GREEK LIFE

Frequently Asked Questions

Q:  What are the financial obligations?  What does it cost me to become a member?  Initiation fees?  Membership dues to the Chapter?

A:  Financial obligations differ with each organization.  NPC organizational dues range from $40 to $50 a month, with a few additional fees during the new member period.

Q:  Besides parties, what do you do?

A:  Besides social events, there are many opportunities to become involved within the Greek community.  Each organization on ASU’s campus is actively involved in a national philanthropy organization and some contribute regularly to local charities.  In addition to philanthropies, fraternities and sororities seek out community service events each semester to perform together, as well as take part in a large all Greek community service event.  Also, each organization holds chapter elections where members have the opportunity to lead within their individual organization and to develop leadership skills to take with them after college.

Q:  What kinds of time-obligations are there if I choose to become a new member?

A:  Greek life may seem like a large time contribution because it offers so much to its members, but large amounts of members from every organization balance classes, a part-time job, and a leadership position on campus in addition to Greek Life.

Q:  What about my GPA?  Will I struggle to keep my grades high enough to keep my scholarship if I join a sorority/fraternity?

A:  Because of a strict implementation of study hall, the all Greek GPA is much higher than the women’s, men’s, and campus average at ASU.  Many chapters provide study help sessions, and information about tutoring to assist its members with their studies.

Q:  No one in my family is Greek, therefore I am very unfamiliar with the Greek system.  Will I be behind if I decide to join?

A:  Greek life changes with each generation, therefore students with Greek parents may also come to campus to find that things are completely different from what they thought.  Chapters have been working diligently throughout the years to ban stereotypes that surround the Greek community, therefore many guidelines have been added and many traditions no longer exist.  It is your responsibility as a potential new member to research as much as possible and ask questions during recruitment.  In addition to becoming part of the Greek community as a whole, all individual chapters here at ASU provide potential new members with a “new member period” and “new member educator”.  The sole purpose of this is to educate new members about the Greek system before their initiation into a sorority/fraternity.