Fraternity Recruitment 2014

Group of individuals who share similar interests

Bonded together by common goals and aspirations created through ritualsFellowshipScholarshipService & PhilanthropyLeadership

What does it mean to be in a

fraternity?

Fraternity members build lifelong friendships both within his chapter and the Greek community. Some of these opportunities include:

Brotherhood ActivitiesAnnual Greekend activitiesFall New Member 101 SeriesSocials and ExchangesHomecoming & Family Weekend

Benefits of Fraternity

Membership

Academic excellence is a primary focus in fraternities. As a member of the Fraternity community, your son will find the following:

Greek Growth Series Chapter academic requirements such as study hours and tutoring Dedicated spaces in chapter houses for quite study Additional scholarship money available as a member of the Fraternity

& Sorority community Higher retention than regular student population Higher graduation rate than regular student population

Benefits of Fraternity

Membership

service & philanthropy

Being a member of the Fraternity community means giving back to the Bloomington/Normal area and across the nation including:

GreekServe ProgramRaising money for Local and National Charitable

organizationsVolunteering service to local charitable agenciesParticipation in Alternative Breaks programs

Benefits of Fraternity

Membership

Leadership Development is deeply routed in the core of fraternities. Your son will have multiple opportunities to develop into a leader among his peers. Here are just a few examples of these opportunities :

Leadership opportunities within chapters and Interfraternity Council Order of Omega Leadership Honor Society Fraternity & Sorority Programming Board Annual Fraternity & Sorority Leadership Retreat “Best Practices” Officer Roundtables Travel to Leadership Development conferences

Benefits of Fraternity

Membership

Common Questions

Which chapters are at IWU? When is recruitment? What does it

involve?What is the cost? Is there hazing? Where do fraternity members live?

Commonly Asked Questions

AcaciaPhi Gamma Delta (FIJI)Sigma ChiTau Kappa EpsilonTheta Chi

Fraternity Options at IWU

Phi Mu Alpha (music, male)Delta Omicron (music, co-ed)Alpha Phi Omega (service, co-ed)Alpha Kappa Psi (business, co-ed)

Greek Organizations

NOT part of FSL

Recruit year RoundFall Structured Process

Information SessionsOpen Individual Chapter Events (August 27 –

September 11)Invitation Only Preference Meals (September 12 –

14)1st Day to Receive/Accept a Bid (Monday,

September 15)Registration is not required; but highly

encouraged and free.

When is Recruitment?

The Costs

Fraternities are self-funded organizations. Chapters collect dues/membership fees from every member.

Dues are usually spent on alumni/parent programming philanthropic events social events scholarship programming membership recruitment administrative costs

Most chapters offer payment plans to assist members in meeting financial obligations to the chapter

Many offer scholarship funds on the national level

Costs of Fraternity

Membership

The Costs

Room & Board are through IWU Currently equal to double occupancy room fees Board depends on meal plan selected 6 semester required; 4 expected in chapter house

Undercapacity Fee Ranges each semester depending on chapter’s ability to fill to

capacity (2014-15 projected range will be $0 to $176 Not charged to students during first year at IWU

Common Area Damages 2013-14 range (to date) was $44.73 to $150.22

Chapter Dues and Fees 2013-14 range was $800 to $970; first year range was $550 to $820

Costs of Fraternity

Membership

Hazing

Fraternity new members all experience a period of orientation that varies in both content and length among chapters.

Hazing is absolutely forbidden by each Organization’s and the University’ s policies as well as Illinois State law.

During recruitment, the potential member will want to ask each organization specific questions about what is expected of him as a new member.

If you have any concerns regarding hazing please contact the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life or the Dean of Students Office (it can be confidential).

Don’t they Haze?

Housing

University-owned chapter housesEach chapter has a student live-in House

Manager employed by OFSLMeals are through campus dining facilitiesAll have Live-in requirements ranging from

2 semesters to 4 semesters requiredIWU policy beginning in 2014 is 6 semesters on

campus, 4 of which can be in chapter house

Where do they live?

Housing

Blake Bradley, DirectorEmail: fsl@iwu.edu Phone: (309) 556-3555

Additional Questions?

HTTP://WWW.IWU.EDU/GREEK

Be sure to check out our website and Facebook Pages for lots of great information about the fraternity & sorority community at IWU.