{"id":2556,"date":"2025-07-22T10:48:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/?page_id=2556"},"modified":"2025-12-11T11:15:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:15:21","slug":"how-to-join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/how-to-join\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Join"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Be a part of Syracuse University\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/history\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2552\">Greek community history<\/a>, reaching back as far as 1871.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membership Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Syracuse University\u2019s Membership Requirements to Join a Greek Organization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the University\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n  \n<a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/how-to-join\/membership-requirements\" class='button margin-bottom button-secondary' style=\"display: inline-block\"  >\n  \n  Learn More\n      <span class=\"icon-right\">\n      <i class=\"icon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/greek-life-at-su-faq\/\">Greek Life At SU FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/greek-dues-housing-faq\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2647\">Greek Dues\/Housing FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/how-to-join\/faq\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2614\">How to Join FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/resources\/hazing-prevention\/faq\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2621\">Hazing FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/councils-and-chapters\/unrecognized-organizations\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2592\">Unrecognized Organizations FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interfraternity Council (IFC)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>IFC Fraternities are governed by the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/councils-and-chapters\/interfraternity-council\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2580\">Syracuse University\u2019s IFC Organizations<\/a> and register for Spring 2026 IFC Recruitment today!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nicfraternity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIC\u2019s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multicultural Greek Council (MGC)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/councils-and-chapters\/multicultural-greek-council\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2582\">Syracuse University\u2019s MGC Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>NALFO is an umbrella coalition consisting of 17 fraternities and sororities, 6 of which have chapters at Syracuse University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/councils-and-chapters\/national-association-of-latino-fraternal-organizations\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2584\">Syracuse University\u2019s NALFO Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nalfo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NALFO\u2019s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is composed of 9 fraternities and sororities, 7 of which have chapters at Syracuse University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/councils-and-chapters\/national-pan-hellenic-council\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2586\">Syracuse University\u2019s NPHC Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nphchq.com\/millennium1\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NPHC\u2019s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panhellenic Council (PHC)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>PHC Sororities are governed by the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul 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