Greek Life 101

Greek Life 101

Greek Life 101: Beyond the Letters is designed to provide students with an overview of fraternity and sorority life at Syracuse University. Attendance at Greek Life 101 is required for any student who wishes to be considered for membership in a fraternity or sorority.

To further support students in finding the council that best aligns with their interests and values, we also offer council-specific Greek Life 101* and additional information sessions – see dates and times listed below (Please note: Attendance at information sessions does not fulfill the Greek Life 101 requirement).

By the end of each workshop, you will have:

  • Gained an understanding of the differences and unique attributes of all seven (7) governing councils.
  • Learned about the history of fraternity and sorority life at Syracuse University.
  • Received current information on upcoming events hosted by FASA and the councils.
  • Learned the eligibility requirements for joining the fraternity and sorority community.

FALL 2025 Greek Life 101 Session Dates:

RSVP for Greek Life 101 Here (Space is Limited)

  • September:
    • Friday, 9/5 at HBC 107 Gifford Auditorium at 3pm.
    • Thursday, 9/11 at HBC 032 Kittredge Auditorium at 1pm.
    • *Friday, 9/19 at HBC 107 Gifford Auditorium at 3pm:
      • *Culturally Based Fraternities & Sororities Edition.
    • Thursday 9/25 at HBC 032 Kittredge Auditorium at 1pm.
  • October:
    • Friday, 10/3 at HBC 107 Gifford Auditorium at 3pm.  
    • Thursday, 10/9 at HBC 032 Kittredge Auditorium at 1pm.
    • *Friday, 10/17 at HBC 107 Gifford Auditorium at 3pm:
      • *The Professional Fraternities Edition.
    • Thursday, 10/30 at HBC 032 Kittredge Auditorium at 1pm.
  • November:
    • Friday, 11/14 at HBC 107 Gifford Auditorium at 3pm.
    • Thursday, 11/20 at HBC 032 Kittredge Auditorium at 1pm.
  • December:
    • Thursday 12/4 at HBC 032 Kittredge Auditorium at 1pm.
    • Wednesday, 12/10 at HBC 107 Gifford Auditorium at 3pm.
  • Information Sessions by Council:
    • IFC – Interfraternity Council BBQ: Informal Meet & Greet: 9/5, Quad, 2-5pm
    • MGC – Multicultural Greek Council Travel Through MGC: 10/2, Schine Student Center, Room 304abc, 6:30pm.
    • NALFO – National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations Night with NALFO: 9/15, TBD.
    • NPHC – National Pan-Hellenic Council Meet the Greeks: Wednesday, 9/10 in Schine Student Center, Room 304abc, 6:30 pm
    • PFC – Professional Fraternity Council: Schine Takeover, 9/3, Schine Student Center Tables & Room 228, 1-4pm.
    • Panhellenic Prep: Your Guide to Going Greek:
      • Thursday, 10/23 at HBC 032 Kittredge Auditorium at 1pm.
      • Friday, 11/7 at HBC 107 Gifford Auditorium at 3pm.
      • Friday, 12/5 at HBC 107 Gifford Auditorium at 3pm.

Prevention and Education

The health, safety, and wellbeing of our community are our top priority. Explore a number of campus resources focused on health and wellness, sexual and relationship violence prevention, anti-hazing measures, and Title IX below.

Syracuse University is dedicated to promoting a safe and healthy campus environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors. As such, the University does not tolerate hazing activities by any individuals, groups, teams or recognized student organizations.

Services and resources to support students’ holistic health and wellness—physical, mental and emotional—are available through the Barnes Center at The Arch, including:

Learn more about holistic health and wellness on the Barnes Center at The Arch website.

Notice C.U.P.S? Take C.A.R.E – Recognize the Warning Signs of Alcohol Poisoning and Know How to Help.

ScreenU –Take control of your well-being with ScreenU, an anonymous online tool that helps you assess your alcohol and drug use. 

The Sexual and Relationship Violence Response Team is available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year by calling 315.443.8000. This is a free and confidential service for students seeking support, advocacy and discussion of reporting options for sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking and harassment. Learn more on the Barnes Center at The Arch website.

Recognize, report and prevent bias-related incidents to foster an inclusive and welcoming campus community.

All Syracuse University community members are encouraged to participate in bias education initiatives, including Wellness Leadership Institute workshops, and are urged to report incidents using the STOP Bias online reporting tool.

Learn more about bias, educational opportunities and reporting options by visiting the University’s STOP Bias webpage.

Housed within the Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services, the Title IX Coordinator has a primary responsibility for coordinating the efforts of Syracuse University to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX. Learn more about Title IX by visiting the Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services’ Sexual Misconduct FAQ or exploring Know Your IX, an off campus resource.

Grade Reports

Fall 2024

  • Fall 2024 University Average: 3.37
    • All University Men: 3.26
    • All University Women: 3.46
  • Cumulative University Average: 3.37
    • All University Men: 3.27
    • All University Women: 3.44

Fall 2024

  • Entire Greek Average: 3.44
    • All Fraternity Men: 3.26
    • All Sorority Women: 3.52
  • Active Member Average: 3.44
  • New Member Average: 3.24

Cumulative

  • Entire Greek Average: 3.43
    • All Fraternity Men: 3.27
    • All Sorority Women: 3.49
  • Active Member Average: 3.43
  • New Member Average: 3.35

  • Interfraternity Council (IFC) Average
    • Fall 2024: 3.26
    • Cumulative: 3.26
  • Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) Average
    • Fall 2024: 3.11
    • Cumulative: 3.22
  • National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) Average
    • Fall 2024: 2.97
    • Cumulative: 3.10
  • National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Average
    • Fall 2024: 2.96
    • Cumulative: 3.08
  • Panhellenic Council (PHC) Average
    • Fall 2024: 3.53
    • Cumulative: 3.49
  • Professional Fraternity Council (PFC) Average
    • Fall 2024: 3.53
    • Cumulative: 3.55

Fraternity Letters Fraternity Name Member Count Fall 2024 Chapter GPA Cumulative Chapter GPA
ΠΚΦ Pi Kappa Phi 44 3.44 3.50
ΤΚΕ Tau Kappa Epsilon 65 3.41 3.39
ΛΧΑ Lambda Chi Alpha 75 3.35 3.31
ΣΑM Sigma Alpha Mu 46 3.35 3.35
ΔΥ Delta Upsilon 78 3.34 3.35
ΘΧ Theta Chi 89 3.30 3.20
ΠΚΑ Pi Kappa Alpha 58 3.29 3.36
ΔΤΔ Delta Tau Delta 64 3.28 3.28
ΣΑΕ Sigma Alpha Epsilon 61 3.21 3.16
ΖΒΤ Zeta Beta Tau 70 3.16 3.13
ΔΚΕ Delta Kappa Epsilon 72 3.14 3.19
ΔΧ Delta Chi 26 3.13 3.20
ΣΧ Sigma Chi 60 3.00 3.03

Fraternity/Sorority Letters Fraternity/Sorority Name Member Count Fall 2024 Chapter GPA Cumulative Chapter GPA
ΔΦΩ Delta Phi Omega 13 3.62 3.48
αΚΔΦ alpha Kappa Delta Phi 16 3.54 3.43
ΚΦΛ Kappa Phi Lambda 11 3.19 3.38
ΜΣΥ Mu Sigma Upsilon 7 3.14 3.08
ΣΨΖ Sigma Psi Zeta 12 3.03 3.13
ΣΒΡ Sigma Beta Rho 15 2.91 3.12
ΛΦΕ Lambda Phi Epsilon 20 2.60 2.99

Fraternity/Sorority Letters Fraternity/Sorority Name Member Count Fall 2024 Chapter GPA Cumulative Chapter GPA
ΦΙΑ Phi Iota Alpha 4 3.60 3.57
ΛΘΦ Lambda Theta Phi 1 3.50 3.32
ΛΑΥ Lambda Alpha Upsilon 11 3.35 3.21
ΛΠΧ Lambda Pi Chi 8 3.20 3.11
ΣΛΥ Sigma Lambda Upsilon 4 2.88 3.24
ΩΦΒ Omega Phi Beta 7 2.75 3.15
ΛΣΥ Lambda Sigma Upsilon 7 2.61 2.83
ΛΘΑ Lambda Theta Alpha 4 2.45 2.77
ΛΥΛ Lambda Upsilon Lambda 3 2.12 2.75

Fraternity/Sorority Letters Fraternity/Sorority Name Member Count Fall 2024 Chapter GPA Cumulative Chapter GPA
ΑΚΑ Alpha Kappa Alpha 19 3.26 3.32
ΔΣΘ Delta Sigma Theta 12 3.05 3.08
ΑΦΑ Alpha Phi Alpha 3 2.94 2.92
ΣΓΡ Sigma Gamma Rho 4 2.94 2.84
ΖΦΒ Zeta Phi Beta 6 2.93 3.26
ΩΨΦ Omega Psi Phi 10 2.64 2.86
ΦΒΣ Phi Beta Sigma 7 2.51 2.78

Sorority Letters Sorority Name Member Count Fall 2024 Chapter GPA Cumulative Chapter GPA
ΚΑΘ Kappa Alpha Theta 167 3.70 3.69
ΑΕΦ Alpha Epsilon Phi 173 3.63 3.55
ΔΦΕ Delta Phi Epsilon 77 3.57 3.48
ΑΞΔ Alpha Xi Delta 158 3.56 3.52
ΚΚΓ Kappa Kappa Gamma 173 3.56 3.48
ΑΧΩ Alpha Chi Omega 170 3.55 3.51
ΓΦΒ Gamma Phi Beta 159 3.54 3.52
ΔΓ Delta Gamma 173 3.53 3.49
ΦΣΣ Phi Sigma Sigma 161 3.52 3.47
ΑΦ Alpha Phi 177 3.46 3.42
ΣΔΤ Sigma Delta Tau 173 3.46 3.42
ΑΓΔ Alpha Gamma Delta 166 3.45 3.49
ΔΔΔ Delta Delta Delta 169 3.42 3.37

Fraternity/Sorority Letters Fraternity/Sorority Name Member Count Fall 2024 Chapter GPA Cumulative Chapter GPA
ΚΔΠ Kappa Delta Pi 5 3.71 3.72
ΦΔΕ Phi Delta Epsilon 81 3.71 3.73
ΑΡΧ Alpha Rho Chi 66 3.64 3.58
ΑΦΩ Alpha Phi Omega 53 3.51 3.51
ΑΩΕ Alpha Omega Epsilon 50 3.45 3.47
ΔΣΠ Delta Sigma Pi 127 3.42 3.50
ΑΚΨ Alpha Kappa Psi 26 3.40 3.41

Fraternity/Sorority Letters Fraternity/Sorority Name Member Count Fall 2024 Chapter GPA Cumulative Chapter GPA
ΚΔΠ Kappa Delta Pi 5 3.71 3.72
ΦΔΕ Phi Delta Epsilon 81 3.71 3.73
ΚΑΘ Kappa Alpha Theta 167 3.70 3.69
ΑΡΧ Alpha Rho Chi 66 3.64 3.58
ΑΕΦ Alpha Epsilon Phi 173 3.63 3.55
ΔΦΩ Delta Phi Omega 13 3.62 3.48
ΦΙΑ Phi Iota Alpha 4 3.60 3.57
ΔΦΕ Delta Phi Epsilon 77 3.57 3.48
ΑΞΔ Alpha Xi Delta 158 3.56 3.52
ΚΚΓ Kappa Kappa Gamma 173 3.56 3.48
ΑΧΩ Alpha Chi Omega 170 3.55 3.51
αΚΔΦ alpha Kappa Delta Phi 16 3.54 3.43
ΓΦΒ Gamma Phi Beta 159 3.54 3.52
ΔΓ Delta Gamma 173 3.53 3.49
ΦΣΣ Phi Sigma Sigma 161 3.52 3.47
ΑΦΩ Alpha Phi Omega 53 3.51 3.51
ΛΘΦ Lambda Theta Phi 1 3.50 3.32
ΑΦ Alpha Phi 177 3.46 3.42
ΣΔΤ Sigma Delta Tau 173 3.46 3.42
ΑΓΔ Alpha Gamma Delta 166 3.45 3.49
ΑΩΕ Alpha Omega Epsilon 50 3.45 3.47
ΠΚΦ Pi Kappa Phi 44 3.44 3.50
ΔΔΔ Delta Delta Delta 169 3.42 3.37
ΔΣΠ Delta Sigma Pi 127 3.42 3.50
ΤΚΕ Tau Kappa Epsilon 65 3.41 3.39
ΑΚΨ Alpha Kappa Psi 26 3.40 3.41
ΛΑΥ Lambda Alpha Upsilon 11 3.35 3.21
ΛΧΑ Lambda Chi Alpha 75 3.35 3.31
ΣΑΜ Sigma Alpha Mu 46 3.35 3.35
ΔΥ Delta Upsilon 78 3.34 3.35
ΘΧ Theta Chi 89 3.30 3.20
ΠΚΑ Pi Kappa Alpha 58 3.29 3.36
ΔΤΔ Delta Tau Delta 64 3.28 3.28
ΑΚΑ Alpha Kappa Alpha 19 3.26 3.32
ΣΑΕ Sigma Alpha Epsilon 61 3.21 3.16
ΛΠΧ Lambda Pi Chi 8 3.20 3.11
ΚΦΛ Kappa Phi Lambda 11 3.19 3.38
ΖΒΤ Zeta Beta Tau 70 3.16 3.13
ΔΚΕ Delta Kappa Epsilon 72 3.14 3.19
ΜΣΥ Mu Sigma Upsilon 7 3.14 3.08
ΔΧ Delta Chi 26 3.13 3.20
ΔΣΘ Delta Sigma Theta 12 3.05 3.08
ΣΨΖ Sigma Psi Zeta 12 3.03 3.13
ΣΧ Sigma Chi 60 3.00 3.03
ΑΦΑ Alpha Phi Alpha 3 2.94 2.92
ΣΓΡ Sigma Gamma Rho 4 2.94 2.84
ΖΦΒ Zeta Phi Beta 6 2.93 3.26
ΣΒΡ Sigma Beta Rho 15 2.91 3.12
ΣΛΥ Sigma Lambda Upsilon 4 2.88 3.24
ΩΦΒ Omega Phi Beta 7 2.75 3.15
ΩΨΦ Omega Psi Phi 10 2.64 2.86
ΛΣΥ Lambda Sigma Upsilon 7 2.61 2.83
ΛΦΕ Lambda Phi Epsilon 20 2.60 2.99
ΦΒΣ Phi Beta Sigma 7 2.51 2.78
ΛΘΑ Lambda Theta Alpha 4 2.45 2.77
ΛΥΛ Lambda Upsilon Lambda 3 2.12 2.75

  • 58 sororities and fraternities at Syracuse University.
  • 3,516 members in Syracuse University chapters.
  • 13,814 service hours completed by chapter members.
  • $212,683 raised by chapters for philanthropic partners.

Please note that this report does not include the GPAs of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) students, or those who have not completed the New Member form. This report may not include students who are studying abroad, or graduate students.

Past Grade Reports

Please find the historical Syracuse University Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Grade Reports listed below.

How to Join

Be a part of Syracuse University’s Greek community history, reaching back as far as 1871.

Membership Requirements

Syracuse University’s Membership Requirements to Join a Greek Organization

In addition to the University’s requirements for membership, each council may have its own requirements that affect associated chapters. Some Greek organizations have their own chapter-specific requirements as well.

Learn More

Frequently Asked Questions

Interfraternity Council (IFC)

IFC Fraternities are governed by the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC).

  • IFC Registration Closed on January 23, 2025

Multicultural Greek Council (MGC)

National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO)

NALFO is an umbrella coalition consisting of 17 fraternities and sororities, 6 of which have chapters at Syracuse University.

National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is composed of 9 fraternities and sororities, 7 of which have chapters at Syracuse University.

Panhellenic Council (PHC)

PHC Sororities are governed by the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).

Syracuse University’s PHC Organizations

NPC’s Website

Professional Fraternity Council (PFC)

PFC organizations are governed by the Professional Fraternity Association (PFA).