WHY GO GREEK?

OFFICE OF FRATERNITY

& SORORITY AFFAIRS

www.winthrop.edu/ofsa

19

Greek Chapters organized into three

self-governing

councils

Fraternities Sororities

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Delta Pi

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Fall 2016)

Kappa Sigma Chi Omega

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Delta Zeta

Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

Pi Kappa Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma

Phi Mu Alpha Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Zeta Tau Alpha

Tau Kappa Epsilon

IT’S A GREAT TIME TO

GO GREEK

• Total Community Membership: 657 • (Fraternity: 238, Sorority: 419)

• % Greek on Campus: 13.8%

• (15.6% Male, 13% Female)

• Membership by Council • Avg. Size CPC (382/5) = 76 • Avg. Size IFC (193/6) = 32 • Avg. NPHC Sorority (37/3) = 12 • Avg. NPHC Fraternity (45/4) = 11

• Total Community Initiates: 443 • CPC: 269 • IFC: 193 • NPHC: 40

• Total Community New Members: 214 • CPC: 113 • IFC: 59 • NPHC: 42

• 3.6% increase in overall community size

• 35.4% increase in membership

TOP 10 REASONS

WINTHROP STUDENTS

GO GREEK

1. Friendships

2. Opportunities for Involvement in Campus Life

3. Opportunities for Leadership Development

4. Service and/or Philanthropic Opportunities

5. Networking Opportunities

6. To Build Self-Confidence

7. Social Opportunities

8. Help Career-Wise

9. Scholastic Opportunities

10. Curiosity

*Data from Spring 2016 Educational Benchmarking Inc. Fraternity/Sorority Assessment

HOW YOUR STUDENT CAN JOIN

• Enrollment as an active Winthrop University Student

• Completion of 12 university credit hours

• 2.5 cumulative GPA (Please note: These are minimum

requirements as many chapters have a higher GPA

requirement)

• Register with the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs.

www.winthrop.edu/ofsa

• Meet Greeks at Orientation

SCHOLARSHIP

• 22% made the Dean’s List in 2015-2016

• 64.2% have a GPA of 3.0 or higher

• Contributes to Academic Success*

• 2015: 95.9%

• 2016: 94.5%

Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016

All Fraternity & Sorority 3.038 3.029 3.080 3.034 3.063 2.998 3.018 3.009 3.006 3.112

All Non-Greek 3.001 2.944 2.930 2.900 2.927 2.992 2.995 2.964 2.986 3.000

All Undergraduate 2.923 2.953 2.950 2.920 2.941 2.932 3.012 2.987 3.002 3.016

*Data from 2016 Educational Benchmarking Inc. Fraternity/Sorority Assessment

(students reporting somewhat – extremely on seven point scale)

PHILANTHROPY

More than

$50,000

donated to

charities

SERVICE • Close to 15,000 hours of community

service

• 81 non-profit organizations &

communities served

BROTHERHOOD/SISTERHOOD

INVOLVEMENT &

LEADERSHIP

• 74% of the fraternity and sorority community are involved in another organization on campus*

• Several leadership opportunities within chapters, council, community • Fraternal Conduct Board • New Member Conference • National Hazing Prevention Week • Greek Week

• Top 5 Transferable Skills WU Fraternity & Sorority members have developed as a result of their involvement*:

• Communication

• Leadership

• Time management

• Organization

• Social

*Data from Spring 2016 Educational Benchmarking Inc. Fraternity/Sorority Assessment

HAZING

• 95% of cases did not report

• Hazing Policy

• Membership Policy

• Planning stages to

initiation

• Workshops: Non-Hazing

Agreement Forms,

definition, examples,

resources, ways to report

• Names published to OFSA

website.

Allan, Elizabeth J., and Mary Madden. "Hazing in View: College Students at Risk Initial Findings from the National Study of Hazing." (n.d.):

n. pag. 11 Mar. 2008. Web.

WHAT WE DO AT

WINTHROP

• Partnerships with various stakeholders

• Deferred Recruitment System: 2.5 GPA & 12 college credit hours

• Educational Workshops and Programs

• Standards & Accountability

• Fraternal Conduct Board

• Subculture that aligns with mission of Winthrop

• Transparency

• Tucker Hipps Transparency Act

RESOURCES

Office of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs

www.winthrop.edu/ofsa

• Parents and Families

• Sarah Pankratz, M.Ed. - Assistant Director of Student Activities

for Fraternity & Sorority Affairs

• pankratzs@winthrop.edu

QUESTIONS