There are several ways to become a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. Most commonly, AOII seeks potential new members through a formal recruitment process on campuses where we have collegiate chapters. However, working within Panhellenic guidelines, chapters may also be allowed to recruit informally.
The addition of a collegiate chapter on a campus where one does not exist is called "extension" and evolves through a well-planned process involving the National Panhellenic Conference, the college or university, and AOII to help guarantee the success of the new chapter.
AOII also has an Alumna Initiate membership program to recruit new members who are no longer collegians. More specific information on how to become a member and how to recommend someone else for membership is available in this section.
New Member Program
AOII’s New Member Program, much like the educational mission of Alpha Omicron Pi, is centered on a promise. This mutual agreement between new members and AOII helps our organization to grow and flourish, all while ensuring the development and integrity of our members.
New member classes meet weekly to learn about AOII as they build their sisterhood. During these meetings, they will utilize the AOII membership education manual, The Promise, which provides information about AOII, our history, our policies and our principles. In addition to weekly meetings, a new member retreat is held to allow members to bond as a group through a fun day or overnight trip together.
On top of learning about AOII, new members are also able to participate in scheduled Greek Life events and support their fellow fraternity and sorority organizations’ philanthropic events.
The typical new member period lasts 6 to 8 weeks and is strategically planned to provide members with an exceptional new member experience. The culmination of this period includes AOII initiation preparation activities.
Recommend a New Member
A Membership Information Form (MIF) is our easy-to-use, electronic form that provides information on a Potential New Member (PNM) to a collegiate chapter for recruitment. All initiated members of AOII, in good standing, are encouraged to participate in this process that benefits both the chapter and the PNM. Collegiate members are allowed to submit MIFs for chapters other than their own.
Click here to learn more about the MIF process and/or submit the MIF form today!
University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Zeta Recruitment
Letter to PNMS Hello everyone, we are so happy to introduce you to Alpha Omicron Pi, Zeta, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln! I am Meredith Ballou, and I am currently serving as our 2025 Vice President of Membership Recruitment. I have the honor of working alongside some of the most amazing women during the fall Primary Recruitment process. Each year, our chapter works continuously before Nebraska’s fall semester to recruit a freshman class of AOII’s! Any woman attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln can register for Primary Recruitment. Recruitment is a weeklong process where women on campus visit the Greek chapters and eventually find their forever home. Each young woman's recruitment journey is an individualized and empowering experience that facilitates the transition from high school to college life. I had the opportunity to go through the recruitment journey myself in the fall of 2022. As a student coming from out of state, I was incredibly nervous and had no idea what to expect. I didn’t have any friends on campus yet, and I hardly knew my roommate. At times like these, college can feel very isolating and lonely. I was fortunate enough to find my support system on campus to take away that feeling of isolation through AOII! Joining AOII at the end of Recruitment week was one of the best decisions I have ever made. It has truly impacted the trajectory of my college life, I don’t know where I would be if it weren’t for the people I have met and the things I have learned these past 3 years. Everyone deserves to have a place in Lincoln that they can call their home away from home, and Greek life provides that for students. My sisters and I are proud to call AOII our home away from home. In August of 2022, I wouldn’t have believed this organization could give me so many opportunities, so much inspiration and ambition, countless lifelong friends, and memories I will never forget. The members of AOII can’t wait to support women beginning their recruitment journey and discover the chapter that feels like home, just like AOII has been for us.