Fraternity & Sorority Life

Recruitment takes place each Fall and Spring semester, typically around the 2nd or 3rd week of classes, and lasts no more than 10 days total.

Step 1: Sign up for Recruitment at https://ifcusf.mycampusdirector2.com and pay the registration fee.

Step 2: Day 1 - Attend Orientation and Open House. There will be a presentation from the IFC Executive Board (Orientation) and afterwards will be an opportunity to go from room to room to meet each of the chapters (Open House).

Step 3: Days 2+ - Potential New Members (PNMs) can attend any of the chapters' Open Events throughout the next few days. These Open Events are an opportunity to explore more of the different fraternities, get to know them more, and ask questions.

Step 4: Potential New Members (PNMs) may be extended an invitation to attend chapters' Closed Events. These Closed Events are an invite-only event to explore the chapter more deeply, of which some chapter's may have Alumni in attendance, and is usually more formal/business casual attire. 

Step 5: Final Day - Bid Selection and Bid Rally. Potential New Members (PNMs) may be extended a membership invitation/bid to any of the fraternities. PNMs can be extended more than one (1) bid. After meeting with IFC to select a bid, Bid Rally is an event which congratulates everyone on joining the IFC community.

Please note: not everyone receives a bid. Receiving a bid is contingent upon grades, the conversations taking place between PNMs and chapter's, and whether the PNM matches a fraternity's membership criteria.

Step 6: Week 1+ - Potential New Members (PNMs) now become New Members of the chapter and begin and finish the education process. 

If you have additional questions, please visit the Councils and Chapters page for contact info.

The MGC DOES not coordinate each organization's membership growth events – this is done by each particular fraternity or sorority.

• Some organizations allow first time in college (FTIC) and transfer students to join right away, but other organizations require a student complete at least 12 credit hours at USF before joining.
• Some organizations do membership intake every semester, and others do it only once per year. This decision is made by each individual fraternity or sorority in conjunction with the national organization and the Fraternity and Sorority Life staff.

Step 1: Attend the MGC/NPHC Convocation. Convocation is an event to learn about the community and which organizations we have to offer. It is typically held in the first two (2) weeks of each Fall and Spring semesters. Check out our FSL social media pages for more details (@usf_fsl)

Step 2: Attend an organization's Informational session, Interest Meeting, or intake/Recruitment event. These meetings/events will provide an overview of their organization as well as the requirements and additional steps needed to join. Ways to find out about these events:

• Ask the Fraternity and Sorority Life staff
• Attend the particular organization's Week of Welcome (WOW) or other events
• Attend the Council's Informational Session
• Look out for flyers on bulletin boards across campus
• Look at the respective organization's social media pages
• Contact the individual organization
• Look for information on each organization's local or national websites

The NPHC DOES not coordinate each organization's membership growth events – this is done by each particular fraternity or sorority.

• Some organizations allow first time in college (FTIC) and transfer students to join right away, but other organizations require a student complete at least 12 credit hours at USF before joining.
• Some organizations do membership intake every semester, and others do it only once per year. This decision is made by each individual fraternity or sorority in conjunction with the national organization and the Fraternity and Sorority Life staff.

Step 1: Attend the MGC/NPHC Convocation. Convocation is an event to learn about the community and which organizations we have to offer. It is typically held in the first two (2) weeks of each Fall and Spring semesters. Check out our FSL social media pages for more details (@usf_fsl)

Step 2: Attend an organization's Informational session, Interest Meeting, or intake/Recruitment event. These meetings/events will provide an overview of their organization as well as the requirements and additional steps needed to join. Ways to find out about these events:

• Ask the Fraternity and Sorority Life staff
• Attend the particular organization's Week of Welcome (WOW) or other events
• Attend the Council's Informational Session
• Look out for flyers on bulletin boards across campus
• Look at the respective organization's social media pages
• Contact the individual organization
• Look for information on each organization's local or national websites

Formal Recruitment takes place in the Fall semester, usually around Labor Day weekend, and lasts 5 days in total. 

Step 1: Sign up for Recruitment at https://usfpanhellenic.mycampusdirector2.com and pay the registration fee.

Step 2: Attend Orientation. The PHA Executive Board will provide a presentation covering an overview of the community, expectations, and an overview of the days of reecruitment. The Orientation is also where Potential New Members (PNMs) meet their group's Recruitment Counselors, or Rho Gamma's. Rho Gamma's are initiated members of sororities who have temporarily disassociated from their organization in order to serve as guides for the entirety of Recruitment.

Step 3: Day 1 to Day 4 - Recruitment Rounds. All Potential New Members (PNMs) must attend the Recruitment events they are invited to over the course of each day.

Step 4: Day 5 - Bid Day. This day is when all Potential New Members (PNMs) may receive a bid and celebrate joining the PHA community.

Please note: not everyone receives a bid.  Receiving a bid is contingent upon grades, the conversations taking place between PNMs and chapters, and whether the potential member matches a sorority's membership criteria.

Step 5: Week 1+ - New Member Education. Once a Potential New Member (PNM) accepts a bid, they become a New Member of the chapter, then begin and finish the education process.

If you have additional questions, please visit the Councils and Chapters page for contact info.

College is one of the biggest transitions in a student's life. Joining a fraternity or sorority will help ease the transition by finding others with similar goals and values. Fraternity and Sorority Life provides a convenient opportunity to create lifelong friendships with members of all ages, including alumni/ae. Fraternities and sororities promote brotherhood, sisterhood, siblinghood, leadership, scholarship, philanthropy, and service.

Our community is open to members of all ages. The minimum membership requirement is to be enrolled as a matriculted undergraduate student at USF from any of three campuses - Tampa, Saint Petersburg, or Sarasota-Manatee. Graduate students interested in joining must contact the respective orgnization's inter/national headquarters for eligibility requirements. Each chapter may have their own additional eligiblity requirements such as, but not limited to, minimu GPA requirement, credit hours, or a resume. Check with the specific organization(s) on any additional requirements.

Yes, you can join! As OneUSF, any student who is enrolled as a matricuted undergraduate student on any of the three (3) campuses (Tampa, Saint Petersburg, or Sarasota-Manatee) can participate and join one of our FSL chapters. The activities and programs, including intake and recruitment, will primarily occur on the Tampa campus, but you are still eligible to participate from another USF campus.

There is no minimum or maximum time a student must spend with a fraternity or sorority. Through involvement with the chapter, students will learn time management to balance academics, work, and other commitments. FSL members who are active in a fraternity or sorority find their time is well spent on what they put into it.

There are monetary costs to membership, called Dues, and will vary by chapter and council. Examples of where dues could go: Headquarters' fees, insurance, apparel, activities, events, etc. Feel free to inquire about a chapter's financial obligation during an informational session or during intake/recruitment.

USF currently houses 14 buildings on campus in Greek Village, which is in the northeast part of campus, of which some fraternities and sororities are housed. The Greek Village Housing is open to individuals who are current members of these fraternities and sororities. Each organization resides in a two- or three-story house comprised of double bedrooms with a community kitchen, common restrooms, and a living room. Residents are required to sign a Housing contract provided by Housing & Residential Education and any additional contracts pertaining to individual organizational membership.

Hazing is strictly prohibited by all fraternities and sororities at USF, and is not tolerated. USF, each individual inter/national headquarters, and the State of Florida have strict anti-hazing policies and laws to which all chapters must adhere to.

Research each inter/national organization, including their history and core values. Determine whether the organization have a friends and family club, or events for friends and family. Once your student joins an organization, encourage them to seek leadership positions. You can also get to know their close friends within the organization, support their chapter's philanthropic or community service events, and attend their local events.