Fraternity and Sorority Life

In the spirit of brotherhood/sisterhood, Allegheny College Fraternity and Sorority Life upholds a commitment to scholarship, leadership, and service while maintaining pride and respect between its members and the College and local communities.

There are a total of nine nationally affiliated social Greek-letter organizations active on campus, and about twenty-five percent of Allegheny students are members of a fraternity or sorority. Students are eligible to join one of these organizations after completing one full semester at Allegheny and earning a GPA that meets the requirement of the organization they wish to join (GPA requirements vary for each organization, but no student may join a fraternity or sorority if his/her cumulative GPA is below a 2.25). Fraternities hold recruitment events during the fall semester to meet interested potential new members, and women wishing to join a sorority participate in the formal recruitment process thatbegins at the beginning of the spring semester. The fraternities recognized on campus are Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Theta Chi. The sororities recognized on campus are Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Members of fraternities and sororities are typically active in other organizations on campus. Greek organizations on campus typically complete over 7,000 hours of community service. Academically, members of fraternities and sororities perform at or above all-College GPA averages. Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils work together to plan such events as Greek Sing, which takes place during Family Weekend, and SAMS (Students for the Awareness of Multiple Sclerosis) to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The sororities have chapter suites on the fourth floor of Brooks residence hall. These suites serve as large meeting and programming spaces and are used for various sorority activities. Four of the five fraternities have houses, and men may choose to live in their respective fraternity house after completing their first year at Allegheny to fulfill the on-campus residency requirement.