Fraternity and Sorority Life

Visit Fraternity and Sorority Life’s CampusGroups website for access to various forms and resources for the Greek community, including:

• Advisors
• Applications
• Chapter management
• Community service and philanthropy
• Event and financial resources
• Greek Council bylaws and manuals
• Outreach

Three Greek Councils oversee the fraternities and sororities at RIT:

• College Panhellenic Council: The governing body of RIT's National Panhellenic Council sororities.
• Multicultural Greek Council: The governing body of culturally-based fraternities and sororities at RIT, liaising between the National Panhellenic Council, National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, National Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Panhellenic Association, and RIT's Fraternity & Sorority Life.
• Interfraternity Council: The governing body of RIT’s North American Interfraternity Conference fraternities.

Fraternity and Sorority Life recognizes the achievements of the RIT Greek Community annually, highlighting chapters and individual members for their leadership, service, scholarship, and community and alumni connections. Awards include RIT Greek Person of the Year, Emerging Leader, Chapter Leader of the Year, and more. Members of active chapters within the three governing councils are eligible to apply.

Learn more about Greek Awards and how to apply

Two Greek Honor Societies are recognized by Fraternity and Sorority Life at RIT:

• Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society: A national academic Greek honor society recognizing academic excellence among members of fraternities and sororities. Student membership is limited to members of Greek Life based on academic achievement. 
  Learn more about GSA and the application process
• Order of Omega: A leadership honor society for undergraduate members of fraternity and sorority organizations. Student membership is limited to members of Greek-letter social organizations.
  Learn more about the Order of Omega and the application process

RIT Policy: D18.0 Student Conduct Process

• IV. Student Code of Conduct, Section J: Hazing/Failure to Report Hazing. Behavior, regardless of intent, which endangers the emotional or physical health and safety of a Student for the purpose of membership, affiliation with, or maintaining membership in, a group or Student Organization. Hazing includes any level of participation, such as being in the presence, having awareness of hazing, or failing to report hazing. Examples of hazing include, but are not limited to, making physical contact with the Student, requiring the Student to engage in physical activity, beating or branding, sleep deprivation or causing excessive fatigue, threats of harm, forcing or coercing consumption of food, water, alcohol or other drugs or other substances, verbal abuse, embarrassing, humiliating, or degrading acts, or activities that induce, cause or require the Student to perform a duty or task which is not consistent with fraternal law, ritual or policy or involves a violation of local, state or federal laws, or the RIT Student Code of Conduct.

New York State Hazing Law

• Article 120 of New York Penal Law Part 3, Title H
  • § 120.16 Hazing in the first degree. A person is guilty of hazing in the first degree when, in the course of another person's initiation into or affiliation with any organization, he intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of physical injury to such other person or a third person and thereby causes such injury. Hazing in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor.  
  • § 120.17 Hazing in the second degree. A person is guilty of hazing in the second degree when, in the course of another person's initiation or affiliation with any organization, he intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of physical injury to such other person or a third person. Hazing in the second degree is a violation.