...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

Chico State has a reputation. Anyone who's spent five minutes around Greek life at a California school knows it. So when the university announced it's actively working to change Greek culture as part of a broader effort to curb hazing, my first instinct was skepticism - not because the goal is wrong, but because universities announce this kind of thing all the time and then basically nothing changes. But reading about what Chico State is actually trying to do, I think there's something worth paying attention to here. ... Read more

Every chapter has them. The philanthropy events you drag yourself to because you have to, the ones where you spend three hours standing in a parking lot pretending to care about the foam pit your treasurer rented for sixty bucks. And then there are the ones that somehow become highlights of the whole semester. I've done both. Plenty of both. Here's how you tell the difference before you commit your entire Saturday to something that's gonna feel like community service in the worst way possible. ... Read more

There's a column making the rounds from The Huntington News - a student asking why their friends are acting different after sorority recruitment. And honestly, I get why that question is being asked. From the outside, joining a Greek organization can look like a personality transplant. New friends, new schedule, new inside jokes you're not part of. It's disorienting if you're the one left watching it happen. ... Read more

Every year, thousands of students show up to recruitment events with a mental picture built from short-form video content and older siblings' highlight reels. Matching outfits, coordinated dances, tearful bid day hugs. And then they walk into an actual recruitment round and spend forty-five minutes making small talk with strangers in a loud room while someone checks their name off a clipboard. That gap between expectation and reality is where most of the genuine stress of rush lives - and nobody in an official capacity wants to talk about it honestly. ... Read more

Saint Louis University just suspended Alpha Eta Rho fraternity over what the school is calling a 'physical hazing incident.' No additional details have been made public yet - no timeline, no description of what actually happened, no word on how long the suspension will last. Just the announcement and the label. And honestly, that combination of vagueness and severity is something I've watched play out on campuses enough times now that it barely surprises me anymore. That's a problem worth thinking about. ... Read more