How to Join
Joining Legitimate Organizations
Go To Recruitment/Rush Registration
Requirements
Please note that all students must have a 2.5 GPA in order to join any of the groups on campus. Further, students who have have a 2.5 but less than a 2.75 GPA will need to meet with their academic counselor to create a plan to balance academic and fraternity life. No exceptions will be made to these baseline requirements. By registering for recruitment, a student is agreeing to release his/her transcripts to the Office of Student Affairs/Fraternity Sorority Life for the purpose of verifying that he/she has met the minimum GPA requirement for membership.
Joining Legitimate Organizations
As first year students begin to look forward to the Spring Semester and fraternity/sorority recruitment, please be aware that several groups exist at Penn who portray themselves as fraternities or sororities who are not official or recognized fraternities or sororities. These groups exist without the benefit of University oversight. They may recruit with alcohol which is against University policy as well as against the policy of all national fraternities, and allegedly openly haze their new members. Some of these organizations are remnants of former fraternities that were suspended for disciplinary purposes. Should anyone have questions as to which groups are legitimate, please contact the Office of Student Affairs/Fraternity Sorority Life at ofsa@pobox.upenn.edu, or call 215.898.5263 and ask for Scott, Stacy or Larry. Be aware that the following student organizations are not recognized and are not legitimate fraternities or sororities at the University of Pennsylvania:
- The Tabard Society
- The Owl Society
- THEOS
- OZ or any variation
We encourage you as responsible students to look closely at the legitimate, strong fraternities and sororities on our campus that enjoy the programming, support, networking, and guidance of national headquarters and educational foundations, well trained alumni/ae advisory boards and house corporations, and the expertise of the Office of Student Affairs/Fraternity Sorority Life.
Go To Recruitment/Rush Registration
Registration for rush/recruitment is done through the council to which the fraternity/sorority belongs at U Penn. Follow the instructions below for each council. Not sure which council your desired chapter is a part of? Go to the Chapters/Info page.
Interfraternity Council: go to the IFC website at http://upennifc.com/recruitment.
Panhellenic Association: go to the Panhellenic website at https://upenn.mycampusdirector.com/index.php. (Panhellenic recruitment registration closes Sunday, January 8, 2012.)
Multicultural Greek Council: Due to the specialized nature of the recruitment process for the chapters of the Multicultural Greek Council, students interested in joining these organizations should contact Larry Moses in the Office of Fraternity Sorority Affairs directly: clmoses@pobox.upenn.edu .
