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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the benefits of membership?

The benefits of membership are many. Our Greek students graduate with a plethora of experiences that they will enjoy for a lifetime.

Here are just a few:

Developing leadership skills
Taking advantage of educational programming
Finding lasting friendships and alumni contacts
Developing a sense of civic responsibility and community engagement
Having fun

How does Greek Life affect my students’ academic endeavors?

Academics is the number one reason why are students are at BGSU. Our fraternities and sororities have academic programming that is in place to help your student succeed. The chapters want your student to succeed as much as you do.

Examples of some of the academic programming opportunities are:

Tutoring groups and study skills
Time Management workshops
Academic Incentives
Grade requirements for membership, to hold office, and participate in chapter events
Students can join Gamma Sigma Alpha, the honor society that recognizes outstanding Greek men and women for their academic success
Each chapter has a faculty member who serves as an advisor to the group
Annually almost $30,000 is devoted to academic incentives for Greek students
The all-Greek GPA is consistently above the undergraduate GPA each semester

What Fraternities and Sororities are on campus?

Fraternity and sorority life gives your student the chance to meet other students with similar interests, goals, and ideas through the bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood. Each Greek organization is unique because they are comprised of members who contribute their individual talents to their chapter and are loved and respected for who they are

Our organizations:

Women’s Groups:

Alpha Chi Omega	Gamma Phi Beta
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.	Kappa Delta
Alpha Omicron Pi	Kappa Kappa Gamma
Alpha Phi	Omega Phi Alpha Service Sorority
Alpha Xi Delta	Phi Mu
Chi Omega	Pi Beta Phi
Delta Gamma	Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.	Sigma Kappa
Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority	Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Delta Zeta

Men’s Groups:

Alpha Sigma Phi	Phi Gamma Delta
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.	Phi Kappa Psi (colony)
Alpha Tau Omega	Phi Kappa Tau
Delta Chi	Pi Kappa Alpha
Delta Lambda Phi Fraternity	Pi Kappa Phi
Delta Tau Delta	Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. (colony)	Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity, Inc.
Kappa Alpha Order	Sigma Nu
Kappa Sigma	Sigma Phi Epsilon
Lambda Chi Alpha	Tau Kappa Epsilon (colony)
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.	Phi Mu Alpha
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Phi Delta Theta

Co-Ed Groups:

Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity

Is membership expensive?

Similar to other organizations, there are costs to becoming a member. Chapter members set the amount of dues annually. There are semester dues, which vary from chapter to chapter. Dues cover such things as insurance, social events, scholastic programming, leadership schools, intramurals, chapter events, etc. Many chapters also offer payment plans and scholarships to help offset the cost of their dues.

Is hazing allowed?

Physical and mental hazing is strictly prohibited by BGSU, by the Inter/national headquarters of the organizations, and by the state of Ohio. BGSU’s Greeks recognize that hazing has no place in their organizations. It is the goal of Greeks at BGSU to create a positive, fun, and safe experience for every member and no form of hazing is tolerated. Our hazing hotline allows anyone to report allegations of hazing 24 hours a day anonymously calling. 419.372.4293. In addition, every year Greek leaders are required to attend a workshop on hazing to educate the leaders on the policy and consequences for violating policy.

What is my role as a parent/guardian?

As a parent/guardian, you can be supportive of your student's efforts to join a chapter. Learn as much as you can about the fraternities and sororities at BGSU. Review the Greek Reports for more information about our 44 groups.

Allow your student to make his or her own choice (especially if you were Greek). Participate in chapter-sponsored events for alumni and parents. Come to Homecoming or Family Weekend, if possible. Your support should not end after the recruitment/intake period, but should continue throughout your student's upcoming years at Bowling Green State University!

Who is in charge?

Bowling Green has three full-time staff members that work directly with all of our organizations. We also have eight Graduate Assistants that assist in advising the different councils. The Graduate Assistants also work with programming and education around the four pillars of scholarship, leadership, service, brotherhood and sisterhood. In addition to the full-staff and our Graduate Assistants we have Greek House Directors. House Directors are graduate students that live in each of our housed fraternities and sororities. The House Directors work directly with the chapter leadership to assist with leadership programming, facility concerns, and helping to create a positive living and learning environment. All staff go through an extensive training period over the summer in addition to ongoing efforts throughout the year. Contact us for more information.

What about alcohol use in the Greek Community?

Almost all of our houses are completely substance free and in the few houses that are not substance free, individuals may only consume alcohol if they are 21 years old and in their own room. Fraternities and sororities are not permitted to have social events with alcohol in Greek houses. All of our houses have a trained graduate level live-in staff member who is able to have conversations with students about alcohol use and University policies.

All fraternities and sororities have a national risk management policy that governs the use of alcohol. Common sources of alcohol such as kegs are prohibited. No chapter funds are able to be used to purchase alcohol and all events where alcohol is served has to be either BYOB or at a third party vendor. Each chapter has a Risk Management officer who is trained on risk management policies.

The Greek community also partners with the Student Wellness Connection to provide educational and fun programming for Greek students throughout the year.