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Dear potential new members,
My name is Reagan Carney, and I have the privilege of serving as the Membership Vice President for the Zeta Xi chapter of Alpha XI Delta! It is my job to provide all potential new members with the best possible experience when coming through recruitment. I cannot wait to show each of you the home I have found here at Alpha Xi Delta!
I am beyond excited to meet and get to know each and every one of you! Recruitment at Auburn is a thrilling time for all those involved. These next four years are going to be the best years of your life! Recruitment is such a special time for us to show you how much we love Alpha Xi Delta, but most importantly it is about you! Staying true to yourself and having an open mind will allow you to experience all that recruitment has to offer. We can’t wait to learn all about what makes each and every one of you so special! Alpha Xi Delta is truly my home away from home and we can’t wait to show you why we love it so much!
Alpha Xi Delta has blessed me beyond words. From the moment I walked through the doors of Alpha Xi Delta, I was met with the most genuine kindness and I knew that I belonged. Alpha Xi Delta has filled my life with so many amazing women who encourage me, challenge me, and love me. I am so thankful to have found my best friends in my sisters that make Auburn home. They inspire me to be better everyday, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the community that I have found. My sisters and I have felt the unconditional love and acceptance offered within the Alpha Xi Delta chapter doors. It is my hope that you experience it too. In a time of uncertainty and transition, there is one thing you can be certain of - there is a home here waiting for you at Auburn and we hope to extend that to you in Alpha Xi Delta.
I am thrilled to greet all of you and get to know what makes you so unique while simultaneously showing you the gracious and kind hearts of our chapter. I cannot wait for you to meet my sisters, and I am even more excited for them to get to know you!
TFJ,
Reagan Carney
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 Ivey Davis, and I am so incredibly blessed to be serving as this year's New Member Orientation Chair, or "Mama Bear." I am overjoyed to welcome home our new member class and help guide them through the ups and downs that freshman year entails. As Mama Bear, I have the privilege of being beside each new member as they learn more about themselves and fall in love with the Auburn experience. I ensure that all new members will feel loved, welcomed, and valued as a sister of Alpha Xi Delta and as individuals. I promise to always be a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen, and your biggest cheerleader. While freshman year is fun and consists of several exciting things, the season of transition can be challenging and hard. My job is to be a Mama Bear to all new members during the difficult and exciting times to ensure that each girl feels secure in Alpha Xi Delta and the Auburn community. To the potential new members about to go through recruitment, one piece of advice I can give you is that no person or process is perfect, so just be yourself. Keep on smiling and push through the disappointments because you will end up where you are meant to be. This week may be overwhelming and full of emotions, but don't lose heart or let your smile dull, for the Lord will give you strength. You are beautiful, talented, and unique in your own way, so give yourself grace and be proud of yourself. Celebrate the little things and remember that everything works out for a reason. I am so proud of each of you and cannot wait to meet and lead Alpha Xi Delta's new members.
XOXI,
Ivey Davis
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
June 1: Recruitment registration begins online
July 14: Registration deadline
August 9: Kickoff & Virtual Ice Water Teas Round
August 10-12: In-Person Philanthropy Round
August 13-15: In-Person Sisterhood Round
August 16: In-Person Preference Round
August 17: Bid Day!