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 or 24 transfer hours from an institution of higher education at a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

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.

Spring 2025 Recruitment for First - Year Students, Transfers, Upperclassmen

Registration opens on October 7, 2024 and closes on February 2, 2025 at MIDNIGHT.

Step1:	Register through ICS by February 2nd.
Step 2:	Pay the registration fee, $30 by February 2nd.
Step 3:	Complete the online Risk Management Training & Sign the Fraternity Participation Agreement.

The Spring recruitment schedule

Fall Informal Recruitment events - open invitation; contact chapters for specific details
Formal Recruitment - January 21st - February 2nd | Includes Interviews; contact chapters for specific event details
Bid Day - February 7th | Extend Bids 9am-12pm | PNMs Accept Bids 1pm-4pm in Barfield Drawing Room - SUB 2nd Floor | Fountain Mall 1-4pm

ICS Registration

The first step to successfully registering for recruitment is to complete the ICS form. The link below will open on October 7th and close on February 2nd, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Registration is required to participate in Bid Day. ICS registration is required for eligibility checks by FSL Staff You will receive emails on your status accordingly. 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.

ICS Link

MANDATORY Risk Management Training

All PNMs going through the recruitment process are required to complete the online modules to be eligible to receive a bid. The online modules will open on January 21st and close February 4th at MIDNIGHT. Specific links will be sent to PNMs directly.

If you have questions please e-mail Lauren Fisher

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 and will open on December 1st, 2024 and close January 29th 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.

Link to Appeal

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 Friday, February 7th from 9am-12pm. IFC and local chapters will host PNMs on Fountain Mall after their acceptances. Please contact chapters for specific event information.

**Please note that bids are not guaranteed. So, you are strongly encouraged to meet as many chapter members as you can, including the entire recruitment process, as well as keeping an open mind.**

LEARN MORE

Contact the IFC advisor, Lauren Fisher or the Department of Student Activities at 254-710-2371 for questions about Fraternity Recruitment.

IFC & Local Fraternity Recruitment