Fraternity and Sorority Life Statistics

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has the largest number of members in the greek community on any college campus!

Who is in the Greek Community at the University of Illinois?

• 95 Chapters (36 Sororities and 59 Fraternities)
• 6850 Undergraduate men and women, which represents approximately 22% of the undergraduate population
• 63 chapters have a Certified housing facility. In Spring 2009, about 2300 students live in Fraternity & Sorority Certified Housing. (34% of the Greek community)
• Spring 2009 Black Greek Council GPA: 2.70
  • Average Chapter Size: 4
• Fall 2008 Black Greek Council GPA: 2.64
• Spring 2009 Interfraternity Council GPA: 3.11
  • Average Chapter Size: 72
• Fall 2008 Interfraternity Council GPA: 3.10
• Spring 2009 Panhellenic Council GPA: 3.38
  • Average Chapter Size: 137
  • Average NPC Chapter Size: 177
• Fall 2008 Panhellenic Council GPA: 3.35
• Spring 2009 United Greek Council GPA: 2.81
  • Average Chapter Size: 8
• Fall 2008 United Greek Council GPA: 2.82
• Spring 2009all university men GPA: 3.02 and all university women GPA: 3.17
• Fall 2008 all university men GPA: 3.03 and all university women GPA: 3.19
• Spring 2009 all Greek men GPA: 3.10 and all Greek women: 3.37
• Fall 2008 all Greek men GPA: 3.09 and all Greek women: 3.34
• Spring 2009 all Greek GPA: 3.24 is above the all U of I student: 3.09
• Fall 2008 all Greek GPA: 3.22 is above the all U of I student: 3.03

Culturally Based Organizations

33% of all the Chapters at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are culturally based

• 10 Historically African-American Chapters
• 5 Asian-American and 2 South Asian Chapters
• 11 Latino/a Chapters
• 5 Multicultural Chapters

Fall 2007 Intake/Recruitment Statistics

• Women: Over 800 pledged a Sorority
• Men: About 1,000 pledged a Fraternity

How Do I Join a Chapter?

• Black Greek Council
  • 2 Sororities and 8 Fraternities
  • Recruitment video to incoming students' email address in early August
  • Resource Center at Summer Registration at Illini Union
  • Membership process is called Intake
  • GPA Requirement and number of Credit Hours
  • Individual Chapter Process
  • Attend Quad Day: Talk to people, watch for flyers
  • Do not ever say that you want to be a member of a specific chapter
  • Visit BGC website
• Interfraternity Council
  • 46 Chapters (44 Certified Houses)
  • Fall and Spring semesters have informal recruitment (rush) process
  • Can begin process once the University of Illinois acceptance letters go out to the applicants
  • Recruitment video to incoming students' email address in early August
  • Resource Center at Summer Registration at Illini Union
  • Quad Day and Recruitment/Rush events held in early Fall
  • Visit IFC website and DI ads
• Panhellenic Council
  • 24 Chapters (19 Certified Houses)
  • Recruitment video to incoming students' email address in early August
  • Resource Center at Summer Registration at Illini Union
  • Fall semester (first 2 weekends in Sept.) there is Formal Recruitment, which is structured
  • Must register on website starting April 1, deadline to register is August 29, 11:59 pm
  • Mutual Selection Process
  • Visit Panhellenic website
• United Greek Council
  • 10 Sororities and 7 Fraternities
  • Process is called Intake and/or Recruitment
  • Recruitment video to incoming students' email address in early August
  • Resource Center at Summer Registration at Illini Union
  • GPA Requirement and number of Credit Hours varies per chapter
  • Individual Chapter Process
  • Attend Quad Day: Talk to people, watch for flyers
  • Visit UGC website