Greek life Towson University

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OVERVIEW OF FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE

• General Information
• Terms to Know
• Who Are We
• Interfraternity Council
• National Pan-Hellenic Council
• Panhellenic Council
• Multi-Cultural Greek Council
• Benefits of Joining the Fraternity and Sorority
  Community
• What do we do??
• Who Can Join
• How to Join a Fraternity/Sorority
• Contact Information

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GENERAL INFORMATION

• 30 recognized chapters all are nationally
  affiliated and in good standing with the Office
  of Student Activities and the University
• Approximately 1,000 recognized members
• Approximately 6 of the total campus population
• Chapters provide a variety of programs, raise
  money for local/national charities, complete many
  hours of service to the campus and surrounding
  communities

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TERMS TO KNOW

• GREEK
• CHAPTER
• GOVERNING COUNCIL
• RECRUITMENT
• INTAKE
• INITIATION

• BID
• NEW MEMBER
• NEOPHYTE
• BROTHER/SISTER
• DRY RECRUITMENT
• HAZING

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WHO ARE WE?

• INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL
• 12 recognized chapters
• NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL
• 8 recognized chapters
• MULTI-CULTURAL GREEK COUNCIL
• 3 recognized chapters
• PANHELLENIC COUNCIL
• 6 recognized chapters

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Interfraternity Council (IFC) 13 Recognized
National/International Fraternities

• Alpha Epsilon Pi
• Chi Psi
• Delta Chi
• Kappa Alpha
• Kappa Sigma
• Pi Kappa Phi
• Phi Kappa Theta
• Phi Kappa Sigma
• Phi Sigma Kappa
• Pi Kappa Alpha
• Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Tau Kappa Epsilon
• Theta Chi
• Coming this FallZeta Beta Tau

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NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL (NPHC)8
Recognized National Fraternities and Sororities

• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated
• Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated
• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated
• Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated
• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

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Panhellenic Council (PHC) 6 Recognized
National/International Sororities

• Alpha Omicron Pi
• Alpha Phi
• Alpha Xi Delta
• Gamma Phi Beta
• Chi Omega
• Zeta Tau Alpha

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MULTICULTURAL GREEK COUNCIL (MGC) 3 Recognized
National/International Sororities
Kappa Phi Lambda, Pan-Asian Cultural
Sorority Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority,
Inc Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc More to come
this Fall!
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What are the benefits of joining the Fraternity
and Sorority Community?

• SCHOLARSHIP one of the main principles of Greek
  organizations is academic achievement chapters
  provide a strong academic support system for all
  members
• LEADERSHIP chapters emphasize the development
  of leadership skills for all members some of the
  most active leaders on campus are active members
  of the Greek community
• COMMUNITY SERVICE all recognized chapters host
  fundraising events and volunteer at events to
  benefit local/national charities this is a
  common founding principle for all fraternities
  and sororities

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What are the benefits of joining the Fraternity
and Sorority Community?

• CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT each chapter encourages its
  members to be active members of other
  organizations and activities on campus
• FRIENDSHIP involvement in fraternities/sororitie
  s gives students the opportunity to meet new
  people who share similar interests and values
  these experiences help extend friendship networks
  on and off campus these friendships can end up
  lasting a life-time

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What Do We Do???
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Greek Philanthropy

• Greek Week
• The Fraternity and Sorority Community raised over
  8,600 in one week for Habitat for Humanity and
  Bright Beginnings Homeless Shelter for Children.
  Events included Shack-A-Thon, Greek Sing, and
  Quiz Show
• Chapter Philanthropies
• Each chapter has their own philanthropies that
  they raise funds for all year long. Over the
  past year our chapters raised over 26,697 for
  various causes including Breast Cancer, Pediatric
  AIDS Foundation, Heart Disease, American Red
  Cross, Virginia Tech Hokie Fund and American
  Diabetes Association just to name a few!

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Greek Service

• Service Hours
• Fraternity and Sorority students also contribute
  of their time and skills to many causes. Over
  the past year over 2,000 hours of service was
  reported to office. This included volunteer work
  for Celebrate Fairfax, Capital Area Food Bank,
  GMU Career Center, and mentoring/tutoring
  services.
• Committed to the University and the Community
• Move in, area businesses, highway cleanup, GMU
  Police, Athletics, ODPS etc.

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Greek Stats

• Nationally
• There are over 9 million Greek members nationally
  
• 85 of the Fortune 500 executives belong to a
  fraternity/sorority
• Every U.S. President and Vice President, except
  two in each office, born since the first social
  fraternity was founded in 1825 have been members
  of a fraternity
• Over 7 million is raised each year by Greeks
  nationally
• The Greek system is the largest network of
  volunteers in the US, with members donating over
  10 million hours of volunteer service each year
• A U.S. Government study shows that over 70 of
  all those who join a fraternity/sororitiy
  graduate, while under 50 of all
  non-fraternity/sorority persons graduate
• A study by the University of Missouri found that
  Greeks throughout the US and Canada are more
  involved on their campuses and rate their overall
  university experience better.

• Mason
• Student Government President is GREEK
• Several of your Patriot Leaders are GREEK
• 3 Sororities have floor in housing
• All GREEK GPA is 2.86 (w 2.95, m 2.74)
• Over 2,000 hours of community service done this
  year
• Many University administrators are GREEK
• One of our GREEK students was appointed to the
  Bush Task Force for Veterans

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WHO CAN JOIN?

• ANYONE who is a currently an enrolled FULL-TIME
  enrolled student at George Mason University
• ALL interested students MUST have at least a
• 2.0 GPA!
• First-semester freshmen are allowed to join the
  Interfraternity Council chapters, Panhellenic
  Council chapters, and Kappa Phi Lambda Pan-Asian
  Sorority
• In order to join a National Pan-Hellenic Council
  or Multi-Cultural Greek Council chapter you must
  have completed at least one 12 credit semester.

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HOW TO JOIN A FRATERNITY/SORORITY

• The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic
  Council organize and host a selection process
  known as Recruitment or Rush these events
  are held in the Fall and Spring semesters.
• The National Pan-Hellenic Council and
  Multi-Cultural Greek Council chapters host what
  is known as membership intake each chapter hosts
  intake activities individually interest sessions
  are held by individual chapters throughout the
  semesters.

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HOW TO JOIN A FRATERNITY/SORORITY

• You can visit our website http//sa.gmu.edu
• Sign up for Panhellenic Recruitment
• Get information in IFC RUSH
• Get information on MGC and NPHC Groups
• You can visit ME in the Office of Student
  Activities, Student Union Building I, Room 101
• Talk to people who are in Fraternities and
  Sororities!!!

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IMPORTANT DATES TO KNOW

• NPHC Greek Step Expo
• August 30, 2007 700pm Dewberry Hall
• Panhellenic Recruitment
• September 13-17, 2007
• Interfraternity RUSH
• September 17-21, 2007
• Meet the MGC
• TBA

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WHO CAN YOU CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION

• For General Information Contact
• Michelle Guobadia
• Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority
  Life
• Office of Student Activities,
• Room 101, Student Union Building I
• [phone]
• mguobadi_at_gmu.edu
• Tyson Brown, IFC Graduate Assistant
• mbrow8_at_gmu.edu
• [phone]
• Nikita Jones, MGC Graduate Assistant
• mjonesd_at_gmu.edu
• [phone]

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Questions, Comments or Concerns??