New school year is fast approaching, and with it, the opportunity to determine how you wish to spend the rest of your college career. Each year, roughly 750,000 of you will spend that time as part of a fraternity or sorority. That’s a lot of Solo cups and ping pong balls.
What is a fraternity?
A fraternity is a group of men who are part of a brotherhood built on common goals and aspirations that make a commitment to each other for life. The members that form a fraternity share their efforts, friendship and knowledge. Together these members learn, grow and make the fraternity, commonly called a Greek organization, stronger. Their common experience builds ties that last a lifetime.
Fraternities have been a part of college and university campuses since the late 18th-century. These organizations are referred to as “Greek” because their names consist of Greek letters that serve as a reminder of the group’s founding values.
Why go Greek?
By joining a fraternity, you will become part of a network that reaches across the globe. Fraternity men at Southwestern University will experience and develop:
- Practical skills to help secure internships and post undergraduate employment
- Social events to meet other Greeks and non-Greeks
- Networking with alumni and University leaders
- Organized intramural leagues
- Community service opportunities
- Academic support and assistance
- Leadership development opportunities
- Lifelong friendships
What is a Sorority?
Throughout life, it is natural and normal for men and women to form circles of friendship with others who have common interests, similar backgrounds, personal habits, social tastes, and levels of intelligence. It was this basic human need for companionship that created fraternities and sororities.
Sororities are a self-sustaining friendship organization composed of female students in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
Membership in these sororities is a privilege, and all members are expected to exemplify the finest personal qualities.
Benefits
Fraternities and sororities allow students to meet many people through social events, service projects, recruitment, and intramural events. You’ll quickly become connected to the university and tapped into the available resources.
Joining a Greek organization is one way to make Ball State seem smaller, friendlier and easier to handle—it gives you a place and people to count on. Fraternities and sororities strive to enhance your college experience by challenging you to achieve academic excellence, develop your leadership potential, and give back to the local community.
Membership in a fraternity or sorority is a lifelong commitment; relationships created during college last well beyond graduation. (Joining of Fraternity or Sorority )
Activities
Greeks participate in many activities on campus and in the community.
Social Activities
For many students, the Greek social life helps make attending the university a more fulfilling experience. Greek organizations provide a calendar of social activities including formals, Homecoming, mixers, athletic activities, retreats, informal get-togethers, and other special events.
In addition to social activities, fraternity and sorority members are the leaders in many campus organizations and are especially active in Student Government Association.
Community Services
Finally, community service is an important aspect of fraternity and sorority life. Every Greek organization has an official charity to raise funds and awareness for. No other segment of the student population has dedicated more time and resources, or has raised more money for charity than the members of our Greek community.
From volunteering in regional hospitals and food banks, to giving blood, to raising money for charities such as the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America or the Children’s Miracle Network and Dance Marathon, fraternities and sororities are lending a helping hand.
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