Improving your Greek IQ

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Improving your Greek IQ

• Orientation Training
• 2007

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Why do we exist?

• To foster life-long friendships
• To provide a home away from home
• To promote and act upon values, principles, and
  ideas
• To give back to our campus and the community

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Why go Greek?
Leadership Is Emphasized! Many of the greatest
leaders of our nation and on our campus are
members of Greek organizations. The skills
learned in Greek life are applicable to real life
experiences
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Why go Greek?

• Social Interaction Is Fostered! Greek life
  promotes social events, communication, and
  personal interaction. Between meeting new members
  at mixers, to team-building experiences,
  relationships are formed every day.

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Why go Greek?

• Connections Are Made!
• Greek organizations offer unmatched networking
  opportunities. Life-long friendships are
  developed with peers and alumni members.

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Why go Greek?

• Lives Are Changed!
• Personal growth is expected with the experience
  Greek life can offer. Each member is encouraged
  to reach the potential from the support and
  guidance of brotherhood or sisterhood.

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Why go Greek?

• College Is More Fun!
• It is great to come to such a large school and
  instantly become a part of a community such as
  Greek life. There is always something to do
  whether it is an educational program or a
  socials. Greeks are never bored!

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Look at the Stats

• Since 1910, 85 of Supreme Court Justices are
  Greek
• 85 of Fortune 500 Executives are Greek
• Generally, 70 of Greeks graduate, while only
  50 of non-
• Greeks graduate. The Greek GPA is also higher
  that the
• UCF average GPA
• 76 of US Senators are Greek
• All but two Presidents and two Vice Presidents
  born after 1825
• have been Greek
• 43 of the 50 largest North American Corporations
  are headed
• by Greek men and women
• Greeks raise more than 7 million each year for
  many different
• charities

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Were kind of a big deal

• Presidents Leadership Council
• Order of Pegasus
• Student Government Vice-President
• Council Executive Boards
• Resident Assistants
• O-Team
• LEAD Scholars
• Forever Knights
• Student Ambassadors
• SGA agency leaders (I.e. Homecoming, CAB, KoRT)
• And more.

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Philanthropies

• UCF Greeks raise money and donations for over 40
  non-profit organizations through service and
  philanthropic events. UCF Greeks raise thousands
  of dollars. Some philanthropy events include,
  dance competitions, sporting events, concerts,
  and showcases, to name a few.

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FSL Mission Statement

• Fraternity and Sorority Life will be a premier
  Greek community that fosters an inclusive
  environment committed to academic excellence,
  community engagement, personal and leadership
  development in a safe and supportive environment
  while utilizing university and local community
  partnerships.

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Structure of our Greek Community
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Diversified Greek Council (DGC)

• Supports five (5) sororities and one (1)
  fraternity
• Founded in Spring 99
• The Diversified Greek Council shall be a place
  for all fraternal organizations focused on
  diversity with the common goals of community
  involvement, academic excellence and leadership,
  to expand and understand each others cultures to
  further the Greek experience through respect and
  unity

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DGC Chapters

• Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. (LTA)
• Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority,
  Inc.(Gammas)
• Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority ,Inc. (Mus)
• Delta Phi Lambda Asian-Intrest Sorority,
  Inc.(DPhiL)
• Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc.
  (Cussies)
• Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc.
  (Betas)

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DGC Questions Answers

• Why dont we RUSH?
• DGC prides itself in having a different type of
  orientation. We believe that this is a lifetime
  commitment and need the proper amount of time to
  choose an organization that best suits you. We
  strongly believe that we need to get to know our
  future members inside and out as well as them to
  know us on a personal level.
• Why do we have less members?
• Due to our young age, our recruitment is hindered
  by the lack of recognition on a national level.
  We are also very selective on choosing our
  potential members since it is a life time
  commitment.
• Do you have to be multicultural or Latin to join?
• No, we believe that if you respect and are open
  to learning more about different cultures you
  are welcomed.

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Interfraternity Council (IFC)

• Supports 16 organizations
• The mission of the Interfraternity Council at the
  University of Central Florida is to provide a
  governing body to the undergraduate fraternity
  chapters and their members. We are there to
  provide service opportunities and leadership and
  development programming to all undergraduate
  fraternity men. We are focused on communicating
  all prevalent information and ideas to our
  chapter while making qualified suggestions for
  the better of fraternities at our institution. We
  inspire positive change to promote the betterment
  of our Greek community and of Greek life as a
  whole.
• The average length of new member education is
  eight weeks and hazing is strictly prohibited.

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IFC Chapters

• Alpha Tau Omega
• Alpha Epsilon Phi
• Beta Theta Pi
• Delta Tau Delta
• Delta Upsilon
• Kappa Sigma
• Lambda Chi Alpha
• Sigma Chi
• Sigma Nu

• Lambda Sigma Upsilon, Latin Fraternity Inc.
• Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity Inc.
• Phi Delta Theta
• Phi Gamma Delta
• Pi Kappa Phi
• Tau Kappa Epsilon
• Theta Chi

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National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)

• Supports nine (9) organizations
• The purpose of the UCF NPHC is to promote unity
  and purposeful action by effectively
  coordinating, monitoring, and governing member
  organizations on the UCF campus and to facilitate
  the personal and leadership development of its
  members on and off campus, and to provide
  programming and service to the minority students
  on campus and to the surrounding communities.
• The NPHC promotes interaction through forums,
  meetings, and other mediums for the exchange of
  information and engages in cooperative
  programming and initiatives through various
  activities and functions.The stated purpose and
  mission of the organization in 1930 was Unamity
  of thought and action as far as possible in the
  conduct of Greek letter collegiate fraternities
  and sororities, and to consider problems of
  mutual to its member organizations.

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NPHC Chapters

• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Alphas)
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA)
• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (Kappas)
• Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Omegas)
• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (Sigmas)
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Deltas)
• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (Zetas)
• Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. (SGRho)
• Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. (Iotas)

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Panhellenic Council (PAN)

• Ten (10) of UCFs sororities are under the
  Panhellenic Council, which is nationally
  affiliated with the National Panhellenic
  Conference (NPC). The Panhellenic council is run
  by an executive board of nine (9) members from
  various organizations that meets weekly to
  discuss new business and upcoming council-wide
  events. A delegate from each of the ten (10)
  sororities is present at all Panhellenic Council
  meetings.

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PAN Chapters

• Alpha Delta Pi
• Alpha Epsilon Phi
• Alpha Xi Delta
• Chi Omega
• Delta Delta Delta

• Kappa Alpha Theta
• Kappa Delta
• Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Pi Beta Phi
• Zeta Tau Alpha

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Greek Glossary

• Glossary in packet
• Know all terms

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Myths about Greek Life

• DGC and NPHC only takes Minorities and Latin
  people
• All organizations haze
• You have to have a lot of money to be part of
  Greek life
• For IFC, bids can only be given and accepted
  during formal recruitment

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Recruitment / Intake

• DGC- Although there is no formal process, contact
  the organizations directly and attend Meet the
  Greeks in both fall and spring semesters
• IFC- Although a few chose to only participate
  annually, participants must register for formal
  recruitment, which is the second week of the
  semester in both fall and spring semesters. There
  is not cost but you must have at least a 2.5 GPA
• NPHC- Due to the variation in membership intake
  processes, the NPHC hosts Greek Expo, where you
  can receive information about the organization of
  your choice
• PAN- Formal recruitment occurs the week before
  classes only in the fall. All participants must
  register and there is a fee involved. All PAN
  sororities participate in formal recruitment

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So, do all organizations haze?

• Unfortunately, some organizations have engaged in
  hazing activities, however, they are no longer a
  part of our Greek community.
• Physical and mental hazing is prohibited by UCF,
  Greek Organizations, and the laws of the state of
  Florida. Fortunately, most Greeks recognize that
  hazing has no place in their organizations. UCF
  has a ZERO TOLERANCE policy program toward all
  hazing.

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How much should I expect to pay?

• Students and alumni set the dues for each Greek
  organization, while incorporating national fees,
  and liability insurance. Dues vary by chapter and
  council, but range from, 100 to 1500 per
  semester.
• What the dues payment includes all varies by
  chapter, but may cover social activities,
  intramural sports, philanthropic endeavors,
  operational expenses, and more.

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So, all Greeks do is Party, right?

• While fraternities and sororities do party, we
  spend most of our time building friendships,
  improving our academics, giving back through
  service, and leading our campus community.

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By joining a Greek organization, Im just buying
my friends

• Friendship can never be bought. Belonging to any
  organization generally requires fees for
  operation.

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Questions?