Fraternity & Sorority Life

Membership in a fraternity or sorority often provides students with vast opportunities to develop lifelong friendships, leadership skills, scholastic achievement, social interaction, and networking communities.

Being involved in a fraternity or sorority can help to build new skills that can be advantageous throughout life. These benefits can include leadership development, organizational skills, and the invaluable personal growth that comes from this involvement. Fraternity & Sorority Life provides opportunities to be involved in campus leadership positions, community service, planning of social functions, positions within the chapter, scholarship opportunities and irreplaceable friendships, all helping you to grow and succeed while at Fayetteville State University and throughout life. FSU students who are members of fraternities and sororities are scholars, campus leaders, athletes and positively contribute and enhance the FSU experience.

Fraternity and Sorority Life at FSU has been in existence since 1954. The University has 4 sororities and 5 fraternities with chapters under the National Pan-Hellenic Council and 2 chapters under the Independent Greek Council.

Anti-Hazing Policy

It is against University policy, as well as the rules and regulations of each of the fraternities, sororities, student organizations/groups, and social fellowships, to initiate or discipline fellow students by means of horseplay, practical jokes, punishment, oppression, unlawful harassment in violation of FSU Non-Discrimination Policy, and tricks in the nature of humiliation or infliction of painful ordeals or infliction of excessive work. More specifically, there should not be any paddling or inflicting of abusive or humiliating stunts that could cause bodily harm to prospective candidates. The term hazing shall include, but not be limited to, pressuring or coercing a student into violating state or federal law, any brutality of a physical nature, such as striking in any manner, whipping, beating, branding, exposure to the elements, forced consumption of food, liquor, drugs, or other substances, or other forced physical activities that would adversely affect the health or safety of the student. It also includes any activity that would subject the student to extreme mental stress, such as sleep deprivation, forced exclusion from social contacts, forced conduct that would be extremely demeaning or results in extreme embarrassment or any other forced activity that 20 Student Handbook Effective September 2022 could adversely affect the mental health or dignity of the student. Moreover, under North Carolina law, hazing is a crime and it specifically prohibits a student from subjecting another student to physical injury as part of an initiation, or as a prerequisite to membership, into any University group, including any society, athletic team, fraternity or sorority, or other similar group. Learn more about the FSU Hazing Policy.

Overview of Greek Life FSU

FSU’s Fraternity and Sorority Life consists of two councils:

  • The National Pan-Hellenic Council at FSU (NPHCFSU) is the governing body for Greek lettered organizations that are members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. (NPHC)
  • The Independent Greek Council (IGC) is the governing body for non-NPHC fraternities and sororities that are recognized at FSU. Both the NPHCFSU and IGC constitutions provide rules and regulations that all of its membership organizations are required to follow. University guidelines, requirements, policies, procedures, and regulations supersede those of local chapters and national organizations.
Active and Compliant Organization

NPHC

  • Epsilon Zeta Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Founded 1906, Cornell University
  • Delta Alpha Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Founded 1908, Howard University
  • Epsilon Beta Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Founded 1911, Indiana University
  • Delta Gamma Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Founded 1911, Howard University
  • Delta Xi Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Founded 1913, Howard University
  • Pi Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Founded 1914, Howard University
  • Omega Beta Chapter, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Founded 1920, Howard University
  • Delta Iota Chapter, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Founded 1922, Butler University
  • Xi Chapter, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Founded 1963, Morgan State University

 

Independent Greek Council

  • Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority
  • Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity
Membership Intake Process for Students

All students are responsible for ensuring that the University and state statute regarding hazing are upheld.

  1. A student must first attend the University recognized interest meeting of the fraternity or sorority of their choice.
  2. Every student interested in joining a fraternity or sorority must register in the Office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, 211 RJSC within the designated time frame, sign required documents and a statement acknowledging that they understand the University’s rules and regulations governing fraternities, sororities, and social fellowships and the NC General Statutes prohibiting hazing.
  3. A student must meet the student academic eligibility guidelines as stated in the Student Handbook in the Fraternity and Sorority Life Eligibility section. Section III, A, 7.
  4. A student must meet the University’s immunization guidelines. It is highly recommended that students contact Student Health Services at (910) 672-1258 to ensure compliance a semester prior to Intake.
  5. If a student is found guilty of violating the Code of Conduct during any part of the Intake process, he or she shall be ineligible to continue the process.
  6. Individual organizations retain the right to select members through their prescribed national guidelines. Students who have concerns or questions regarding non-acceptance to an organization should address those concerns to the organization’s campus advisor or further questions should be addressed to the organization’s regional, state, district or national office.