Fraternity and Sorority Life

Director: Belinda Boston; SU 154; 407 823 2072;
(Greek Council Office; SU 154, 407 823 2072;)
http://www.greeklife.sdes.ucf.edu

The Fraternity and Sorority Life office is committed to providing the best possible fraternity and sorority experience for students and the university community. This office fosters and promotes the development of national fraternities and sororities by providing advice, services, and programs to ensure all members engage in highquality undergraduate fraternal experiences that reinforce the organization’s founding principles: scholarship, community service, campus involvement, and sisterhood/brotherhood. It encompasses small group living and more importantly, developmental programming for individuals, chapters, chapter alumni boards, house corporation officers, and collegiate governing boards (i.e., Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council (IFC), National PanHellenic Council (NPHC), Diversified Greek Council (DGC), and the Greek Council).

Sororities or fraternities can offer students a home away from home, a source of job contacts, a scholastic support system, an organization for community service, handson experience in running a working entity, and a foundation for long-lasting friendships. Currently, 40 fraternities and sororities involve more than 2,700 students. Greek organizations give college men and women a chance to excel in any area they choose and include students of every race, religion, culture, and background.

Students are encouraged to take a closer look at UCF’s Greek community through participation in fraternity or sorority recruitment. The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council sponsor Recruitment or Rush, which actually consists of visiting the various chapters to meet current members and to ask questions about their organizations. Diversified Greek Council (DGC) sponsors Meet the Greeks and the National PanHellenic Council (NPHC) sponsors a Greek Expo, which allow students to become familiar with those groups comprising that governing body. Whether or not an individual chooses to join a fraternity or sorority, Recruitment, Greek Expo and Meet the Greeks are excellent ways to meet people and become acquainted with life at the University of Central Florida.