Panhellenic Code of Ethics

We, the undergraduate women of the Delta State University Panhellenic Association, agree to promote honesty, integrity, and sisterhood through respectful adherence to the guidelines established by the National Panhellenic Conference. We agree to uphold and demonstrate the Panhellenic spirit in thought, word, and deed as individual members, chapters, and as an association. We recognize and encourage friendly relations with all collegiates, Greek and Non-Greek, realizing the importance of creating and building friendships. We shall have mutual respect and trust among all members of the women's Greek System. We shall adhere to the relationships among chapters, Panhellenic Council, and National Panhellenic Conference in order to establish a process more conducive to timely and efficient management of information. It is in accordance with the dignity and good manners of our chapters to avoid disparaging remarks concerning any collegiate woman and to avoid publicity on Panhellenic matters which are not properly the concern of non-members. All recruitment programs will be planned to provide opportunities for the greatest possible number of women to become sorority members, thus seeking to protect the rights and privileges of both the individuals and the chapters, always striving to do so in good taste. We recognize the potential member as a distinct individual with the right to make an informed decision without undue pressure from others. We respect the potential members right to make her own choices, including the right not to choose to join the Greek system. We accept the responsibility to provide a positive, safe, and enriching recruitment and pledging experience. The Delta State University Panhellenic Association wishes to reflect positively toward the growth and development of Greek life by strengthening the relationships among sorority women, collegiate and alumnae, both now and in the future. These are the tenets by which we strive to live.