Fraternities and Sororities
The College’s nationally affiliated social Greek-letter organizations are very active on campus, and approximately 28% of Allegheny students are members of a fraternity or sorority.
Mission
In the spirit of brotherhood/sisterhood, Allegheny College Fraternity and Sorority Life upholds a commitment to scholarship, leadership, and service while maintaining pride and respect between its members, the College, and local communities.
Eligibility
Potential new members must have earned a minimum of 12 credit hours, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 or meet the organization’s specified minimum standard to join, whichever is higher, and have minimum 2.0 GPA the semester before affiliating before they can be offered an invitation to join. Students transferring to Allegheny College will be declared eligible provided that they had cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 and have minimum 2.0 GPA the semester before affiliating at their previous institution and are transferring at least 12 credit hours. This must be verified prior to transfer students joining. Regardless of credit hours, students who are identified as freshman by the Registrar’s office may not receive a bid into an organization until their second semester of attendance at Allegheny College.
Involvement
Members of fraternities and sororities are extremely active in their chapters and in other organizations on campus. Chapters typically complete over 7,000 hours of community service each year. Academically, members of fraternities and sororities perform at or above the all-College GPA average. The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council work together to plan annual events including Greek Week, Greek Sing, and SAMS (Students for the Awareness of Multiple Sclerosis) to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Traditions
The fraternity and sorority community at Allegheny represents over 150 years of leadership, campus involvement, academic excellence, community service and social development. While each chapter has its own unique history and traditions, our community shares Allegheny-specific traditions such as Run-Out (where each chapter introduces its new members to the campus) and pinnings on Brooks balcony (where a chapter member gives their badge to a significant other during a chapter ceremony).
Housing
The sororities have chapter suites on the fourth floor of Brooks residence hall. These suites serve as large meeting and programming spaces and are used for various sorority activities. Four of the five fraternities have an independent living space, and men may choose to live in their respective fraternity house after completing their first year at Allegheny to fulfill the on-campus residency requirement.
Panhellenic Council
Purpose: The purpose of the Panhellenic Council shall be to develop and maintain fraternity life and interfraternity relations at a high level of accomplishment and in so doing to: 1) Consider the goals and ideals of member groups as continually applicable to campus and personal life. 2) Promote superior scholarship as basic to intellectual achievement. 3) Cooperate with member fraternities and the college administration in concern for and maintenance of high social and moral standards. 4) Act in accordance with National Panhellenic Conference UNANIMOUS AGREEMENTS and policies. 5) Act in accordance with such rules established by Panhellenic Council as to not violate the sovereignty, rights, and privileges of member fraternities
President: Kathleen Lynch (2024)
Email: lynch02@allegheny.edu
Advisor: Ella Horner, Student Leadership Coordinator
Email: ehorner@allegheny.edu
