Boston University Greek Life

Leadership • Scholarship • Philanthropy • Brotherhood and Sisterhood

Welcome to Boston University’s Greek Life! The Boston University Fraternity and Sorority community consists of 10 Fraternities and 10 Sororities with about 1200 students.

The Greek Community strives toward helping you find your place within the Boston University community. Being Greek means more than just wearing Greek letters, attending meetings, and social events. Being in a fraternity/sorority is about making friendships that will last far beyond your college years while enhancing your personal and leadership development. Fraternities and Sororities are founded on specific values that help guide its members through the college years and beyond. Four ideals that all Greek Organizations possess are: leadership, scholarship, philanthropy, and most importantly brother and sisterhood.

The Greek rock after Delta Delta Delta won a rock decorating contest and Gamma Phi Beta women at a Breast Cancer Awareness Fair in 2007

Fraternity men enjoying a brotherhood activitity

Did you know?

85% of Fortune 500 executives are Greek
76% of U.S. Congressman and Senators are Greek
40% of all Supreme Court Justices
All but two U.S. Presidents and two Vice Presidents since 1825 have been Greek
85% of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices since 1910 have been Greek
63% of U.S. President's cabinet members since 1900 are Greek
Approximately 9 Million Members Total
750,000 Undergraduate Members in 12,000 chapters
Over 800 Campuses in USA & Canada
10 Million Service Hours a Year
Over $10 Million raised for charities each year
Boston University boasts two founding chapters of national organizations: Lambda Chi Alpha and Delta Delta Delta were both founded at BU.

For these reasons and more, many students at Boston University choose to…. Go Greek!

Alpha Phi during Sorority Recruitment 2008

Announcements

Upcoming Events:

There are many ways to get involved with Greek Life! Join the Greeks at any of these events this fall to get to know them better and find out more about what it means to join a Sorority or Fraternity.

September 1: SPLASH- 11am, Nickerson Field

September 8 – 12: Greek life philanthropy week - All over campus

September 12: Thinkfast, 8pm - Jacob Sleeper Auditorium

September 13: Welcome back BBQ - BU Beach

September 14: Brian Honan 5k - Allston/Brighton

September 19: Fraternity Informational Session - 7pm, Jacob Sleeper Auditorium

September 24: Sorority Open House

September 25: Fraternity Open House

September 25-30: Fraternity Recruitment

Governing Bodies

All recognized fraternities and sororities at BU belong to a governing body which oversees the overall activities and wellbeing of the member organizations. These governing bodies serve as a united front among the Greek Organizations and regulate areas such as risk management, education, and programming for the greater BU Greek Community.

Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC)

Welcome to the Boston University Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC).

The goal of the IFC is to govern and promote the wellbeing and interests of its member fraternity chapters within Boston University. The IFC is comprised of a general assembly consisting of at least one delegate from each chapter, as well as an elected Executive Board. Currently, the IFC is comprised of seven fraternities.

The IFC meets every Wednesday during the academic year in the Boston University Photonics Center. Each chapter is required to attend with at least one delegate, and each executive board member is required to report on his own progress as well as the previous week’s events. The meetings are open to the public, and anybody is welcomed to attend. If you would like to raise a topic at the next meeting, please contact ifc@bu.edu.

The primary goal of the IFC is the advancement of each chapter at Boston University, as well as their safety and security. In doing so, the IFC works closely with the Student Activities Office (SAO) Greek Advisor in order to achieve this. If there is ever a violation of standards or guidelines set forth by Boston University, SAO, or the IFC, the IFC Judicial Board, chaired by the Judicial Chair, recommends and imposes penalties upon the violator.

Fraternity Recruitment takes place twice a year, once in the beginning of Fall Semester and once in the beginning of Spring Semester. Any men interested in Greek Life are encouraged to come to the Fraternity Open House at the beginning of each semester, or to contact ifc@bu.edu for more information.

Under the IFC President, the entire council and its delegates puts forth a constant effort to plan, coordinate, and better Greek life through fraternity-wide philanthropies, sports events, etc. While working together with member chapters, the Panhellenic Council (Panhel), and the Multi-Cultural Greek Council (MGC), the IFC has helped ensure the continued success of the Greek system at Boston University.

Any further questions about men’s Fraternity life at Boston University can directed to ifc@bu.edu

Member Organizations:

* Chi Phi * Kappa Sigma * Lambda Chi Alpha * Lambda Phi Epsilon *

*Pi Kappa Alpha * Sigma Chi * Zeta Beta Tau *

Officers 2008-2009:

President:

VP of Programming:

VP of Greek Development:

Judicial Chair: Matt Reister

Treasurer: Max Feigman

Secretary: Alex Fish

Vice President of Recruitment: Kyle Langan

Constitution of the Interfraternity Council

Panhellenic Council (Panhel)

Welcome!

On behalf of the Panhellenic Council, thank you for taking interest in Greek Life at Boston University. Our Greek Community is strengthening each year and we have over 900 sisters among the BU community. We would love to have you as part of our family and hear your voice! Currently, we represent nine sororities on campus. In 2007, over 400 women participated in formal recruitment and we are expecting to have even more women involved this year.

Member Organizations:

* Alpha Delta Pi * Alpha Epsilon Phi * alpha Kappa Delta Phi * Alpha Phi *

* Delta Delta Delta * Delta Gamma * Gamma Phi Beta * Sigma Delta Tau *

* Sigma Kappa *

Officers 2008-2009:

President: Lauren Prince

VP of Programming: Audrey Flemming

VP of Judicial Affairs: Katie Latta

VP of Finance: Lindsey Harriss

VP of Philanthropy: Alexandra Lynn Pagar

VP of Chapter Development: Lindsey Trione

VP of Campus Affairs: Hadassa Levenson

VP of Public Relations: Chantal Noble Haldorsen

Secretary: Allyson Togashi

Beta Recruitment Chair: Haley Johnson

Recruitment Marshall: Joelle Sacks

Head Rho Gamma: Emma Silva

Constitution of the Panhellenic Council

Muticultural Greek Council (MGC)

The newest of the Governing Bodies in the Greek Community at BU unites the culturally based fraternities and sororities.

Member Organizations:

* alpha Kappa Delta Phi * Alpha Kappa Alpha * Alpha Phi Alpha * Phi Iota Alpha *

* Lambda Phi Epsilon * Sigma Beta Rho *

Officers 2008 - 2009:

Co-Chairs: Jenny Giang and Mohit Butaney

Secretary:

Treasurer:

Constitution of the Multicultural Greek Council

The Four Ideals

Leadership • Scholarship • Philanthropy • Brotherhood and Sisterhood

Leadership

Every year Greeks program numerous events on campus, providing countless opportunities to take ownership in any number of events. In addition, the elected positions on the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Council provide an opportunity to affect the entire BU Greek Community, the largest student population at BU! The leadership skills developed in these roles transfer directly to your chosen career path. Regional and national leadership conventions supply an invaluable and fun resource for making future connections and learning more about leadership techniques.

Scholarship

The Greek community upholds the highest standard of academic achievement striving to stay above the University average GPA. Transitioning from high school to college is made easier thorough upperclassmen assistance programs led by upperclassmen who have already taken the classes, regular group study hours, and incentives for superior academic achievement.

The National Order of Omega is a Greek Honor Society. Order of Omega recognizes outstanding members of the Greek community in academics, involvement, and leadership.

Service

One very strong tradition of both fraternity and sorority organizations is their support of chosen philanthropies, both locally and nationally. In the past, fraternities and sororities have raised money for the following charities: Emmanuel House, The Lupus Foundation, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, National Prevention of Child Abuse, American Cancer Society, September 11th Fund, Alzheimer's Disease, Maine Sea Coast Mission, Children's Miracle Network, St. John's the Evangelist Soup Kitchen, Community Servings, AIDS Walk, Walk for Hunger, Ronald McDonald House, Rosie's Place, Breast Cancer Walk, Massachusetts Association for the Blind, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, Salvation Army, and the Senior Citizen's Prom.

The Pike Car Bash on the GSU Plaza raised money for Chrons Disease

Brotherhood and Sisterhood

Fraternities and sororities create indelible, lifelong bonds between friends that are based on a value system entrenched in tradition. Joining the Greek system will provide you with a close group of brothers or sisters and create a home away from home. The Greek system also provides numerous social opportunities for members ranging from socials and formals, to group trips and intramural competition. We seek to create well rounded individuals through constant interaction with other Greek and BU organizations.