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Recruitment FAQs
How do I join a fraternity or sorority?
The recruitment processes differ for men and women.
See how fraternity recruitment works
See how sorority recruitment works
Do I have to have good grades to pledge a fraternity or sorority?
Fraternities
The Interfraternity Council does not have a GPA standard requirement for men who wish to pledge a fraternity. Each fraternity has its own minimum GPA requirement, so you should ask a recruitment chairman. A 2.5 cumulative GPA is a fairly common minimum, but some chapters have higher or lower GPA standards based on nationally determined entry requirements.
Sororities
The Panhellenic Council recommends a 2.90 overall high school GPA for incoming freshmen and a 2.5 cumulative college GPA for upperclasswomen who wish to participate in formal sorority recruitment.
Women with GPAs lower than recommended are still welcome to participate, but should be instructed that their options for pledging will be somewhat limited by each sorority's nationally determined entry requirements. Occasionally, exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis.
Am I able to live in the chapter house?
Fraternities
Many new members of fraternities are able to move into the chapter house their very first semester. Even chapters who have more members than are able to live in the house will generally be able to offer housing contracts to all of their new members.
If you are a high school senior seeking out a fraternity as a place to live, we recommend that you begin your research process in January or February before arriving for your first fall semester at K-State. The earliest date you may be offered a formal bid and housing contract is usually the third Saturday in April. If you haven't decided to join a particular fraternity by this time, you should go ahead and make other housing arrangements (usually through K-State Housing and Dining Services).
If you later decide you'd like to live in a fraternity house, your new fraternity may be able to help cover the cost of cancelling your residence hall contract; otherwise you will be considered an "out-of-house" member until you are able to move in.
Sororities
Most sororities require members to live in the chapter house for at least one year. Since the average sorority has twice as many women as are able to live in-house, most freshmen sorority members live in the residence halls (although it is not a requirement that they live on-campus, it is highly recommended), and then move into chapter houses for their sophomore year. Sophomores and juniors make up the bulk of the women living in-house.
Occasionally some sororities may have spaces available immediately following recruitment, but there is no guarantee. Women participating in formal recruitment should already have their housing secured well in advance (sophomores or juniors going through recruitment will generally have first pick of the few available rooms that may exist at the sorority house, but again, there is no guarantee that a room will be available).
Upperclasswomen who have met their live-in requirement and wish to live outside the sorority house usually live off-campus in a house or apartment. Each sorority will explain its housing policies during the recruitment process.
Can I afford to be in a fraternity or sorority?
Absolutely! Chapter fees consist of a monthly house bill, which is like rent, that covers everything from room and board and food to social activities and functions. In addition to house bills, most fraternities and sororities have chapter dues, which are paid to that chapter’s national headquarters each semester.
Costs of membership may be a little more during the first year due to some one-time costs including registration for women's formal recruitment (there is no cost to participate in men's recruitment), initiation fees, and/or damage deposits. However, the cost of Greek life is comparable, if not cheaper, than the residence halls. In addition, all chapters offer payment plans to help members fulfill their financial obligations.
Individual sorority chapter fees for each fall semester are reported during formal membership recruitment week prior to that semester; prospective fraternity members should ask a recruitment chairman about costs at a particular chapter.
Where do I send letters of recommendation?
Fraternities
The Interfraternity Council does not accept letters of recommendation for fraternities.
Sororities
The Panhellenic Council does not require formal membership recruitment participants to submit letters of recommendation. It will not count against you if you do not have any recommendations, but you are welcome to have them submitted directly to one or more sororities if you wish.
Letters of recommendation must be sent to individual chapters (in care of the reference chair) by an alumna. The alumna may be from a different chapter of the same sorority or from our local chapter. A recommendation information form, known as a RIF, is the preferred method of submission, and it can usually be downloaded from the sorority's national website. Otherwise, a standard professional letter with a resume is suitable. Alumnae will know how the process works for the sorority they belong to; if they have questions, ask them to contact their national organization headquarters.
Letters sent directly to Greek Affairs/Panhellenic Council will not be delivered to individual chapters.
Get mailing addresses of the chapter houses
Will a confirmation packet be sent out?
Fraternities
Men wishing to join a fraternity fill out a simple online biographical data form. Your confirmation will be a "Thank you for your submission" message that appears after your info is transmitted.
Once the IFC director of recruitment has distributed your information to each of our fraternities, it is up to the individual fraternity recruitment chairmen to begin contacting you about attending their upcoming events.
Sororities
Women fill out an online form in order to register for sorority recruitment. After you have enrolled online for fall formal recruitment, and we have received and processed your payment and transcripts, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to the address you provided on your application. Please allow two to three weeks after you have sent in all information to receive your confirmation.
A formal sorority recruitment confirmation packet will be available for download from this website around June.
You may download this packet as soon as it is available. Otherwise, your confirmation postcard will serve as a reminder for you to come back and check our website for your packet. Your packet will contain instructions for your arrival at K-State, with reminders about what to bring, what to wear for recruitment, a general schedule of events, a letter to parents, and more.
Download the confirmation packet (available around June)
If you have trouble downloading or printing the confirmation packet, call or e-mail the Greek Affairs office to request that a hard copy be mailed to you.