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There's a version of sorority life that gets shown to the world - the matching recruitment outfits, the philanthropy totals, the GPA announcements. And then there's the version that lives inside chapter walls, the one that Stanford women are apparently starting to talk about out loud. A recent piece in The Stanford Daily pulled back the curtain on what sorority membership actually looks like at one of the most selective universities in the country, and honestly, it's not that surprising - but it still needs to be said. ... Read more

Every few months, some op-ed runs with a headline about the death of Greek life. A chapter gets suspended somewhere, enrollment drops at one school, and suddenly everyone's ready to write the obituary. I've been sitting in Panhellenic meetings for three years listening to that same panic, and I'm done with it. Greek life isn't dying. It's restructuring, and if you actually look at what's happening on the ground, the evidence is pretty clear. ... Read more

So Stanford just lost a chunk of its sorority community, and honestly, the story is a little more complicated than the headline makes it sound. According to The Stanford Daily, several sorority chapters have departed from campus - some disaffiliating from their nationals, some shutting down entirely. And before you write it off as a Stanford-specific quirk, I'd slow down on that. Because what's happening there is a symptom of something a lot of Greek life communities are quietly dealing with right now. ... Read more

It takes guts to be one of the inaugural members of a new chapter on campus. The founding members are challenged to build something out of nothing. Much respect to the leaders who not only joined a new chapter, but are quickly taking their chapters to the top ranks at their respective schools. Here are 10 new chapters that are quickly rising to the top.... Read more

Next time your fraternity brother or sorority sister has their next “million dollar idea” maybe you should take the opportunity more seriously. There are many examples over the last decade of Greek brothers and sisters who have founded companies together that have gone on to be massive successes. Let’s dive into some of those examples. Hopefully this encourages you to team up with your friends and go build the next college startup unicorn.... Read more

Earlier this month, White House officials announced that top members of the Obama administration will not visit colleges that they feel don’t enough to combat the issue of sexual assault on campuses, according to the Washington Post.... Read more

Greek involvement can provide an enriching college experience for many students. Although Greek life has a dominant presence in the south that often times overshadows the Greek communities in other parts of the country, there are many outstanding chapters located in other regions of the United States. Each of these have their own special qualities that make them some of the top houses in the nation. This list was compiled to showcase some of the amazing sororities hailing from the PAC 12 universities.... 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

When a national governing body suspends its own chapter and a university pulls recognition on top of that, something went seriously wrong. That's what happened to the Sigma Nu chapter at NC State, and if you've been paying any attention to Greek life news lately, you know this isn't a one-off. But I want to push past the reflexive hot takes here - because I think there's something specific worth examining in how this one played out. ... Read more

There's a version of pledging that looks like this: you do everything you're told, you never push back, you laugh at things that aren't funny, and you spend ten weeks trying to make yourself whatever you think the actives want you to be. And then you get initiated, and you look around, and you don't really know any of these people - and they don't really know you. Congratulations. You made it. Kind of. ... Read more