Affiliate: A Sister who is fully initiated into our sorority but is currently not attending UCSB.
Alumni/Alumnae: A Sister of the house that has graduated.
Associate: A Sister who is fully initiated into our sorority but has part-time membership status.
Big Sis: An older fully initiated Sister of the sorority who takes you on as their Lil Sis and allows you to be a part of their family line.
Bid: An official invitation inviting one to pledge.
Crossing: The completion of one's pledge period in which they are no longer a pledge and now an official sister of the house.
Pledge: A member of the sorority who has not yet completed the pledge period and therefore is not yet an official member.
Pledge Mom: A fully initiated Sister of the sorority who oversees you and your pledge sisters during your pledge period.
Pledge Period: The length of time in which a pledge learns more about the sorority, the Sisters, and sorority traditions.
Pledge Sister: A fellow pledge (or upon crossing, sister) who pledges the same quarter as you.
Rush: An official period of time (typically during fall and winter quarter) in which events are set up by the sisters of the house to allow those interested in joining to spend time with us and get to know us.
Rushee: One who takes part in Rush activities and events.