...that even the non-Greek world knows of these fraternities and sororities. They’ve made headlines for one reason or another. They were notorious, or the most rushed. They robbed banks, or raised the most for their philanthropy.... Read more

GreekRank is zeroing in on the sororities and fraternities across the country that embody what makes Greek life great. In our Profile series, you’ll have an opportunity to learn more about local chapters and what makes them unique. This week, we highlight the Alpha chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon at Illinois Wesleyan University.... Read more

Miss Greek pageants are happening this time of year at colleges across the country, and we’ve funnelled the list down to five of the most popular, highest-raising, oldest-running, largest pageants and more. ... Read more

It’s spring semester! You’re nearing finals, more focused on beach week, and lining up internships for summer break. At GreekRank, we’re pulling rankings for the top sororities and fraternities in the country. ... Read more

There has been rumblings of ending greek life on campuses where fraternity and sororities have thrived for generations. Most notably, Harvard University is examining banning greek life for good. In another example, Penn State’s community is also flirting with its demise. In contrast to the assault on greek life that many campuses are experiencing, a small university of 1,200 students is welcoming its inaugural sororities and fraternities in the fall of 2017. Why are they doing this?... Read more

Philanthropy events are a staple of Greek Life. It’s difficult to go a whole week on a college campus without being exposed to Greeks working hard to raise money and awareness to charitable causes. Here’s a list of the top 10 philanthropy events from the 2015-2016 school year.... Read more

It's the beginning of a new school year and recruitment is already under way. Just in time, Greekrank.com has tallied up all of the ratings and rankings to unveil the fraternities and sororities who are the current Spring 2016 leaders in each of the following categories: Sisterhood/Brotherhood, Involvement, Classiness, Popularity, Looks, Fun, And Overall Highest Ranked.... Read more

Think of college and what comes to mind? Studying? Homework? Chances are that your college memories will usually be of a party. I’m talking about Fraternity parties. They come in all shapes and sizes, all over the country, but the question always remains. Who throws the best party? Which school reigns supreme? Here’s a list of the top Fraternity parties of 2015 thus far. Check out if your school or fraternity made the list.... Read more

There are a lot of great fraternity philanthropies. They all have worthy causes that aid brothers in living their noble creeds. Some philanthropic efforts, although, have recently been going above and beyond. Here’s a list of the top 5 fraternity philanthropies of 2015.... Read more

You have made one of the biggest decisions of your life to go to college. Congratulations! However, that’s not the only decision that you’ll have to make when it comes to college life. Another important decision that you’ll probably make is the decision to go Greek in college. Greek life has lots of benefits to offer to its members – opportunities to build a network, social/community activities to participate in, a strong brotherhood bond to maintain, and many more!  However, one of the biggest challenges college guys face at the beginning of their Greek life is choosing the right fraternity for themselves.... Read more

Every recruitment cycle, I watched the same argument play out in Panhellenic meetings. Someone would push for tighter values-based criteria - structured conversations, consistent evaluation rubrics, documented reasoning for cuts - and at least two chapter presidents would roll their eyes like we'd just proposed banning bid day entirely. And every single time, those same chapters were the ones filing grade appeals or showing up to standards hearings six months later. That pattern is not a coincidence. ... Read more

Every fraternity recruiter will tell you the same thing during rush: join us, and you'll have brothers opening doors for you for the rest of your life. It's practically in the script at this point. But I've spent enough time around Greek life - and talked to enough guys a few years out - to know that the honest answer is way more complicated than that pitch suggests. ... Read more

When I first heard about the fatal hazing case out of Northern Arizona University, my gut reaction wasn't shock. It was something closer to exhaustion. Another headline, another fraternity, another family that lost someone. And here's the thing I keep coming back to - I joined a fraternity. I'm still in one. So when these stories break, they don't feel abstract to me anymore. ... Read more

A recent piece out of Signal Cleveland asked Ohio college students to describe campus life in their own words - no filters, no PR spin, just actual students saying what's on their minds in 2025. And honestly, reading through it as a guy who just graduated last year, it hit different than I expected. Not because it was shocking. Because it wasn't. ... Read more

If you're a freshman woman walking onto campus this fall with zero context about Panhellenic formal recruitment, I want you to hear this from someone who has watched the whole process up close for years - not from a pamphlet, not from a chapter's Instagram highlights reel. The process is genuinely unlike anything else in college life, and the people who struggle most are usually the ones who went in thinking they already understood it. ... Read more