•   Total Fraternities: 10
•   Total Sororities: 2
•   Total Discussion: 157
•   Total School Reviews: 4

Sewanee: The University of the South sits on a 13,000-acre plateau in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee, and that remote, close-knit setting shapes pretty much everything about campus life — including the Greek system. It's a small liberal arts school, and the fraternity scene reflects that. IFC governs the fraternities here, and there's a Panhellenic council overseeing the sororities, though the sorority presence is smaller than you'd find at a typical large state school.

The fraternities are a real part of the social fabric at Sewanee. With a student body that's only a few thousand people and limited off-campus options given the school's mountain location, chapters end up being central gathering points for social life. Alpha Tau Omega, Chi Psi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha Order, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Sigma Nu all have a presence on campus. On the Panhellenic side, Kappa Delta and Alpha Delta Pi are the two active sororities.

Rush at a school like Sewanee tends to feel more personal than what you'd experience at a large SEC or ACC university. The campus is small enough that you likely already know people in the chapters before formal recruitment even starts. That word-of-mouth, relationship-driven process is pretty common at smaller residential schools like this one.

Many of the fraternities have lodge-style or house spaces on or near the domain, which fits the aesthetic of Sewanee's gothic stone architecture and wooded campus. The school has a strong tradition of academic seriousness alongside its social culture — it's known for its honor code and its distinctive academic gown tradition — and that shapes the overall character of its organizations too. Philanthropy events and chapter involvement in campus traditions are part of how these groups stay connected to the broader Sewanee community.