Black Sororities: How to Play Their Difficult Admission Game

Gaining admission into one of the NPHC black sororities is arguably harder than ever. Unlike their white counterparts which have upwards of twenty and over campus sororities there are only four black sororities. NPHC sororities are more secretive. NPHC sororities do not want anyone outside their sorority knowing who the identity of their interests. Also Black sororities are quite selective and will not hold an informal or formal rush week to gain new members. They'd much rather wait until potential members have been students for a semester or a year.

Yet the increase in the number of African American women has done little to influence NPHC sororities to admit greater numbers and competition is fierce. Their emphasis has been and probably will always be quality of quantity. So in order for the average African American women to stand a chance of getting into these elite and exclusive organizations she will have to know how to play their game. She will have meet the sororities' unwritten and unspoken expectations and those expectations start the day she sets foot on campus.

Looking the Part
Looks matter, no way around it, so its best to play up whatever you've got going in the looks department. It's no shock that sororities want attractive girls to join their ranks. Keeping this in mind I would suggest that you never be caught on or around campus unless you are well put together because the minute you have a bad hair day a sorority member is going to see you and she will place you a notch lower for membership consideration.

Oh Behave
Do not under any circumstance give the impression that you are not a classy, intelligent, involved and independent young woman. So pay attention to the following do's and dont's

Do:
1. Appear confident, cool, nonchalant, yet engaged when around campus. You may not think others are observing you but they are judging you, they want to see if you have what it takes to represent their sorority.

2. Attend all sorority events. Sorority members will remember your face and believe that if you attend these events you will be a quality and dedicated sorority member.