Becoming a Gamma Phi

A LETTER FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP VICE PRESIDENT

Hello everyone!

It is an honor and joy to work with my chapter in recruiting new members into this home that we call, Gamma Phi Beta here at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. College is a time of growth, change, and learning that everyone will experience differently, but I hope to make that transition meaningful and life-changing through Gamma Phi and my position here.

After graduating with 29 other students and growing up in the rural parts of the state, greek life was quite the opposite of what I was used to. My parents didn’t go to college and truthfully didn’t know what being in a sorority would mean for their daughter, but they trusted me as I decided to go through recruitment. There was something special about Gamma Phi that after sitting in the preference room for way too long, made me choose her. She had something behind that pretty house that I knew I needed. Turns out, that was one of the best decisions I could have made starting college. The women that I have encountered and now spend my days with have shaped me, pushed me, and carried me, through the joys and struggles of college. These women are all so different and have shown me that everyone is here for a different purpose, but prove that when we work together, we are so much stronger. I can’t image my life without these strong, independent, and courageous women that now surround me daily.

I am beyond blessed to share my Gamma Phi journey with you and I hope you encounter the love, authenticity, and beauty behind our door. Friends, you were made for so much more and I hope you find just that here at the Univerity of Nebraska-Lincoln.

with lots of love,

Mackenzie Sudbeck

2024 Membership Vice President

Recruitment Video 2023

Video by Meg Gross

Letters of Recommendation

References have always been a valuable way for a Gamma Phi Beta to introduce a potential new member to our chapter. Now the process is easier and the information is more accessible. References will now be housed and managed online at GammaPhiBeta.org. Please submit all references using the online system at GammaPhiBeta.org/RecommendAMember. The system has exciting capabilities and will continue to elevate the importance of references. Thank you for growing our Gamma Phi Beta sisterhood by writing a reference.

If technical difficulties arise, the following Recommendation Form may be sent to pichapterpresident@gmail.com.

If you have any other recruitment-related questions, please contact Pi Chapter’s Recruitment Advisor, Ellie Hobelman at ellie.hobelman@gmail.com.

Legacy Policy

In our efforts to promote belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion into all aspects of our sorority, Gamma Phi Beta’s International Council (IC) has decided to eliminate the preferential treatment of legacies during recruitment, effective fall 2021. The elimination of preferential treatment of legacies during recruitment allows every potential new member to have an equal opportunity to receive an invitation to join Gamma Phi Beta.

While potential new members are still welcome to mention their legacy status, chapters will not be able to give them preferential treatment in recruitment based on that status, nor will they be able to discriminate based on this status. We firmly believe that the more diverse our membership, the more vibrant our sisterhood. We will hold each other in Love as we continue the Labor of Learning about how to make the world a better place, and how to find new and better ways to welcome and include our potential new members while still celebrating the Loyalty of those sisters who have come before them.

For additional resources, visit https://www.gammaphibeta.org/LegaciesYourQuestionsAnswered?_zs=sGUPM1&_zl=EEC56

Continuous Open Bidding

Continuous Open Bidding (COB) is an informal recruitment period that allows a chapter that did not pledge to Quota or pledged Quota but did not reach Total, to pledge additional new members immediately following the primary membership recruitment period. The Membership Vice President is responsible for overseeing the COB procedure, but she is also accompanied by a COB committee to help make decisions and facilitate the process. Events will be held to meet potential new members, but COB will end once enough extensions to membership have been made for the chapter to reach Total.