Welcome to the Center for Fraternity and Sorority life webinar. My name is Jess Tallant and I am the Parent and Family Programs Coordinator in New Student Programs & Family Outreach. This presentation will provide an overview of our Greek community at Oregon State and during this webinar I’ll cover how to
Join as well as answer many frequently asked questions. for a wealth of other resources you can visit the Center for fraternity and sorority life website at Oregon State ddu slash CFSL to view frequently asked questions a community calendar and to see chapter profiles for each of our
Groups on the CFSL homepage you’ll find a link to the copy of the publication for the community that includes the dates for recruitment and membership intake financial information and more fraternity and sorority life has a rich legacy it osu the community has been established for 136 years as the first
Greek-letter organization Alpha Tau Omega fraternity was established in 1882 unfortunately 8000 only lasted six months due to the isolated nature of OSU during that time local fraternities and sororities existed in the early days of campus but in 1915 Alpha Chi Omega sorority became the first national
Sorority on campus which is still on campus today during the same year so Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Kappa Sigma fraternity is joined OSU as well today 17% of the total undergraduate student body our fraternity and sorority members which comes out to over 3200 members we currently have 49 chapters and our
Community grows more each year now I’ll introduce each community at OSU which are structured as governing councils each of the chapters is a member of a governing body which is a peer elected Executive Council of members of the community first I’ll start with the inner fraternity council I
See is a fraternity only governing body for the traditionally housed fraternities on campus OSU has 23 IFC chapters and all recognized chapters in good standing are listed on the website under Chapter profiles 18 of our 23 chapters have chapter houses so know there are on house options for students
As well all fraternities with a house have a living advisor called a house director or resident advisor the largest IFC chapter is 155 members smallest Chapter six with an average size of 62 men per chapter the unified Greek Council serves members of multicultural fraternities and sororities including
Latin X Asian interest and Native American based chapters while each UGC group has an affinity that is connected to their founding each also or Charlaine can connect to a multicultural identity we currently have three Latino latina chapters two South Asian interest chapters and one Native
American sorority note that chapter sizes are typically smaller but our groups are always looking to grow UTC chapters are unhoused but use the cultural resource centers on campus as a home base you don’t have to identify with a certain ethnic or racial group to join one of these chapters the UGC
Community is inclusive and all are welcome to explore what they have to offer the National pan-hellenic Council or divine nine encompasses the historically African American fraternities and sororities both fraternities and sororities make up the membership of NPHC there are a total of four NPHC chapters that currently have undergraduate
Members including 1n PhD fraternity Phi Beta Sigma and three and PhD sororities Alpha Kappa Alpha Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta we have four additional chapters that have charters at OSU but don’t currently have undergraduate members there are still opportunities to join these inactive chapters if you have
Any questions refer to the information on our website none of the NPHC chapters have houses but often meet in the Lonnie B Harris black cultural center here on campus chapter says is for NPHC chapters are typically smaller but chapters are always eager to grow and are still very
Active on campus like UGC you don’t have to be African American to join NPHC NPHC chapters are inclusive and welcoming to people of all backgrounds Panhellenic Council or pH C is sorority only Governing Council for our traditionally how sororities on campus there are twelve PHC chapters including one
Associate member Sigma Alpha which is our agriculturally based professional sorority Sigma Alpha will be recruiting new members during the Fall Quarter but not during formal recruitment 11 over 12 chapters have houses are around campus all of those with chapter structures have House directors that live in the
Chapter help the women throughout the academic year our largest sorority has a hundred and forty six members small story forty seven and an average chapter size is a hundred and thirty three women per chapter last I’m going to share information with you about the collective Greek Council which is a
Special and unique element of our OSU community cgc chapters are groups that have various academic or other membership interest bases we currently have forced to do chapters that each have their own distinct identity one engineering-based sorority one design interest already one science-based sorority and one fraternity for progressive men regardless of sexual
Orientation two of these organizations are local chapters and were founded at OSU and remain the only chapter of their organization the largest chapter has ninety-one members the smallest chapter eleven and then average size is 52 members per chapter none of the CJC chapters have chapter facilities but are
Strongly connected to colleges and departments and often meet in the buildings where members have the majority of their classes which can vary from chapter to chapter since academics are the primary reason students attend Oregon State it is very important to our chapters each chapter has strict GPA requirements to join as
Well as to remain in good standing as a member chapters provide study tables tutors and scholarships to help members be successful in the classroom as well OSU has several Greek honor societies for members with high commitment to scholastics after all students are here
To get an education first and foremost national statistics show that fraternity and sorority members have a higher rate of graduation as compared to those students who are not involved each chapter was founded on principles of service to others and focuses on giving back to the community our organizations
Give either time or money to a national philanthropy or community service project examples are the center against rape and domestic violence in Corvallis American Cancer Society and Make A Wish Foundation in 2017 2018 Greeks contributed over 68,000 hours of service and donated over three hundred fifteen
Thousand dollars to charity the fraternity and sorority community provides plenty of opportunities to develop leadership skills within a chapter there are a number of elected officer positions that members hold as well as opportunities to get involved as a new member you can also become a
Leader within the governing bodies of the fraternity and sorority community and be a leader in another campus organization we do know that being Greek isn’t for everyone so if that’s true for your student then we urge all students to get involved with something on campus there are over 400 student organizations
At Oregon State and there are plenty of opportunities to excel we always encourage students to pick at least one to get involved with did you know that tons of famous athletes celebrities and world leaders are fraternity and sorority members people like Condoleezza Rice Martin Luther King jr. and Carrie
Underwood are all members of fraternities and sororities our very own OSU celebrities like Ken Austin Terry Baker and Mercedes Bates more widely known as Betty Crocker our Greek as well friendship is by far the biggest cornerstone of Greek organizations students establish a very
Active life outside of the classroom which makes their college career so much more rewarding working with people in different chapters and also the various staff within the university also improves professional relationship skills there are many events in which fraternity and sorority members
Participate together which helps foster strong relationships as well as a good time including parent and family weekends leadership retreats Greek Week formals yard show competitions and intramurals fraternity sorority members can be found at OSU sporting events and our active participants every year in campus-wide programs our final and perhaps most important community value
Is inclusivity while our chapters do use a mutual selection process to extend and accept membership we do strive to create a welcoming and safe environment for all students we work to eliminate prejudice and foster an inclusive environment by promoting the fair treatment of all members and work to create opportunities
For students of all backgrounds and identities to join our community this is visible in the programs our chapters hosts the partnerships they create throughout campus and how we work together collaboratively now we know that there are plenty of misconceptions about fraternity and sorority life that
Can be found in popular media or pop culture today we’re not saying that we are perfect however we hope that Oregon State students are working hard to fight many of these stereotypes most of the information pertaining to fraternity and sorority life found in movies such as house money Animal House or neighbors is
Not an accurate picture of being Greek these movies and TV shows tend to impart a much skewed vision of how we are today we hope that you will urge your student to check out the chapters for themselves and make their own decisions about
Joining now shift to give an overview of recruitment and intake and how your student can join our community at Oregon State if your child child is interested in joining one of our 23 IFC chapters then I encourage you to look through the information provided on our website and
In the publication you can find on the home page this has information on all chapters as well as contact information for each individual recruitment chair students can join chapters through a couple of methods one summer recruitment many chapters will have recruitment events throughout the summer and may be
Contacting your student to attend their various informal events these may consist of attending a barbecue in your hometown dinner with a recruitment chair or a weekend at the lake your student can choose to meet with one chapter or
Ten know that men can accept a bid from a chapter at any time and it is not uncommon to be offered a bid over the summer it is up to each individual student whether or not they would like to wait to join until fall recruitment
The other option is the IFC fall recruitment process that will occur September 19th through September 29th during the first week of classes this is your students chance to get to visit all 23 chapters and then narrow down the chapters that he wishes to visit again this process is free and your student
Can sign up today please check out the recruitment publication and visit our website to register outside of fall recruitment IFC chapters continue to hold informal recruitment events throughout the year becoming involved in one of our unified Greek counsel chapters or National pan-hellenic
Council groups is slightly different in our process is called membership intake if your student is interested in joining a UGC or NPC for sorority or fraternity on campus the best way to get involved would be to attend for them to attend as
Many council sponsored programs as they can each individual UGC and NPC organization also hosts various programs and activities on campus by attending these programs and activities students can introduce themselves to members of the fraternity or sorority that they’re interested in and let them know that
They would like to learn more about the organization another good way to learn more about the UGC and NPHC organizations would be to consult the internet there’s a wealth of knowledge on the internet about fraternities and sir these all UGC and NPHC organizations
Have a national website where your student can learn tons of information on each organization as a whole the NPHC will host their divine 9 informational program on Thursday September 27th of the Memorial Union this is a free program and there’s an opportunity for your student to hear about each NPHC fraternity and sorority
As well as ask questions about the individual chapters lastly UGC is also having a meet and greet on Friday September 29th at the McNary courtyard outside McNary Dining Center will be playing field games and having a barbecue and we cannot wait to meet your students they’re like UGC and
NPHC cgc will be hosting a meet and greet and informational on Wednesday September 19th from 2 to 4 p.m. in the student experience Center Lobby this is a great chance to meet our chapters and learn more about how to join each
Chapter will promote events as the full term begins so students should look out for Facebook posts announcements in their classes and see their email for updates about when these will occur generally CGC chapters will have one to two weeks of events then we’ll extend invitations for membership before
Beginning the new member process if your student is interested in joining one of our twelve PHC sororities on campus we encourage them to sign up and participate in fall formal recruitment formal recruitment formerly known as rush will take place this fall beginning on Wednesday September 19th with
Prospective new member orientation events will begin Friday September 22nd and Saturday September 29th with bid day keep in mind that we utilize the first week of school and the first weekend does include a home football game the publication has a schedule at a glance and it’s on the website as well so you
Know what to expect fall formal recruitment is the only opportunity to check out the PHC chapters PHC utilizes a mutual selection process which means your students will narrow down their choices as the chapters are also narrowing down the women they would like to invite back
Again this is the only opportunity to see all chapters many of our chapters will be full following fall recruitment for the rest of the academic year your student can sign up for fall formal recruitment online using a credit card at any time until September 18th at 11:59 p.m. for $45
But don’t delay registration fees will go up to $60 on September 1st our costs are based on the supplies required to run the process and rental of space and rooms on campus women participating will also receive a booklet that describes the process and a nametag before putting the dates of the different recruitment
And membership intake processes on the screen I want to draw your attention to our annual meant during Welcome Week go Beavs go Greek BBQ this is for any students that are interested in joining one of our 49 groups here at OSU this is
Your students chance to meet the fraternity and sorority community and eat some free food the BBQ will be on Monday September 17th from 6 to 8 p.m. on campus we encourage all students to attend and bring a friend again all the dates for the different council recruitment processes are on
This side more information on each of them is located online and Oregon State edu slash CFSL stay updated on everything fraternity and sorority life by checking us out on Twitter Facebook and Instagram if you have any questions please contact us at the Center for fraternity and sorority life at CFSL at
Oregon State ddu or five four one seven three seven five four three two we can’t wait to get to know your student thank you for joining us today and go Beavs
source
