Greek Recruitment

Fraternities and sororities are able to hold membership recruitment events each semester.  Exceptions to this would be:

• Any NPC sorority at Total in the Fall semester.  Total cannot be determined until after all Fall rosters have been submitted and verified as accurate.  Total refers to the maximum number of members each chapter can have.  All NPC chapters can take new members in the Spring.
• A chapter or colony under sanctions from either SUNY Cortland or their National that would prohibit them from doing so.
  
  

University Eligibility Requirements for Joining a Fraternity or Sorority

• Must be a full-time undergraduate student enrolled at SUNY Cortland;
  • Nu Sigma Chi and Alpha Sigma Phi are open to offering graduate students membership.
• Cannot be a first semester, first year student;
• Cannot be on either Academic Probation or Academic Warning;
• Must have successfully completed the necessary number of credit hours (12 for continuing students and 24 post-high school credit hours for incoming transfer students). The 12 credit hours for continuing students must have been completed at SUNY Cortland.
• Must have the necessary cumulative GPA (Minimum required by each organization for continuing students and 2.5 for all incoming transfer students).  
  • For most chapters that requirement is a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    •  Exceptions are Alpha Phi Delta and Alpha Sigma Phi that require at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
    • Other exceptions include any culturally based chapter with a GPA requirement higher than a 2.5.
• Incoming transfer students must provide a copy of their transcript(s) to the Campus Activities and Corey Union Office for verification (unofficial copies are accepted).  Academic eligibility is reviewed by the school's Associate Director for Campus Activities and Greek Affairs. 
  • An 'Accessing Your Transcript' procedural document has been created to assist incoming transfer students get the needed transcript(s) to the correct person.
  • Important to note:  This office does not have access to transcripts submitted to the Registrar's Office.

Social sorority recruitment specific documents  

     Fall 2025 Panhellenic Recruitment Rules

     Addendum A to accompany Fall Panhellenic Recruitment Rules:  Avoids confusion.

     Spring 2026 Recruitment Counselor Application:  Won't be available until early October.

     Spring 2026 Panhellenic Recruitment Rules:  Won't be available until late November/early December.