Greek Life at Wofford, campus is buzzing with fraternity and sorority recruitment this fall.

The case for Greek life at Wofford

Joe Brook September 14, 2014

STUDENT VOICE — Last year I, like many students at Wofford, attended a forum about the possibility of moving fraternity and sorority recruitment to the spring term of the school year. The meeting had...

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