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PNM Code of Ethics & Bill of Rights

What is the Code of Ethics?

Potential new members (PNMs) must understand the expectations of their actions and behavior during  recruitment. The Code of Ethics outlines these expectations.  It is our hope that those looking to become members of the Panhellenic community should seek to hold these ideals as well.

 

Rutgers University Panhellenic’s Potential New Member (PNM) Code of Ethics  

We, as undergraduate members of women’s fraternities, stand for good scholarship, for guarding of good health, for maintenance of fine standards, and for serving, to the best of our ability, our college community. Cooperation for furthering fraternity life, in harmony with its best possibilities, is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities. We, as fraternity women, stand for service through the development of character inspired by the close contact and deep friendship of individual fraternity and Panhellenic life. The opportunity for wide and wise human service, through mutual respect and helpfulness, is the tenet by which we strive to live.

This is accomplished by abiding by the following agreements:

    1. A PNM must attend one of the Recruitment Orientations on January 19th, 20th, or 21st.   Any exceptions are at the discretion of the Vice President of Recruitment. 
    2. A PNM must attend all parties that appear on their schedule during each round of  membership recruitment.
    3. Respect is expected at all times. This includes respect toward chapter members, Recruitment Counselors, Panhellenic officers, faculty, staff and other PNMs. PNMs should refrain from sexist, homophobic, racist, or otherwise offensive conversations. Diversity and inclusion is a value of our community. Respect for membership recruitment is something we value deeply. We expect each member to abide by these expectations in respect to all chapters. 
    4. PNMs should be fully aware of the financial obligations of membership before accepting a bid. It is to the PNM’s advantage to ask questions during recruitment events if there are questions about finances. 
    5. PNMs agree to treat the chapter recruitment parties as confidential. PNMs will not record or share any content from recruitment events, whether in person or virtual. 
    6. PNMs understand that if they sign a Membership Recruitment Acceptance Binding Agreement (MRABA) they are bound to that document and the chapter that extends them a bid. This means the PNM is ineligible for an invitation to membership from another NPC organization until the next Primary Recruitment on that campus.
    7. PNMs understand and respect that the Recruitment process is a very personal and individual experience. A PNM should only discuss their personal experiences during Primary Recruitment with their Recruitment Counselors and not with fellow PNMs. 
    8. Recruitment is a substance-free process. PNMs may not use or be in the presence of drugs and alcohol during the membership recruitment period. Violating this rule will result in immediate removal from the membership recruitment process.
    9. Accountability Process: After the College Panhellenic is informed of an alleged violation of the PNM Code of Ethics, member(s) of the Recruitment Team, Pi Chis, Executive Board, or Panhellenic Advisor will have a conversation with the PNM. The goal of this conversation should be to address the behavior. A breach of this Code of Ethics could result in being removed from recruitment. 
    10. If a PNM participates in Formal Recruitment, the expectation is that they do so with an understanding of their rights under the PNM Bill of Rights and if they experience discrimination, they will report it to their Recruitment Counselor. 

National Panhellenic Conference Potential New Member Bill of Rights

What a PNM Should Expect

  • The right to be treated as an individual
  • The right to be fully informed about the recruitment process
  • The right to ask questions and receive true and objective answers from recruitment counselors and members
  • The right to be treated with respect
  • The right to be treated as a capable and mature person without being patronized
  • The right to ask how and why, and receive straight answers
  • The right to have and express opinions to recruitment counselors
  • The right to have inviolable confidentiality when sharing information with recruitment counselors
  • The right to make informed choices without undue pressure from others
  • The right to be fully informed about the NPC Unanimous Agreements implicit in the MRABA signing process