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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Good Morning America ran a piece recently about how to survive sorority recruitment. Tips on what to wear, how to talk, how to present yourself. The kind of stuff that gets packaged as advice but really just teaches women to perform for a week and hope the right house picks them. I read it as an IFC guy who has watched rush from the other side of the fence, and honestly, something about the framing bothered me in a way I couldn't shake.
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Continuous open bidding gets sold as this flexible, low-pressure alternative to formal recruitment. Chapters that didn't hit their quota during fall rush, PNMs who missed the official process, everyone gets another shot. Sounds reasonable on paper. But after sitting through more Panhellenic council meetings than I can count, I can tell you that COB is one of the most mismanaged tools in the Greek governance playbook - and almost nobody talks about why.
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Ohio State just disbanded a fraternity over hazing and alcohol violations, and if your first reaction was a shrug, I get it. This kind of headline has a rhythm to it by now. School investigates chapter. Chapter gets suspended or shut down. University releases a statement about values and community standards. Everyone moves on until the next one. But I think there's something worth sitting with here before we scroll past it.
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I joined my sorority as a freshman who wanted friends and left four years later with a lot more than that - and also a lot more complicated feelings than I expected. The graduation cap comes off and suddenly you're supposed to have this tidy narrative about how Greek life shaped you. I don't have that. What I have is a perspective that shifted pretty dramatically once I wasn't living inside it anymore.
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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.
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SMU just announced it's adding two fraternities in 2026 and a third in 2028, and the reaction I keep seeing online is basically just excitement. New chapters, more options, growing Greek life - great, right? But anyone who's actually sat in a Panhellenic or IFC governance meeting knows that expansion announcements are the easy part. What comes after is where things get genuinely hard.
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