Partnering with Your Student during
Fraternity & Sorority Recruitment
This Webinar is brought to you by the
Office of Fraternity & Sorority Programs
and
Office of Orientation & Student Transitions
Benefits of Greek Life
Membership in a fraternity or sorority will offer your
student:
• a scholastic support system
• experience planning events, managing budgets, leading
committees, and working with faculty and administrators
• exposure to potential careers through educational
programs and discussions with alumni
• a chance to give back the community through service
projects
• close friends who will cheer them on and support them
when times are tough
At Tulane, we recognize 26 outstanding
Greek organizations:
11 Interfraternity Council Fraternities
Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority
6 National Pan-Hellenic Fraternities and Sororities
7 Panhellenic Sororities
Order of Omega Greek Honorary
Each of these organizations is centered around the values of
brotherhood/sisterhood, leadership development, academic
achievement, and community service.
Interfraternity Council (IFC)
 Alpha Epsilon Pi
Eleven national fraternities
 Delta Tau Delta
 Kappa Alpha
 Kappa Sigma
Values centered on brotherhood, leadership,
community service, social events, and athletics
 Phi Gamma Delta
Spring 2010 GPA Data:
 Phi Kappa Sigma
 all IFC men: 3.194
 Sigma Alpha
 all undergraduate men: 3.160
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Sigma Alpha Mu
Sigma Chi
Sigma Phi
Epsilon
Zeta Psi
 all IFC new members: 3.190
 all freshman men: 2.717
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
 Alpha Kappa Alpha
 Alpha Phi Alpha
 Delta Sigma Theta
 Kappa Alpha Psi
 Phi Beta Sigma
 Zeta Phi Beta
 Delta Xi Nu
Multicultural Sorority
Six of the “Divine Nine” sororities and fraternities plus
one multicultural sorority
Values of these groups focus on:
• brotherhood/sisterhood
• philanthropy and service
• advocacy and community relations
• affiliation with programs of local graduate chapters
Spring 2010 GPA Data:
• all NPHC members: 2.807
• all undergraduates: 3.226
Panhellenic Council (PHC)
• Alpha Epsilon Phi
Seven sororities from the National Panhellenic Conference.
• Chi Omega
Panhellenic values include sisterhood, scholarship,
leadership, and philanthropy.
• Kappa Alpha Theta
• Kappa Kappa Gamma
Typical social activities include formal dances, date
parties, and mixers.
• Pi Beta Phi
• Phi Mu
• Sigma Delta Tau
Spring 2010 GPA Data:
• all PHC women: 3.352
• all undergraduate women: 3.278
• all PHC new members: 3.387
• all freshman women: 2.971
Office of Fraternity & Sorority
Programs (OFSP)
The mission of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Programs is to enrich
the capacities of members of the fraternity and sorority community
through opportunities and experiences that develop and maintain the
values of leadership, scholarship, service, citizenship, personal growth,
interpersonal relationships, sisterhood, and brotherhood.
Please do not hesitate to contact the office as needed
Our main contact information:
www.greek.tulane.edu, gogreek@tulane.edu, 504-865-OFSP
Director of Fraternity & Sorority Programs:
Liz Schafer, lschafer@tulane.edu
Assistant Director of Fraternity & Sorority Programs:
Julia Hankins, jhankins@tulane.edu
Common Parent Questions:
 How do we know which group our student should join?
 I want my student to get involved in leadership positions. Will
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he/she have time to do other things beyond Greek life?
Will my student’s grades be affected by joining?
How do recruitment and intake work?
How much does it cost to join? What is included in this price?
What is hazing? Will my student be hazed as part of
membership?
Where can I go to learn more?
Which One Should He/She Join?
Values and “Fit”
National emphasis on organizations’ values
 Lifetime membership
 Members should be able to articulate them and how the local
chapter “lives” them
 Should guide the group’s activities
Fit & comfort level
 Legacy relationships vs. current members
 Don’t limit options
Which One Should He/She Join?
Standards of Excellence
 Establish basic expectations for the fraternity and sorority
community in six areas:
 Academics
 Risk Management
 Recruitment and Intake
 Membership Development
 Chapter Operations
 Building Community
 Graded at the end of each calendar year
 Results posted on the OFSP web site in January
Which One Should He/She Join?
Recognized vs. Unrecognized
We proudly recognize our 25 fraternities and sororities. They work closely with the
Office of Fraternity & Sorority Programs and are held to a high set of standards.
Other organizations that may exist as “underground fraternities”:
• do not report to or affiliate with OFSP
• operate with uncertainty as to their status in terms of membership, behavior and
conduct, and organization
• are prohibited from affiliating with Tulane University but still recruit our students
as members.
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Delta Kappa Epsilon (Deke)
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Omega Psi Phi (Omega or Ques)
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Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike)
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Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT)
We strongly discourage students from joining a fraternity that the University does
not recognize.
Greeks Are Leaders on Campus:
 5 of 6 Undergraduate Student Government Executive Officers
 Orientation Team Leaders & Coordinators
 Green Wave Ambassadors
 Newcomb Senate
 Resident Advisors
 Dance, Theatre, Choir, and a cappella groups
 TEMS - Tulane Emergency Medical Service
 Hullabaloo Writers
 Varsity, Club, and Intramural Sports
 Religious Organizations
 PHATs – Peer Health Advocates of Tulane
 Homecoming Committee
 Entire 2010 homecoming court was fraternity/sorority members!
 CACTUS - Community Action Council of Tulane University Students
Community Service
 All Greek organizations support their own
service projects.
 Participate in city-wide, university-wide,
and all-Greek community service events.
 Each sorority & fraternity supports a
national philanthropic project or charity.
Chapters at Tulane have raised hundreds
of thousands of dollars each year for
their philanthropies.
Scholarship
Often people assume that membership in a fraternity or
sorority interferes with academic and scholarly pursuits,
however, scholarship is an important facet of Greek life.
 Greeks promote scholastic achievement through
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study groups
mentors
study hours
recognizing high grades
 Order of Omega
 scholarship opportunities
It’s no wonder that for the past 24 consecutive semesters,
the all Greek GPA has been higher than the all-student
GPA at Tulane!!
Recruitment & Intake Eligibility
 All participants must be undergraduate
Tulane students
 All participants must have cumulative
GPA of 2.0 or higher (some organizations
may have a higher standard)
 All participants must be free of pending
conduct charges
 All participants must have completed 12
credit hours
IFC Recruitment
 Monday, January 17:
Recruitment Convocation/Final Day to Sign-Up
 Tuesday, January 18 – Thursday, January 20
Chapters host Recruitment Events
 Friday, January 22
Bids issued by staff and IFC officers*
* Often fraternities will tell students they are recruiting that they have a bid from the fraternity.
Please note that no student has an official bid from any fraternity until this date.
NPHC Intake Procedures
In the beginning of the spring semester, NPHC will hold “Meet the
Greeks,” and individual chapters may also choose to do
informational meetings. Informationals are usually scheduled 12 weeks in advance.
Intake is supervised by local graduate chapters.
Panhellenic Recruitment
 Thursday, January 13: Recruitment Kickoff
 2 Weekends of events: January 15 - 16 and January 21 - 23
 Online early-bird registration available until 12/3
 Mutual Selection Process
 Recommendations
Costs to Join
The costs of joining a Greek organization vary between
groups and councils. Below are rough estimates:
 IFC Groups: $350-$2000 per semester
 Varies based on whether the group has a chapter house,
meal plan, new member or active, etc.
 NPHC Groups: $500-$750 per year
 Varies based on how many years you’ve been in the
organization
 Panhellenic Groups: $600-$700 per semester
 Varies based on organization and how long you’ve been
in the organization
 Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority: $150 per semester
All dues cover programs, insurance fees, and national
benefits. Some also include a meal plan, social
events, transportation to events, t-shirts, a chapter
house, and more!
Hazing
 Definition from Tulane Code of Student Conduct:
Hazing includes, but is not limited to, acts of servitude and/or behavior
that humiliates, degrades, embarrasses, harasses or ridicules an
individual or otherwise is harmful or potentially harmful to an individual’s
physical, emotional or psychological well-being, as an actual or apparent
condition for initial or continued affiliation with an group.
 Both Tulane University and all of our organizations
have a strict no tolerance policy for this behavior.
Anti-Hazing Resources
 http://www.greek.tulane.edu/hazing.html
 24-hour Tulane Hazing Hotline (leave an anonymous
message): 504-865-3111
 www.hazingprevention.org
 24-hour National Hazing hotline: 1(800)NOT-HAZE
Resources for parents & students
Tulane’s Greek Life Website: www.greek.tulane.edu
All about the IFC: www.nicindy.org
All about NPHC: www.nphchq.org
All About Panhellenic: www.npcwomen.org
Parents information from NPC: www.sororityparents.com
Student/Staff Contacts: www.greek.tulane.edu/contact.html
THANK YOU & GO GREEK!!
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