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Southeast Missouri State University

Greek Life

Sounds Greek to you?
Joining a fraternity or sorority is an exciting experience. At Southeast, there are a number of national sororities and fraternities to choose from if you decide to “go Greek.” You will find that all Greek letter organizations are active in community service, intramural sports, scholarship activities and fundraising events.

You’ll make lifelong friendships, have leadership opportunities and enjoy friendly rivalries during Homecoming and Greek Week. Annual Greek Week activities include tug-of-war competitions, food drives, Greek Sing, academic recognition receptions and Special Olympics.

As a member of a fraternity or sorority, you also are eligible to live in renovated Group Housing, an area of campus in which many Greek members live.

When can you “go Greek”?
At Southeast, you can choose to "go Greek" (join a social sorority or fraternity) as early as your first semester on campus. While most Southeast students become "Greek" in the first half of their freshman year after participating in fall recruitment, many others wait until later in their careers to join. Criteria for membership in individual sororities and fraternities varies based on their national guidelines; however, the University and local governing councils have created a minimum set of criteria for our campus. The minimum criteria are as follows:

Must be a fully matriculated (enrolled, degree-seeking) student of Southeast Missouri State University's main campus.

Must have a minimum cumulative GPA from high school or college transfer of the following:

IFC (fraternities) and NPHC (historically African-American fraternities and sororities): 2.5 or higher.

Panhellenic (sororities): 2.5 or higher

Must be in good academic and disciplinary standing with the University.

Eligibility to join/affiliate/intake must be verified by the University Center.

If you have any questions regarding your ability to join a fraternity or sorority at Southeast, please contact us at (573) 651-2280 or via e-mail at greeklife@semo.edu.

Are there different types of organizations?
Yes! At, Southeast there are three types of Greek councils, which are referred to as the Interfraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Council, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). The IFC and the Panhellenic Association serve as the governing body for the fraternities and sororities, respectively. The NPHC is a national coordinating body for the historically African American fraternities and sororities at Southeast. Each group has different eligibility requirements and is unique in its membership, tradition, scholarship and social activities.

IFC Fraternities Panhellenic Council Sororities NPHC Fraternities & Sororities

Delta Chi Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Phi Alpha

Lambda Chi Alpha Alpha Delta Pi Delta Sigma Theta

Phi Delta Theta Alpha Xi Delta Phi Beta Sigma

Pi Kappa Alpha Delta Delta Delta

Sigma Chi Gamma Phi Beta

Sigma Nu Sigma Sigma Sigma

Sigma Phi Epsilon

Theta Xi

Sigma Tau Gamma

Iota Phi Theta

Related Links:

Greek Life and Registration: http://www4.semo.edu/uc/greek
Interfraternity Council http://www.semoifc.com/
Panhellenic Association http://www.semopanhellenic.com/
National Pan-Hellenic Council http://www5.semo.edu/nphc

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