I remember standing in a dark room with about fifteen other guys, wearing something ridiculous, having no idea what was about to happen next. And honestly? I thought it was gonna be mostly theater. A ritual somebody made up decades ago, preserved out of stubbornness, repeated because nobody questioned it. I figured I'd get through it, shake some hands, and that would be that. I was wrong in a way I still think about. ... Read more

Suspensions, hazing, movie deals. It's been a crazy week in Greek life around the country. Here are the biggest fraternity and sorority headlines. DA To Announce Results From Penn State Investigation  Results into the death of a Beta Theta Pi fraternity pledge are scheduled to be live-streamed on Monday, November 13th.... Read more

Summer is almost over. Wow that went quick. Potential new members are doing all the research they can ahead of recruitment to make sure they get into one of their top houses. For the last several years we have put together the GreekRank rankings of the best fraternities and sororities in the country in the in each of our categories. Here are GreekRank’s Fall 2017’s top sororities and fraternities in the categories of Sisterhood/Brotherhood, Involvement, Classiness, Popularity, Looks, Fun, And Overall Highest Ranked... Read more

Think your university has strong Greek roots that go way back? The first collegiate social Greek organizations in North America were established in the first half of the 19th century. A few schools proudly proclaim they are the “Mother of Greek Life” or the “Mother of Fraternities”.  We have assembled a list of universities that can boast the greatest number of fraternities and sororities established on their campuses.... Read more

While there are plenty of excellent colleges without much of a Greek Life, it’s important to acknowledge the positive influence that having a strong Greek Life presence on campus offers students. From the percentage of undergraduate students involved in Greek Life to the number of chapters on each campus, the following schools have risen above the rest. Checkout the following list of colleges across the country that offer the best Greek Life experiences by the numbers:... Read more

Fraternities are filled with some of the most ambitious and overachieving people in the world. While movies like Animal House tend to portray fraternity brothers as nothing but raging alcoholics, the reality is much different. We take a look at some of the richest and most successful fraternity men today... 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

I graduated in 2023 with 47 women I called sisters and about six I actually talk to now. That number used to embarrass me a little. Like maybe I'd done something wrong, or hadn't tried hard enough to stay connected. But I've stopped feeling bad about it. Because I think six real ones - after everything - is actually a lot. ... Read more

So Alpha Zeta had a fire. Fire departments responded, the house got damaged, and now everybody's doing that thing where they shake their heads and say something vague about fraternity houses being old. And look, I get it. But I want to push back on the idea that this is just some random unfortunate event. Because it's not. It's a pattern, and Greek life keeps treating it like a surprise every single time. ... Read more

Nobody warned me about the scheduling conflict between picking a major and actually living inside a fraternity. I mean, they warned me about time management in some vague, orientation-video kind of way. But they didn't tell me that Sigma Alpha Epsilon's calendar would be so genuinely packed that I'd be choosing between a major advising appointment and philanthropy week setup - and that I'd pick the philanthropy week every single time. Twice. Until I almost picked the wrong major entirely. ... Read more

Nobody warned me that formal season has logistics. I thought it was just, show up in a suit, take some pictures, have a good night. Then I joined Sigma Chi as a sophomore and watched our social chair spend three weeks coordinating a venue, a shuttle, a photographer, a DJ, catering deposits, and a guest list spreadsheet that went through like six versions. It's basically event planning with a dress code. And once I understood that, the whole experience made a lot more sense. ... Read more

There is no Greek tradition that splits the room harder than the serenade. Not formals, not bid day, not even the annual argument about whether your chapter's founding date is actually correct. Serenades are either this deeply meaningful, weirdly emotional brotherhood or sisterhood moment - or they are seven minutes of grown adults standing outside a building singing slightly off-key while a row of people judge them from a balcony like some kind of ancient ritual no one has fully explained. And depending on your school, you might be experiencing one or the other. ... Read more

The University of Central Oklahoma is hosting a Greek Preview Day on April 10, and if you're a prospective student or a curious freshman thinking about rushing, you're probably a little excited about it. That's fair. I was too, once. But I want to talk about what these preview events actually are - and what they're not - because nobody told me the difference before I walked into mine. ... Read more

There's a moment every chapter officer hits eventually. You're on the phone with your national headquarters, trying to get a simple answer about your recruitment budget or a new member education policy, and you realize - this person has no idea who you are, what your campus is like, or what you actually need. They're reading from a script. And your chapter is just one of two hundred dots on a spreadsheet they'll never look at twice. ... Read more

ABC News ran a piece recently on how to handle sorority recruitment - the competitive side of it, the strategy, the pressure. And look, I get why mainstream outlets cover it. Recruitment season is genuinely stressful, and for a lot of women going through Panhellenic for the first time, it can feel like a gauntlet nobody prepared them for. But watching the Greek experience get filtered through a news segment makes me realize how much gets lost in translation every single time. ... Read more