2. Kappa Alpha Society-1825 at Union College by John Hart Hunter Development of the Union Triad: Kappa Alpha Society (1825), Sigma Phi Society (1827) & Delta Phi (1827) Sigma Phi was the first to become a National Fraternity in 1831 when a chapter was founded at Hamilton College North American Fraternity Council was established in 1909 Serves to advocate the needs of its member fraternities through enrichment of the fraternity experience; advancement and growth of the fraternity community; and enhancement of the educational mission of the host institutions Now includes 75 fraternities, 5,500 chapters on 800+ campuses with approximately 350,000 members

3. Pi Kappa Phi was the first social fraternity organized on campus in 1959. Sigma Phi Epsilon 1959 (inactive) Tau Kappa Epsilon 1959 Delta Chi was 1968 Delta Sigma Phi 1971(inactive) Kappa Alpha Order 1971 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 1973 Theta Xi 1987 (inactive) Kappa Sigma 1996 Sigma Nu 1996 Phi Sigma Kappa 2010 Sigma Chi 2011

4. Fraternities Delta Chi:26 members Kappa Alpha Order: 53 members Kappa Sigma: 77 members Phi Sigma Kappa: 34 members Pi Kappa Phi: 17 members Sigma Alpha Epsilon: 46 members Sigma Chi: 33 members Sigma Nu: 51members Tau Kappa Epsilon: 29 members Spring 2011Demographics Number of VSU students: 10,115 Number of Greek Organization members: 1,148 Number of Fraternity members: 389 Percentage of Fraternity Members: 3.85%

5. Observations GAMMA, Order Of Omega, IFC Delegate, President's Roundtable, and IFC Grand Chapter Meetings Homecoming Events Interviews Upper/Lower Classmen Greek &Non-Greek Administrators IFC Student Athletes Questions Experience, pros & cons, stereotypes Data Collection Variation of National IFC Standards IFC Agenda IFC Constituion Various Data Reports Provided by Greek Life

6. Greek GPA Requirements Academic information obtained during interviews New member academic risk Scholastic Meeting & Greek Honor Societies

7. Leadership Development Opportunities Lack of taking advantage

8. Open House Invite 1 Smokers Bid Day

9. Homecoming Sheet Sign Competition Sidewalk Chalk Competition Lip Sync Competition HC Parade Float Competition Football Games Houses Games Tailgates

10. Greek Week Relay Races Bowling Trivia No Beef Cookout "Hot Shot" Competition Home Run Derby Clash of the Greeks Tug IFC Philanthropy Fundraiser Chapter Artifacts Delta Chi's Knight Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Lion Kappa Alpha Order's Cannon Sigma Nu's Rock

11. Stereotypes To Outsiders Athletes Advisers Administrators Students Media IFC Members Different Stereotypes for individual Groups

12. Observations during meetings Outsiders- Is a well known benefit Advisor Administrators Students IFC Members: Came from smaller school Networking Watching out for each other

13. Administrative Tasks: Paperwork Sharing Information Attendance Meetings based off observations: Language Demeanor Timing Interviews: Rarely mentioned with students Could be because we did not ask right questions

14. Different Chapter's Advertise Philanthropy Perception outside of parties

15. Interview Findings SA Students Advisors Greek Members

16. Overall Observations Meetings Known Perception to Administration Competition vs Teamwork Commitment to Campus Brotherhood Findings Social Media Additional Comments

17. Valdosta State University IFC (2011, October 5). Retrieved from http://www.valdosta.edu/stulife/greek/IFC.shtml North-American Interfraternity Conference (2011, October 5). Retrieved from http://www.nicindy.org VSU Greek Members VSU Student Athletes VSU Alumnus/Alumni VSU IFC Chapter Member VSU Greek Member Advisor