Chapter Academic & Membership Performance
Academic excellence is a vital aspect of fraternity and sorority membership, after all, members are students first. In an effort to support that, each chapter has an officer who provides members with academic resources. These resources can can included a required number of study hours each week, a list of members with the same majors, bringing in campus resources & partners for educational presentations and workshops and so much more.
Fraternity & Sorority Programs provides academic programming to chapters by request in addition to hosting Academics 101 and Greek Academy each semester. Academics 101 is a program for Academic/Scholarship Chairs to educate them on campus resources they can utilize to better serve their members. Greek Academy is a 5-week skill development program to help students who are struggling academically to develop the skills necessary to be successful. These two programs are offered each semester and updated based on student feedback and the evolving student experience.
There is no FSP or UofA GPA requirement to join a fraternity or sorority. However, each organization has an internal academic standard or requirement related to invitation to membership and maintenance of membership. Above you can also find the academic and membership history of each organization.
Panhellenic Council
The Panhellenic Council encourages that women going through the formal recruitment process have a minimum a 3.0 Core GPA from high school or a 2.75 college GPA if you have 12+ college units. Each sorority must follow their own national academic standards and will not accept women below the individual standard. To learn more about joining a Panhellenic sorority, visit their How to Join page.
Interfraternity Council
The Interfraternity Council encourages that men going through the formal recruitment process have a minimum a 2.75 Core GPA from high school or a 2.5 college GPA if you have 12+ college units. Each fraternity must follow their own national academic standards and will not accept men below the individual standard. To learn more about joining a fraternity within the Interfraternity Council, visit their How to Join page.
United Sorority and Fraternity Council
Most, not all, USFC fraternities and sororities allow only those with an established college GPA to pursue membership meaning you are not able to join your first semester. The minimum GPA recommended to join a USFC fraternity or sorority is a 2.5 cumulative from college however many require a 2.75 cumulative college GPA. To learn more about joining a fraternity or sorority in the United Sorority & Fraternity Council, visit their How to Join page.