Standards of ExcellenceFraternity and Sorority Life

The Inter-Greek Council prides itself on its Standards of Excellence by which all chapters must abide. Expectations surrounding academics, service, philanthropy, and the educational experience are crucial compotents of the fraternity and sorority community.

Article V. Excellence and Standards

To be in good standing, each chapter must complete an End of Semester Report submitted to the Inter-Greek Senate Advisor. See Appendix B for details on report requirements.

  1. Community Service
    1. To obtain Standards by the Inter-Greek Senate requirements, each chapter must
      1. Have 33% of members at 2 IGS sponsored events per semester
      2. Have 50% of members at 2 chapter organized events per semester
    2. To obtain Excellence by the Inter-Greek Senate requirements, each chapter must
      1. Have 50% of members at 2 IGS sponsored events per semester
      2. Have 66% of members at 2 chapter organized events per semester
  2. Dues
    1. To obtain Standards by the Inter-Greek Senate requirements, each chapter must pay the amount decided upon by the Inter-Greek Council by the end of the fall semester.
    2. To obtain Excellence by the Inter-Greek Senate requirements, each chapter must pay the amount decided upon by the Inter-Greek Senate before Fall Break.
  3. Educationals
    1. To obtain Standards by the Inter-Greek Senate requirements, each chapter must attend either 2 Inter-Greek Senate sponsored events per semester with 33% attendance at each event or attend 1 Inter-Greek Senate Sponsored event with 33% attendance and 1 chapter sponsored event with 50% attendance per semester. Events sponsored by neither the Inter-Greek Senate nor the chapter in question can be approved, for the purpose of standards, by a majority vote of the IGC.
    2. To obtain Excellence by the Inter-Greek Senate requirements, each chapter must attend either 2 Inter-Greek Senate sponsored events per semester with 50% attendance at each event or attend 1 Inter-Greek Senate Sponsored event with 50% attendance and 1 chapter sponsored event with 66% attendance per semester. Events sponsored by neither the Inter-Greek Senate nor the chapter in question can be approved, for the purpose of standards, by a majority vote of the IGC.
  4. President's attendance at President’s meeting
    1. To obtain Standards by the Inter-Greek Senate requirements, each chapter with two presidents must have an 80% attendance of their president(s) at the President’s meetings per semester.
      1. If at least one president cannot attend a meeting, a selected representative may step in, at discretion of the Vice President of Operations
    2. To obtain Standards by the Inter-Greek Senate requirements in a chapter with a single president, the president and another selected representative from the chapters leadership must have an 80% attendance of their representatives at the President’s meetings per semester.
    3. To obtain Excellence by the Inter-Greek Senate requirements, each chapter with two presidents must have an 100% attendance of their president(s) at the President’s meetings per semester.
      1. If at least one president cannot attend a meeting, a selected representative may step in, at discretion of the Vice President of Operations
    4. To obtain Excellence by the Inter-Greek Senate requirements in a chapter with a single president, the president and another selected representative from the chapters leadership must have an 100% attendance of their representatives at the President’s meetings per semester.
  5. Scholarship
    1. Standard: Spring and fall term chapter average GPA of 2.5 or higher.
    2. Excellence: Spring and fall term chapter average GPA of 3.1 or higher.

Complete Inter-Greek Senate Constitution