Welcome to . . .

The earliest fraternities…

•Began as secret societies, literary societies•December 1776 College of William and Mary

as FBK•Social fraternities all based upon scholarship,

service and brother/sisterhood•1870 the first woman’s fraternity (or sorority)

was formed

In 1849…fraternities made their first appearance at Penn.

For 163 years, scholarship, service, brotherhood/ sisterhood and excellence have been the

cornerstone of a way of life.

What does fraternity have to offer?

Scholarship

Leadership

Service

Community

Diversity

Integrity

What does fraternity have to offer?

Friendship

Culture

Social

Family

Honor

Excellence

Advantages of membershipin a fraternity/sorority

Sisterhood/brotherhood, family away from home, lifelong friendships

In many cases a House, home away from home

Academic support and incentives Alumni/career networking Resources of a inter/national organization Community service Leadership training and experience Social Life

Greek Glossary Bid— official invitation to join a fraternity or sorority Rush/recruitment— the process of recruiting and

bringing in new members Intake process--the process or recruitment specific to MGC

organizations Pledge/New member— someone who has accepted a bid

but has not yet been fully initiated into a fraternity or sorority Deferred recruitment— refers to those Greek systems

that do not recruit first year students until second semester Hazing--any action or situation (1) which recklessly or

intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student or (2) which willfully destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation or admission into an organization

Greek Glossary Initiation— the formal ceremony(ies) that bring a pledge/new

member into full membership in the organization, communicating the values, symbols, meanings, etc. of the organization

Brother/Sister— a fully initiated member of the fraternity or sorority

Alumni/ae— a brother or sister who has graduated or matriculated into a graduate/professional academic program

Advisory Board– a group of alumni/ae who volunteer their time and talents as a resource for the fraternity/sorority and/or a specific chapter

House Corporation– a group of alumni/ae who volunteer their time and talents as partners to manage a chapter house

Inter/National Headquarters– the location as well as the professional staff who run and oversee the general fraternity or sorority

What fraternities and sororities are at PENN?

Multicultural Greek Council—MGCAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. AKA

alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, Inc. aKDFAlpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. AFA

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. DSQKappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. KAYLambda Phi Epsilon Fraternity LFELambda Theta Alpha Sorority LQA

Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity LULOmega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. WYFPhi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. FBS

Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, SBRSigma Lambda Upsilon/Senioritas Latinas Unidas

SLUSigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc. SYZZeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. ZFB

What fraternities and sororities are at PENN?

Panhellenic CouncilAlpha Chi Omega ACW

Alpha Phi AF Chi Omega CW

Delta Delta Delta DDDKappa Alpha Theta KAQ

Sigma Delta Tau SDTSigma Kappa SK

Zeta Tau Alpha, ZTA

What fraternities and sororities are at PENN?

Interfraternity Council

Alpha Chi Rho ACR Alpha Delta Phi ADFAlpha Tau Omega ATWBeta Theta Pi BQP Delta Kappa Epsilon DKESt. Elmo’s Club Delta Phi DFSt. Anthony Hall Delta Psi DYDelta Tau Delta DTDDelta Upsilon DU Kappa Alpha Society KAKappa Sigma KSLambda Chi Alpha LCA Phi Delta Theta FDQPhi Gamma Delta FIJIPhi Kappa Psi FKY

Phi Kappa Sigma FKSPi Kappa Alpha PKA

Pi Kappa Phi PKF Pi Lambda Phi PLF

Psi Upsilon YUSigma Alpha Epsilon SAE

Sigma Alpha Mu SAMSigma Chi SCSigma Nu SN

Sigma Phi Epsilon SFESigma Pi SP

Tau Epsilon Phi TEF Theta Xi QX

Zeta Beta Tau ZBTZeta Psi ZY

Penn Fraternity Sorority System Quick Facts

• 3000+ undergraduates from all four schools

• 850 new members this semester• Scholastic performance at or above all

men’s and all women’s grade point average

• Average of 17,500 hours of community service per academic year

• Average of $125,000 donated to charity per academic year

Penn Fraternity Sorority System Quick Facts

• Fifty-two chapters on campus, 3 governing councils• Thirty-six chapters maintain houses• Loyal alumni/ae involved with every chapter on

advisory boards and house corporations as well as career networking

• Fraternity/sorority members are involved in an average of 2.7 other activities in addition to their chapter

• Vast majority of Campus Leaders in all capacities are members of fraternities/sororities

Penn Fraternity Sorority System Quick Facts

• Penn has one of the largest Fraternity/ Sorority Affairs staffs in the country

• Penn Greeks were the first (and continue to be one of the only) in the nation to write and adopt a comprehensive, student-driven strategic plan and set of standards; just approved their fourth 5-year Operational Plan

• Formal Freshman recruitment occurs in the first two weeks of the spring semester

• Upperclass students may join at any time

Office of Student Affairs/Fraternity Sorority Life

• Director: Dr. Scott Reikofski

• Programming Team:– Associate Director, Stacy Kraus– Program Coordinator, Larry Moses– Program Assistant, Anne-Marie Staples

• Facilities Team:– Associate Director for Chapter House Administration and Finance, Beth Schnitman-Malm– Facilities Manager, Sam AlShehabi – Facilities Assistant, Joanne Nasino– Facilities Assistant, position vacant

• Administrative Team:– Administrative Assistant/Office Manager, Pauline Loria– Data Entry/Receptionist: position vacant– Special Projects/Receptionist: position vacant

Office of Student Affairs/Fraternity Sorority Life

• Advisement and Coaching– 3 governing councils– 51 chapters– Greek Alumni Council– Fraternity Sorority Advisory Board

• Leadership Training– Current leaders– Emerging leaders– Individual Coaching

• Assessment and Research– Satisfaction– Impact, Greek Experience, Leadership– Benchmarking

• Discipline– Peer Judicial Boards– University disciplinary process

• Inter/national HQs– Field Consultants– Communication, reports, meetings

• Alumni– Training volunteer advisors– Alumni Associations, records– Fund raising

• Parents• Facilities Management

– Manage 25 University owned houses

• Consultation– Individual Chapters– Inter/national Orgs– Campuses

• Reports and Statistics

Schedules to be aware of

Recruitment• Fall-

– upperclass only– Anytime Sept/early Oct

• Spring-– Starting first day of classes– Done within the first two weeks

• Rolling Recruitment• Intake

New Member Education• Penn requirements

– 6 week max

• Antihazing policy– Commonwealth law– 10 hour/wk limit– Time restrictions– Upcoming campaigns

Examples of Hazing– Deception – Assigning demerits – Silence periods with implied threats for violation – Deprivation of privileges granted to other members – Requiring new members to perform duties not assigned

to other members – Socially isolating new members – Line-ups and Drills/Tests on meaningless information – Name calling – Requiring new members to refer to other members with

titles (e.g. “Mr.,” “Miss”) while they are identified with demeaning terms

– Expecting certain items to always be in one's possession

– Verbal abuse – Threats or implied threats – Asking new members to wear embarrassing or

humiliating attire – Stunt or skit nights with degrading, crude, or humiliating

acts – Expecting new members to perform personal service to

other members such as carrying books, errands, cooking, cleaning etc

– Sleep deprivation

– Sexual simulations – Expecting new members to be deprived of maintaining

a normal schedule of bodily cleanliness. – Be expected to harass others Forced or coerced

alcohol or other drug consumption – Beating, paddling, or other forms of assault – Branding – Forced or coerced ingestion of vile substances or

concoctions – Burning – Water intoxication – Expecting abuse or mistreatment of animals – Public nudity – Expecting illegal activity – Bondage – Abductions/kidnaps – Exposure to cold weather or extreme heat without

appropriate protection – Confiscation of identification/PennCards, room keys,

and cell phones.  – Carrying irrelevant objects (bricks, lunch boxes, etc.) – Restrictions limiting students’ ability to contact parents

and University personnel – Required silence

What you can do…..

• Keep an eye and ear out• Notice things that might be a bit unusual• Watch for stress/exhaustion related illness• Report anything unusual to our office• Issues of confidentiality

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For more information…

Contact the

Office of Student Affairs/Fraternity Sorority Life

3933 Walnut Street,

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6136

215.898.5263

ofsa@pobox.upenn.edu

Or visit our website at:

www.vpul.upenn.edu/ofsa