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. GreekRank highlights the top philanthropies each month....
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Spring philanthropic events are starting to kick off this month with the weather finally breaking (or not, if you’re at Minnesota State or the University of Wisconsin and your winters never end). And now that Dance Marathon is over -- and the weeks of planning that lead up to it -- Greeks are starting to host their own fundraisers. Here are the Greek philanthropic events making news this month. ...
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One of the best parts about a being in a sorority is finally being able to have that one person who will always be there for whatever you need – your big. Big-little reveal is an amazing event that every sorority girl should look forward to when they join. It’s a day full of silly costumes and endless family photos. The cameras are constantly flashing, selfie sticks are everywhere, snapchat stories go from 0 to 100 real quick, and everyone looks absolutely adorable. As the fall semester and sorority events kick off, let’s take a look at some of the cutest big-little pictures...
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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....
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When Greek life membership more than doubles at a university, you don't just shrug and move on. That's not a rounding error. That's not a fluke year. UA Little Rock's Greek system apparently did exactly that, and I think it deserves more than a feel-good headline and a pat on the back.
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I didn't go to my first real tailgate until I was a sophomore, and even then I showed up kind of skeptical. I'd spent my freshman year doing the GDI thing - watching football from dorms, maybe catching a game with friends who didn't care that much. When I finally got pulled into a full Greek row tailgate setup before a home game, I remember thinking: okay, this is actually something. Not because of the chaos or the crowd, but because there was clearly a tradition behind it. People knew what they were doing. They'd done this before, and their older brothers or sisters had done it before them, and it showed.
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Somewhere between orientation week and your first bid night, someone hands you an invisible spreadsheet. Nobody actually gives it to you - you just absorb it through the air like secondhand smoke. Suddenly you know which houses are "top tier," which ones are "mid," and which ones are apparently one bad semester away from losing their charter. I didn't make the rules. I just lived inside them for four years.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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