Registered Chapter Benefits

Registered Sorority & Fraternity Chapter Benefits

The University of Kansas Sorority and Fraternity community has rich history and unique opportunities for chapters which are registered student organizations and participate in one of the four umbrella councils: Interfraternity Council (IFC), Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and Panhellenic Association (PHA). Registered student organizations (RSO), including sororities and fraternities, have chosen to comply with university guidelines and policies, the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities,  and Sorority and Fraternity Life (SFL) risk management guidelines and best practices.  SFL staff support these chapters and their stakeholders to help each continue to improve and excel.

Chapter registered and in good standing with the university receive the following benefits:  

  • Detailed semester academic data upon student completion of FERPA releases  
  • Annual graduation and retention data for the community, sororities, fraternities, councils and each chapter 
  • Semesterly comparison data related to all other registered sororities and fraternities including philanthropy and community service competition data 
  • Enhanced visibility and recruitment support through Admissions partnerships, promotion of scholarship opportunities to prospective students, and intentional outreach to incoming and prospective Jayhawks via university marketing platforms, SFL staff engagement, and umbrella council participation during Rock Chalk Days, Crimson and Blue Days, and New Student Orientation. 
  • Programmatic support for chapter and council leaders as well as general members 
  • Leadership development for chapter presidents 
  • Risk reduction education on a variety of topics 
  • Collaborative experiences across the sorority and fraternity community through Beak Week (Greek Week) and Homecoming partnership experiences 
  • Opportunities to pilot and grow SFL programming needs specific to chapter, council or community trends 
  • Ability to represent KU at national sorority and fraternity leadership conferences 
  • Chapter, member, and stakeholder recognition through the Sorority & Fraternity Life Annual Awards celebrations 
  • Opportunity for members to join in Order of Omega, the premier national honor society recognizing fraternity and sorority leaders 
  • One-on-one support for chapter leadership from SFL staff to navigate community expectations and KU resources in support of chapter goals 
  • Community level leadership opportunities, through umbrella councils 
  • Chapter recruitment or membership intake support through umbrella councils and SFL staff 
  • Academic scholarships available to members of registered chapters (council specific) 
  • Resources, training, and ongoing communication with chapter advisors, graduate chapter advisors, house corporation volunteers and house directors, provided by the SFL and Student Affairs staff 
  • Ability to reserve campus spaces at no or lower cost as a registered organization (subject only to paying for extended building hours as applicable) 
  • Opportunities for alumni volunteers to serve on the Alumni Executive Board and elevate community successes and needs to university level leadership 
  • Partnership with headquarters representatives and volunteers to coordinate meetings during campus visits to support and strengthen registered chapters 
  • SFL Staff support for inter/national organization awards and inter/national umbrella council recognition (NIC, NAFLO, NAPA, NPHC, NPC etc.) 

Unregistered Sorority and Fraternity Chapters 

There are chapters that have chosen not to comply with university RSO guidelines and policies, the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, and SFL risk management guidelines and best practices. These chapters are considered unregistered or unaffiliated chapters. 

Given their proximity to campus, housing structures, and recruitment efforts, these organizations may appear as though they are affiliated with the University of Kansas; however, they have elected not to be registered by the university. SFL staff do not supervise, support or advise unregistered chapters. Individual members of unregistered chapters receive the same benefits available to all KU students and are subject to the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities. The university is limited in its ability to respond to and discipline unregistered chapters for alleged conduct violations. Students and community members who are concerned about the conduct of unregistered chapters should report these concerns to the chapter’s national organization.  

For chapters currently not suspended for conduct violations, we welcome the opportunity to engage in the re-registration process.  

Current Unregistered: 

  • Fraternities: 
    • Beta Theta Pi 
    • Kappa Sigma 
    • Phi Delta Theta 
    • Phi Kappa Psi