FAQs
What is fraternity and sorority life? What is involved in membership?
Joining a fraternity or sorority is a lifelong commitment and an excellent investment for your child’s future. Our students are leaders on campus and are often heavily involved in community service and philanthropy projects. Fraternity and sorority members enjoy the friendship of their “brothers” and “sisters” for life. They are highly involved, academically committed, and well-rounded.
What are the benefits of joining a fraternity/sorority?
Joining a fraternity/sorority at Â鶹´«Ã½ affords your student with a family and a sense of having a “home away from home”. Involvement in Fraternity and Sorority Life provides a local and national support network for each student to be used for financial, emotional, scholastic, leadership and career development, and networking support.
How does involvement in a fraternity affect academics?
Involvement in a fraternity or sorority can affect academics in a POSITIVE way. Greek organizations typically have higher average GPAs than their non-Greek peers.
What are the financial obligations?
Financial obligations vary from chapter to chapter, so we advise you to encourage your student to ask current members about the realities of their financial obligation. We will have more information about specific councils on the site soon.
What about hazing?
At Â鶹´«Ã½, your student’s safety is of the highest importance. The University forbids hazing and all other activities that interfere with the personal liberty of an individual. The University defines hazing as any action taken or situation created, whether on or off University premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule for the purpose of initiation into, affiliation with, or admission to, or as a condition for continued membership in, a group, team, club, or other organization.
What is pledging?
Pledging is an outdated term used for the new member education process. This period of time usually lasts 6-10 weeks and is designed to educate new members on chapter/organizational operations, fraternity and sorority culture on campus and the values of the organization.
What are the benefits of membership after college?
In addition to the numerous benefits during college, fraternities and sororities provide a myriad of opportunities to their members after graduation. Frate