So, you’ve decided that you want to join a fraternity or sorority, or at least that you’re interested in participating in the recruitment process. Before you start, here is some information about Belmont’s processes and cultures related to recruitment and intake.
Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association
Recruitment is the term used to describe the procedure implemented to invite new members into the fraternities and sororities at Belmont that belong to the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association.
Belmont University's Fraternity & Sorority Life Mission is to promote student development by providing opportunities for scholarship, community service, campus involvement, and fraternal friendship by ensuring all members a high-quality and safe undergraduate experience. Eligibility requirements are as follows:
- A cumulative GPA that meets the chapter's minimum requirements for new membership
- 12 credit hours completed before the recruitment process
- A disciplinary record considered in good standing with the university (no violations resulting in probation, limited or institutional)
- Attendance at all formal recruitment events (NPC Organizations)
For those who go through Panhellenic Formal Recruitment, any Belmont student who is eligible to receive a bid from a Greek organization will receive a bid from at least one Greek-lettered organization.
- Panhellenic Association: Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Sigma Tau, Kappa Alpha Theta, Phi Mu
National Pan-Hellenic Council
Intake is the term used to describe the procedure implemented to invite new members into the fraternities and sororities at Belmont that belong to the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). NPHC is the governing body for fraternities and sororities that are historically African-American organizations; however, membership to these groups is non-exclusive to any race. Currently, Belmont University is home to three of the NPHC organizations.
- National Pan-Hellenic Council: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
If you are interested in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., or Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., you should contact the Assistant Director of Student Engagement directly at studentengagement@belmont.edu.
Do I need letters of recommendation?
Though it is common practice across the country that for membership in Panhellenic Association (NPC) or Interfraternity Council (NIC) organizations students are required or encouraged to seek out recommendation letters from current members in those groups, Belmont’s NPC and IFC groups made the intentional decision to not support this practice in an effort to be inclusive so that all students have an equal opportunity to join. Due to the personal nature of membership intake into a National Pan-Hellenic Council organization, recommendation letters may be requested for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., or Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
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