Fraternity & Sorority Community
Being a fraternity or sorority member is unlike any other experience you will ever have. It is a lifelong commitment to leadership, scholarship, and service, as well as being part of a smaller, tight-knit community, beginning right now with your involvement as a student at the University of Minnesota.
Through experiences and opportunities with our fraternities and sororities, you will develop your interpersonal and leadership skills, make lifelong friendships, and participate in community service and philanthropic events. Being Greek is not just a club you join in college; it is an opportunity to be yourself and to become your best.
The process for joining a fraternity or sorority is called "Recruitment" or "Intake," but oftentimes you will hear it referred to as "Rush." The Recruitment/Intake process varies from campus to campus. At Minnesota, most of our fraternities recruit new members informally throughout the year, whereas most of our sororities have a more formal recruitment process in September, though some sororities also recruit informally throughout the year. The process for affiliating with a culturally based fraternity or sorority is frequently referred to as intake, which normally begins with informational meetings for potential new members. If you’re interested in one of our culturally based organizations, please contact the group about its schedule for informational meetings.
Joining a fraternity or sorority requires making an educated decision about the organization of which you will be a life-long member. Please utilize both chapter (local) and inter/national websites, as well as asking the following questions of organizational leaders and individual members:
- How will membership in this organization benefit me? Academically? Personally?
- What is the organization looking for in an ideal member?
- What leadership and personal development opportunities are available for me in this organization?
- Does this organization perform community service regularly? Will I be asked to perform individual community service hours each semester?
- Will I be required to live in the chapter's facility (if applicable) as a member?
- How long is the organization's new member/pre-initiation period (if applicable)? What will be expected of me during this time?
- What were the organization's greatest accomplishments of the past semester/year?
- What are the financial obligations of membership? What are the annual dues? Live-in costs? Live out costs?
- Are there scholarships available?
- What is the time requirement for recruitment/intake?
For more information or to register for recruitment, please visit: www.BeGreek.org