{"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":"2026-08-24T15:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:47:33","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<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be a part of Syracuse University\u2019s\u00a0<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<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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 margin-right button-secondary' style=\"display: inline-block\"  >\n  \n  Membership Requirements\n      <span class=\"icon-right\">\n      <i class=\"icon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n  \n<a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/how-to-join\/faq\" class='button margin-bottom button-secondary' style=\"display: inline-block\"  >\n  \n  How to Join FAQs\n      <span class=\"icon-right\">\n      <i class=\"icon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n  <\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<div role=\"region\" class=\"accordion\">\n      <div class=\"accordion-item border border-gray-light\">\n      <div class=\"accordion-header-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"margin-bottom-0\">\n          <button class=\"accordion-header full-width background-gray-light-30 border-0 margin-0 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            Interfraternity Council (IFC)            <div class='accordion-toggle icon-right' class=''>\n              <i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class='accordion-content'>\n        <p><!-- wp:paragraph -->IFC Fraternities are governed by the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\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<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nicfraternity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIC\u2019s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"accordion-item border border-gray-light\">\n      <div class=\"accordion-header-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"margin-bottom-0\">\n          <button class=\"accordion-header full-width background-gray-light-30 border-0 margin-0 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            Multicultural Greek Council (MGC)            <div class='accordion-toggle icon-right' class=''>\n              <i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class='accordion-content'>\n        <p><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><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"accordion-item border border-gray-light\">\n      <div class=\"accordion-header-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"margin-bottom-0\">\n          <button class=\"accordion-header full-width background-gray-light-30 border-0 margin-0 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO)            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href=\"http:\/\/nalfo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NALFO\u2019s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"accordion-item border border-gray-light\">\n      <div class=\"accordion-header-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"margin-bottom-0\">\n          <button class=\"accordion-header full-width background-gray-light-30 border-0 margin-0 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)            <div class='accordion-toggle icon-right' class=''>\n              <i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class='accordion-content'>\n        <p><!-- wp:paragraph -->The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is composed of 9 fraternities and sororities, 7 of which have chapters at Syracuse University.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list 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padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            Panhellenic Council (PHC)            <div class='accordion-toggle icon-right' class=''>\n              <i class='icon-chevron-right'><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class='accordion-content'>\n        <p><!-- wp:paragraph -->PHC Sororities are governed by the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/student-engagement\/greek-life\/councils-and-chapters\/panhellenic-council\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2588\">Syracuse University\u2019s PHC Organizations<\/a> and register for Spring 2026 Primary Panhellenic Recruitment today!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item 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