Greek 101
Did you know that...
- 1st Female Senator was Greek
- 1st Female Astronaut was Greek
- 85% of Fortune 500 Companies are run by Greeks
- 75% of Congress is Greek
- 85% of Supreme Court Justices have been Greek
- 63% of U.S. Cabinet Members since 1900 are Greek
- All of the Apollo 11 Astronauts were Greek
- 71% of the people in Who's Who Are Greek
Membership Terms:
- Active Member: A fully initiated member of a sorority with full chapter privileges and responsibilities.
- Alumni Member: A graduated Greek member from the University of La Verne.
- New Member: A student who has accepted a bid from a sorority. After a period of education, new members may be initiated. This period is referred to as pledging, associate or new membership education depending on the fraternity/sorority.
- Potential New Member: A person interested in becoming a member of a sorority.
Rush Terms:
- Bid: Official invitation to join a sorority.
- Chapter: Local group which represents a segment of a local or national organization.
- Legacy: A potential new member whose family member is already a member of that sorority.
- Local: Sorority only located on one campus.
- National: Sorority with chapters located at various Colleges/Universities across the nation.
- Preference Night Invite: Official invitation to attend the last night of recruitment at a Sorority's formal event
- Recruitment/Rush: The period at the beginning of the semester during which fraternity and sorority members meet potential new members and acquire new members through the Bid process.
- Ritual: The traditional beliefs of a fraternity or sorority.
- Sigma Rho Chi: Sorority Recruitment Counselors who are available to answer questions a potential member may have about recruitment. These women have temporarily disaffiliated from her chapter to provide objective advice and support to potential new members.
Organizational Terms:
- Big Brother/Sister: An active member chosen to assist and advise a new member.
- CPA (College Pan-Hellenic Association): The representative body governing sororities at the University of La Verne.
- Fraternity: A Greek organization for men.
- Greek Advisor: A full-time University of La Verne staff member who oversees all the programs included within Greek life.
- Greek Week: Friendly competition each spring between recognized Greek Organizations. Past events include: Penny War, Greek Olympics, Letters Display, Greek Jeopardy and Lip Sync.
- IFC (Inter-fraternity Council): The representative body governing fraternities at the University of La Verne.
- Invitation: The tradition ritual that brings a new member into active membership of a sorority.
- Order of Omega: The National Greek Honor Society recognizing the top 3% of Greek Leaders on Campus.
- Pin: The active pin or badge, worn on the chest designating an active member of a fraternity/sorority.
- Philanthropy: Community service programs or events sponsored by Greek organizations.
- Sister: A term used by initiated members of a sorority when referring to one another.
- Social: A closed social gathering between one or more fraternities or sororities.
- Sorority: A Greek organization for women.