Every chapter has one. He sits somewhere in the middle of chapter meetings, maybe gives a two-minute update about GPA requirements, and then everybody moves on to argue about the date party theme. The academic chair. Probably the most overlooked elected position in any fraternity, and honestly, one of the most important ones a chapter can have - if the guy in the seat actually takes it seriously. ... Read more

When guys start looking into Greek life, they usually stumble into the same confusion. There's the fraternities on the main row, the ones with the big houses and the formal recruitment, and then there's everything else. The "everything else" is where it gets interesting - and where most people have no idea what they're actually looking at. ... Read more

Pledge semester is a weird psychological experiment. You're new, you want to belong, and the people deciding whether you belong have more social leverage than you do right now. That combination makes it really easy to slip into full people-pleasing mode - nodding along to everything, never pushing back, doing whatever it takes to get initiated. And honestly? That approach might work short-term. But it tends to backfire in ways you don't see coming until you're already in too deep. ... Read more

There's a headline making the rounds from Student Life at Washington University in St. Louis, and it's framing fraternity expansion as some kind of red flag - a sign that the Abolish Greek Life movement is losing ground and that's somehow alarming. I've read it a few times now. And I get what the writers are going for. But I think they're reading the situation backwards. ... Read more

Nobody told me pledge semester would hit my transcript like a freight train. Between chapter meetings three nights a week, new member education, philanthropy events, and just trying to figure out who everyone was - I watched my GPA slip in a way I hadn't expected. And I wasn't some slacker. I'd gotten good grades in high school. Greek life just has a way of filling every hour you thought you had. ... Read more

Nobody warns you about Greek Sing when you're rushing. You show up thinking it's gonna be some cringe talent show in a gymnasium, and then you watch a chapter of 80 guys absolutely nail a full choreographed number to a medley they clearly rehearsed for six weeks straight. And you just sit there thinking - wait, this is kind of incredible? Greek Sing is one of those traditions that sounds embarrassing on paper and then completely wins you over in person. ... Read more

With so many undergraduates joining fraternities and sororities, one thing is for sure: that’s a lot of bodies. And, a lot of potential to do good. Hence, most chapters across campuses have their mission rooted in some kind of philanthropic effort. Each year, chapters devote time and attention to planning a fundraiser to raise money for their philanthropy.... 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

Hundreds of men have moved on from collegiate Greek life into the glitzy and powerful ranks of society. It’s no surprise that many of the actors, billionaire CEOs, politicians and Grammy-winning musicians you know as famed celebrities are also Greek alumni. ... Read more

Spring is right around the corner. Most schools that conduct formal recruitment during the spring semester have recently welcomed their new babies. Just as we have for the last several years, we’ve assembled the data to determine what sororities/fraternities are on top of the Greek rankings. We’ve had some shakeups in our rankings from last semester. Here are GreekRank’s Spring 2017’s top sororities and fraternities in the categories of Sisterhood/Brotherhood, Involvement, Classiness, Popularity, Looks, Fun, And Overall Highest Ranked... 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

There's a version of sorority recruitment that happens behind closed doors, in chapter rooms, with handshakes and rituals and real conversations. And then there's the version that went viral - the one with choreography, matching outfits, and production value that rivals a mid-budget music video. Jezebel ran a piece recently on the fast rise and murky future of viral sorority recruitment videos, and it got me thinking about something I don't think anyone in Greek life is being totally honest about. ... Read more

Three fraternities at the University of Arizona are now facing serious hazing allegations, according to reporting from KOLD News. I don't have every detail of what allegedly happened - the story is still developing and the specifics matter. But here's what I do know: the moment I read that headline, my first reaction wasn't shock. It was something closer to tired recognition. And I think that says more about the state of Greek life than any single incident does. ... Read more

Every fall, thousands of students sprint through recruitment trying to impress as many chapters as possible. They wear the outfits, memorize the talking points, smile through six-hour rotation days. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, they forget the only question that actually matters: does this place feel right for you? ... Read more

So Alma College just put out a story about how their fraternities and sororities are outperforming the general student population academically. And I know exactly what most people's first reaction is. Eye roll. Skepticism. Some version of "yeah right, those guys study." I get it. I lived it. But here's the thing - the data is real, and it's worth actually talking about instead of dismissing it like we always do. ... Read more