IFC & Local Fraternities

IFC & Local Fraternity Recruitment 

Fraternity recruitment is held twice a year, at the beginning of both the fall and spring semesters. The fall semester is reserved for upperclassmen and transfer students with at least 12 Baylor credit hours at a 2.67 cumulative GPA and 2.0 current GPA or 24 transfer hours from an institution of higher education at a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Finally, to be an active member in any organizations, members are required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.33 and current GPA of 2.0.

Freshmen students wishing to participate in spring recruitment must have completed a minimum of one semester in residence at Baylor University as a full-time enrolled student (12 hours) and meet the above GPA requirement.

Chapters Participating in Fall 2026 Recruitment

Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) our new chapter will recruit after the Fall 2026 Bid Day for their first new member class. If you do pursue membership with PIKE, please complete the following interest form. 

PIKE Interest Form

Fall 2026 Recruitment for Transfers & Upperclassmen

Registration is OPEN! Please read closely about registration fee updates and requirements.

The Fall recruitment schedule

• Formal Recruitment - August 24th - September 16th | Includes Interviews

• Bid Day - September 17th | Extend Bids 8am-12pm | PNMs Accept Bids 1pm-4pm in Stacy Riddle Forum Classroom | Lawn Celebration 1-4pm with food & games hosted by chapters and IFC.

**You are strongly encouraged to meet as many chapters as possible, as well as keeping an open mind.**

ICS Registration 

The first step to successfully registering for recruitment is to complete the ICS form and $5 service fee. The link below is open and will officially close on  Sept. 10th. Registration is required for eligibility checks by FSL Staff and the ability to participate on Bid Day.  At the end of the form, you will be taken to the payment link. Please be prepared to pay when you get to the link.

REGISTER HERE

Baylor Recruitment Fee Payment

The second step to successfully registering for recruitment is to complete the $25 IFC payment. The link below will open the payment page on the university's website. Final payment is due September 10th. 

PAY HERE

**Both payments need to be made BEFORE the deadline to receive a bid.

MANDATORY Risk Management Training

All PNMs who accept a bid on Sept. 17th are required to complete online Risk Management Training before September 13th. Please see specific training requirements below.

All potential new members are required to complete the FSL Hazing Prevention Course by September 10th.

Appeal Process

Students who do not meet the academic and/or credit hours requirement have the option to appeal to the Department of Student Activities. All appeals will be reviewed and responded to before bid day. The link to appeal is located below. It opens on June 1st, 2026 and closes September 10th at 11:59pm. Review of appeals is a rolling process; once received the committee will review and communicate the final decision to individuals. In order to access the Appeal form you must be logged into Connect.

All appeals are final.

Submit appeal HERE. You will need to be signed into Connect and make sure to final save.

Bid Day

Bid day is the official end of the recruitment process. This special time gives fraternity chapters a chance to celebrate and extend bids to eligible young men. Bids will be extended to eligible individuals on Thursday, September 17th. IFC and local chapters will host PNMs on the Stacy Riddle Lawn after their acceptances with food and games. Please contact chapters for specific event information.

**Please note that bids are not guaranteed. FSL staff do not interfere with chapter bid selections. FSL staff only communicate GPA & hours eligibility.**

LEARN MORE

Contact the IFC advisor, Lauren Fisher for questions about Fraternity Recruitment. 

GET CONNECTED

IFC Connect Page