Fraternity & Sorority Chapters

Alpha Phi is a sisterhood of women supporting one another in lifelong achievement. Our values encourage intellectual growth and success by offering lifelong friendships and memories, alumni networking opportunities, and a variety of events for all throughout the year, which encourage bonding between members and help create a foundation of lasting opportunities. We strive to main strong philanthropic efforts with over 250,000 active members internationally. Explore our chapter to find out more about what could be your home away from home, your second family, and the beginning to endless opening doors.

Contact Alpha Phi | alphaphi@uwstout.edu 

The purpose of Delta Zeta shall be to unite its members in the bonds of sincere and lasting friendship, to stimulate one another in the pursuit of knowledge, to promote the moral and social culture of its members, and to develop plans for guidance and unity in action. We inspire, promote and nurture; enduring friendships, personal development, leadership excellence, and innovative growth.

Contact Delta Zeta | deltazeta@uwstout.edu 

Founded on brotherhood and dedicated to the concept of mutual understanding and cooperation, Phi Sigma Phi shall stand in opposition to ignorance, bigotry, and provincialism. Justice, honor, and wisdom, the long held ultimate achievements in society, shall be our constant aspirations and hopes, both individually and corporately.

Contact Phi Sigma Phi | phisigmaphi@uwstout.edu

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Contact Sigma Alpha Epsilon | sigmaalphaepsilon@uwstout.edu

The purpose of Phi Theta Chi Sorority is to unite our members in the bonds of sincere and lasting friendship. Through the eternal birth of our sisterhood, we promise to preserve friendship, trust each other, be compassionate, give strength, excel in knowledge, and remain loyal to our sisters forever.

Contact Phi Theta Chi | phithetachi@uwstout.edu

Gamma Sigma Sigma commits to creating and engaging in opportunities to serve on campuses and in the community to address local, national, and global needs. Our vision is for members to demonstrate the capacity for and lifelong commitment to service and leadership. We values unity, leadership, diversity, partnership, and compassion.

Contact Gamma Sigma Sigma | gammasig@uwstout.edu

The recruitment process for Independent and North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) chapters varies by chapter. Many chapters recruit the first few weeks of each semester and hold a variety of events for those interested in joining. Reach out to these chapters for additional information on recruitment.

Recruitment is managed through the College Panhellenic Council at UW-Stout. There are two opportunities to go through recruitment: Primary Recruitment and Continuous Open Bidding.

Primary Recruitment

Primary recruitment is conducted during the first three weeks of fall semester. UW-Stout utilizes a continuous recruitment model that is more informal and allows for potential new members to get a feel for the sorority experience without all the frills of a fully structured process. Interested women are encouraged to attend events hosted by each chapter to find the organization that is the best fit for them. At the end of the primary recruitment period the College Panhellenic distributes invitations for membership on behalf of each sorority.

It is important to recognize that formal recruitment is a mutual selection process. Participation in sorority recruitment does not guarantee an invitation to join a sorority, nor does it obligate a woman to join. However, approximately 90-100% of the women participating in recruitment each year join a sorority at the end of the primary recruitment period

Every potential new member will be assigned a Recruitment Counselor who will be available during the entire recruitment process to answer questions, provide support and give valuable insight. The Panhellenic Advisor is also available to help explain the recruitment process. 

Continuous Open Bidding

Panhellenic also participates in an informal recruitment process, or Continuous Open Bidding (COB). However, there is no guarantee that all chapters will be eligible to participate in this process after the primary recruitment period in the fall.  There is a higher likelihood that women can select to go through COB during the start of spring semester.

During COB, chapters host their events on a timeline unique to the chapter and often spread out the time of events to increase the number of women who can attend. Potential new members are welcome to attend events for various sororities, but there is no coordinated date for bid distribution. During COB, sororities will contact potential new members directly to extend an invitation for membership.

Learn more about Panhellenic recruitment by contacting the council at panhellenic@uwstout.edu.

UW-Stout strongly discourages student participation in unrecognized organizations. An unrecognized fraternity or sorority is one which chooses to exist “off campus” and is not connected or affiliated with the university. As such, these organizations are not bound by the university’s policies and regulations, including policies relating to safety within student organization. We strongly encourage parents and students to ask thoughtful questions in order to make educated decisions surrounding fraternity and sorority membership.