By LYDIA EARHART

Staff Writer

It does not take blood to be a sister.

Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Delta, Phi Mu and Sigma Kappa are all recruiting women to join their sorority today.

"[Winter recruitment] is a great opportunity for all of the young ladies that could not participate in summer recruitment," Dr. Dee Dee Anderson, Greek coordinator and dean of student development, said.

Anderson said the different sororities are doing this because of a national Panhellenic recommendation and to see if they want to continue winter recruitment.

"Even if students do not wish to join any sorority it is a great opportunity to meet some new faces," Anderson said.

Recruitment will be held today from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and all day Saturday.

Anderson said each girl can go to each of the sorority houses and visit with the other members.

"The sororities are so diverse that they have a place for all the girls," Anderson said.

Laura Clark, an Alpha Chi Omega member and a junior political science major, said she is ready to make all the new women feel comfortable.

"I fit in with [Alpha Chi Omega] the best," Clark said.

Clark said her sorority sisters are laid back.

"We have a lot of different personalities and a wide range of majors in our sorority," Clark said.

She also said Alpha Chi Omega was not founded on religious reasons - the sorority was founded on the music and arts.

"We don't have a special preference in the girls' music or in the arts," Clark said.

Kelsey Rogers, a Kappa Delta member and a senior accounting major, said she is ready to represent her sorority to the new women.

"I have always liked the reputation the Kappa Deltas have as KD Ladies," Rogers said. "The sorority the girls choose should fit them like an outfit."

Rogers said the Kappa Deltas have strong alumni such as Corre Stegall, vice president for university advancement, and Dr. Elizabeth Wibker, an associate professor of economics and finance. Both Stegall and Wibker were national presidents.

"In Kappa Delta what you see is what you get," Rogers said.

Ashley McGarity, a Phi Mu member and a sophomore biology major, said they are looking for girls who have the same ideals as them.

McGarity said their ideals are love, truth and honor.

"This is where I can be Ashley," McGarity said. "I feel accepted and call this place my home away from home because I [am from] Baton Rouge."

McGarity said all the Greeks support each other and are not competitive like they are in bigger universities.

"I have friends from Sigma Kappa, Alpha Chi and Kappa Delta," McGarity said.

Allison Comeaux, Sigma Kappa vice president of membership and a junior elementary education major, said she is ready to welcome the new women.

"Our sisterhood is strong," Comeaux said.

"We are a diverse group, but all of us are close."

Comeaux said they have many events coming up this spring and are excited to share the new experience with new women.

"We have two events every week," Comeaux said. "The events that help us become closer are anything from movie nights to trips away from campus."