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Dear Potential New Members,
My name is Linley Griffin, and I have the honor of serving as the Membership Vice President for the Zeta Xi chapter of Alpha Xi Delta! My goal is to ensure every potential new member has an amazing experience during recruitment. I’m so excited to introduce you to the incredible home I’ve found in Alpha Xi Delta!
I can’t wait to meet each and every one of you! Recruitment at Auburn is an exciting time, full of opportunities to discover where you belong. These next four years will be some of the best of your life, and recruitment is the perfect way to start this journey. While we’re eager to share our love for Alpha Xi Delta with you, recruitment is truly all about you. By staying true to yourself and keeping an open mind, you’ll be able to fully embrace everything this experience has to offer. We’re looking forward to learning what makes each of you so special!
Alpha Xi Delta has been a blessing beyond words for me. From the moment I stepped through its doors, I was met with genuine kindness and a deep sense of belonging. This sisterhood has brought amazing women into my life—friends who inspire me, challenge me, and love me unconditionally. These women have become my family and have made Auburn truly feel like home. It’s my hope that you’ll experience the same sense of love and acceptance that we’ve all found here. In times of uncertainty and transition, one thing is certain—there’s a place for you at Auburn, and we hope that place is with Alpha Xi Delta.
I am so excited to welcome you and to discover what makes you unique. I can’t wait for you to meet my sisters and for them to get to know you as well!
TFJ,
Linley Griffin
Meet Our Membership Vice President
What to expect during Recruitment...
Potential New Member Orientation
After you get settled into your new home away from home, you will meet your Pi Chi and the girls in your recruitment group. You will meet with these girls each morning before you start your day! This group is so special and you will be able to lean on them throughout the week.
Ice Water Tea Parties
Ice Water Tea parties are the first round of Recruitment where you get an introduction to every sorority. You will get to watch videos made by each sorority with your Pi Chi. This round is the perfect start to such an exciting week!
Philanthropy
Following Ice Water Teas, Philanthropy parties take place over a three-day period. Each chapter will explain their philanthropy and tell you how they get involved throughout the year. What better way to learn more about your potential sisters?
Sisterhood
Sisterhood parties may be the most exciting and fun round of recruitment! Each chapter room is decorated to show the chapter's personality. The sisters get to show you their favorite things about their chapter! By this point in the week, you should begin to have an idea of where you will call home for the next four years!
Preference Day
Preference parties are the last parties before bid day. They are more serious than the other parties throughout the week. Each chapter will express how their sisterhood has changed their lives and what it means to belong to their sisterhood, so don’t be surprised if you see tears! Although emotions may be running high, everyone will be waiting with smiling faces and open arms to greet you on Bid Day!
My name is Ali Phillips & I am beyond blessed to be serving as this year’s New Member Orientation Chair, also known as “Mama Bear.” I am so excited to welcome home our new members & walk beside them through all of the highs, lows, growth, & joy that freshman year brings. Being Mama Bear means I get the privilege of supporting each girl as she figures out who she is becoming, what she loves, & how she wants to show up in this season of life while falling in love with the Auburn experience. If you love Auburn, it will absolutely love you right back.
My heart is to make sure every new member feels deeply loved, truly welcomed, & genuinely valued, not just as a sister of Alpha Xi Delta but as an individual. I promise to be your shoulder to cry on, your safe place to land, your biggest cheerleader, & your forever friend. Freshman year is full of exciting moments, but transition can also be overwhelming, emotional, & hard. My role as your Mama Bear in both the joyful & challenging moments is to make sure you always feel secure in Alpha Xi Delta & in the Auburn community.
To the potential new members going through recruitment, trust that you will find your people. The Lord has a plan for your time at Auburn. Take a chance & introduce yourself to the girl in line next to you, she just might become your best friend. That is exactly how I met mine. No one & no process is perfect, so simply be you. If disappointments come, give yourself grace, smile anyway, & remember that you will end up exactly where you are meant to be.
This week may feel overwhelming & full of so many emotions, but don’t lose sight of why you are here. Don’t let your heart grow heavy or your smile fade. The Lord will give you strength. You are beautifully & wonderfully made, incredibly gifted, & uniquely created for a purpose only you can fulfill. Celebrate the little things, trust the process, & know that I am so proud of you for stepping out of your comfort zone, making new connections, & choosing community. Your people are already praying for you, cheering you on, & so excited to meet you.
I cannot wait to love on, lead, & walk with Alpha Xi Delta’s new members this year.
XOXI,
Ali Phillips
Meet Our New Member Educator
Legacy Policy
Effective July 29, 2020, Alpha Xi Delta has eliminated all preferential treatment given to legacies during the recruitment process. The previous policy stated that legacies must be invited through the first round of invitational events. In addition, any legacy who attended the chapter's Preference event had to be placed at the top of the bid list. All chapters will now treat legacies equally to all potential new members during recruitment. Legacies are still defined as any granddaughter, daughter, sister, or niece of an Alpha Xi Delta member in good standing, as well as step- or half-relations resulting from blended or other non-traditional family structures. Potential new members who meet our legacy definition will still be considered a legacy and celebrated after a bid is extended. However, chapters will no longer be permitted to give them preferential treatment throughout the recruitment process.
Recommendation Policy
Auburn Alpha Xi Delta welcomes recommendations, but they are not required.
Alumna can forward all letters of recommendation to the following email address:
Auburn University Fall Formal Recruitment Dates
Dates TBD