Greetings, Parents and Family Members—
As we begin the 2024-2025 academic year, we wanted to reach out to explain what fraternity and sorority life means at Monmouth University. With a community comprised of 15 chapters and over 600 members, we take great pride in our commitment to enhancing the student experience for all of our members. The fraternal experience within our community comes with several added benefits that include, but are not limited to:
- Fellowship
- Academic Achievement
- Support for Personal Development
- Opportunities to Make an Impact
- Resources to Encourage Success
When done correctly the fraternity and sorority experience can be an enriching experience for students. Our office strives to educate fraternity/sorority members and the greater community about how they can continue to challenge and support one another to move fraternity and sorority life in a new direction. Some ways in which our office supports this vision is by:
- Having monthly meetings with all chapter and council presidents to discuss current events in the fraternity and sorority world.
- Conducting leadership retreats to provide chapter and community leadership with tools to build better relationships and be successful during their terms in office.
- Requiring chapters to submit their educational programs to the office to ensure new members are getting a values-driven experience as they join their organizations.
- Hosting programs, including professional speaker keynotes, on campus to discuss topics of hazing, risk management, identity-based violence, racism, leadership, and sexual misconduct.
We hope that as new students join organizations on campus they bring new ideas and passion on how our community can continue to improve. In order to be eligible to join, students must have at least a *2.5 cumulative GPA and 12 earned college credits. Transfer credits are accepted, but AP credits are not. They also need to attend a FSL101 session hosted by the Office of Student Engagement and the Greek Senate.
If you know someone who is considering joining a chapter on our campus, or who is currently going through the new member process, please ask them about their experience. If for some reason you feel there is a concern for student safety, or if you would like more information about what might be happening in the student’s fraternal experience, please reach out to our office.
For your reference, our 14 recognized chapters at Monmouth University are:(F=fraternity/S=sorority)
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (S)
- Alpha Omicron Pi (S)
- Alpha Sigma Tau (S)
- Alpha Xi Delta (S)
- Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. (S)
- Delta Phi Epsilon (S)
- Kappa Sigma – working to gain full recognition
- Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. (S)
- Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. (F)
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (F)
- Phi Kappa Psi (F)
- Phi Sigma Sigma (S)
- Sigma Pi (F)
- Sigma Tau Gamma (F)
- Tau Delta Phi (F)
There are some groups who are no longer recognized as a part of Monmouth University’s fraternity/sorority community and have been closed by their inter/national headquarters. These groups should not be operating or recruiting new members. We do not condone students joining these groups as there is no oversight of their events or liability insurance covering their organized events. These groups are as follows:
- Alpha Kappa Psi (professional business fraternity)
- Delta Tau Delta
- Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE—pronounced “teek”)
- Theta Xi
- Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA—This is the only sorority on the list).
For additional information on the fraternity/sorority community at Monmouth, you are welcome and encouraged to continue exploring our website. We are happy to support you and your student as you learn more about the fraternity/sorority experience.