For Parents

SUNY Brockport has several recognized social fraternities and sororities affiliated with our campus. Joining one of these organizations can provide your student with a positive, enriching experience full of leadership and service opportunities.

To ensure success for our Greek organizations and their members, SUNY Brockport has developed several important policies and procedures. These include strict academic requirements, new member education processes, and initiation standards. SUNY Brockport also has a “deferred recruitment” process, which doesn’t allow first-year students to join a Greek organization until they have earned at least 12 matriculated credits and a 2.5 cumulative GPA. Deferred recruitment allows incoming students to focus on making their academic transition to college before they can become involved in a Greek organization that requires a significant time commitment.

SUNY Brockport works with all recognized fraternities and sororities to develop a regulated new member education process. This process varies slightly in each organization, but typically lasts six to eight weeks and features a variety of activities, events, and meetings to help education new members on their organization.

Prior to joining an organization, we encourage your student to thoroughly research the fraternity or sorority that they are interested in. Once initiated into the organization, your student will become a life-long member of the chapter. This will provide them with unique opportunities to grow as a leader, contribute to the campus and Brockport communities, and network with alumni all across the country!

Benefits of Membership

our student will receive a variety of benefits from joining a recognized Greek organization, including:

A strong support network from members of your chapter, the University, and your chapter’s national or international affiliate
Exclusive leadership opportunities
Exclusive scholarship opportunities
Exclusive networking opportunities
The ability to give back to the community through philanthropic and service events

What are their letters?
Are they recognized?
Do you know what becoming a member entails?
What made you want to join this specific organization?
Have you checked out all organizations?
What are you going to get out of joining this organization?
Where does the dues money go?
What is the difference between recognized organizations and unrecognized organizations?
What do the brothers/sisters tell you about pledging/being a member? Does it match up with the information on this page?
Do you believe this is going to be a valuable experience; to yourself and to the community?

Choose a recognized organization if you are interested in being a part of Greek life.
Go to all on-campus recognized Greek life recruitment events before you make your decision.
Have a meeting with the recognized Fraternity and Sorority Life Advisor and/or the IGC recruitment chairs before you make your decision.
Get to know other students who want to join Greek life.
Do not join if you are taking a lot of courses, or hard courses.
Have a 2.50 GPA or better before you join a Greek organization.
Make a pros and cons list and give it to me before you join.
Talk to some of your professors about how they feel about Greek life.
Think carefully about the value of recognized vs. unrecognized organizations.
Do it for yourself; not because anyone is telling you to do it.

Questions?

For questions about Greek Life, please contact the office of Student Union, Leadership, and Activities at (585) 395-5646 or sula@brockport.edu.

For Parents

Benefits of Membership

10 questions to ask your student when he/she says they are joining a greek organization:

10 things to tell your student before he/she says they are joining a greek organization:

Questions?