At the University of Louisiana Monroe, we take pride in our Greek organizations and the ideals that they stand for. Having your son or daughter become apart of a Greek organization means several things.

Long Lasting Friendships
Being Greek gives your child the opportunity to meet people and make special friendships that will last a lifetime.

Strong Academics and Leadership
Fraternities and sororities consistently promote high scholastic achievement. In addition, they offer a variety of leadership possibilities inside and outside of the Greek community.

Campus Involvement
Greeks are involved in campus wide organizations such as student government, career-oriented clubs, honor societies, religious groups, and intramural sports.

Career Development
Internships and chapter offices provide real world training that is crucial to help you stand out in the mass of college graduates.

Social Events
Formals, theme parties, and Greek sponsored events bring fraternities and sororities together in a fun and relaxed environment.

BENEFITS OF GREEK MEMBERSHIP

Scholarship
ULM's Greek Students take pride in their level of scholastic achievement. The all-Greek grade point averages exceed the all university undergraduate averages.

Sororities and Fraternities place great emphasis on encouraging, developing, and maintaining academic progress.

Chapters provide tutors, study programs, and other incentives to promote academic improvement. Additionally, time management skills of Greek members improve as they work to attain desired scholastic goals while meeting chapter responsibilities.

Service
ULM fraternity and sorority chapters support a strong tradition of service to our ULM campus and surrounding Monroe community. Each year Greek members donate thousands of dollars and more importantly, thousands of hours to various charities. Each chapter focuses on national philanthropies, but all donate services to local agencies and schools.

Leadership
Membership in Greek lettered organizations offers students a variety of positions to sharpen leadership skills. Greek Leaders can be found in the Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, academic and leadership honoraries, and also representing the university as PREP/POP orientation leaders.

Involvement and active participation in activities enable Greek members to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the fast-paced job market of today.

Leadership retreats and workshops are help annually by the Office of Student Life and Leadership to help further assess and develop chapter member's skills and encourage further involvement.

GREEK TERMS

Active: a man or woman who has been formally initiated by his/her fraternity or sorority.

Alumnus/Alumnae: an initiated member who has graduated from college or who belongs to the graduate chapter.

Associate/New Member/Pledge: a member of a fraternity or sorority not yet initiated.

Bid: an invitation for membership for a Greek Letter organization.

Brother/Sister: a term used by active members when referring to each other.

Call: the sound or saying by which members of some Greek lettered organizations greet their brothers or sisters or announce their location.

Chapter: the local collegiate or graduate group of a national fraternity or sorority.

Charter: the official document recognizing a chapter's status by the national organization.

Colony: status of a new chapter before installation.

Fraternity: derived from the Latin word "frater" meaning brother, a fraternity is an organization founded on the ideal of brotherhood.

Greek: a term applied to members affiliated with Greek-letter organizations.

Initiation: a formal ceremony in which an associate/new member/pledge becomes an active/initiated member.

Interfraternity Council (IFC): the governing body of the fraternity system at a single University or College campus.

Legacy: a potential member who is the sibling, child, or grandchild of an active member or an alumni member of a Greek organization.

Line: a group of new members in a specific NPHC chapter in a specific semester.

National Panhellenic Conference (NPC): a national organization advocating supporting the rights for 26 (inter) national sororities and women's fraternities.

National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC): the national governing body for the nine historically black sororities and fraternities.

Panhellenic Council (PHC): the governing body of the sorority system at a single University or College Campus.

New Member/Pledge Class: a group of new members in a specific NPC chapter in a specific semester.

North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC): an national organization advocating supporting the rights for 64 (inter) national fraternities.

Potential Member/ Rushee: a non-Greek man or woman seeking to join a social fraternity/sorority.

Recruitment Counselor: a member of an NPC sorority that has disaffiliated from his/her organization during Recruitment Week to assist students interested in joining an NPC organization.

Recruitment: designed for NPC membership selection and is a mutual selection process for potential members and chapters.

Rush: designed for IFC membership selection and is a mutual selection process for potential members and chapters.

Sorority: derived from the Latin word "soro" meaning sister, a sorority is another term for a women's fraternity which is founded on the ideal of sisterhood.

FINANCIAL REQUIRMENTS
The Greek experience is an investment in your student?s future. The leadership skills, academic assistance, and friendship will benefit your student beyond their college days.

Greek organizations are quite affordable and all fees provide services that will positively impact your student. Dues directly support the betterment of the chapter and the national organization.

Many students work to supplement funding their dues. To assist members, chapters may offer various scholarships or grants through the local chapter. We encourage students to ask questions related to finances during the recruitment process. We also encourage you the parent to be "hands on" in this decision process if you have any questions regarding financial obligations.

Each chapter is responsible for determining dues, as well as one-time new member and initiation fees. Below is a average of what you and your child can expect to pay.