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386 Women Matched through Panhellenic Recruitment

The GW Panhellenic Association, and the Greek Life office, are pleased to announce that 386 GW students has been matched with one of the ten Panhellenic sororities through the Formal Recruitment Process. This is a 14% increase from the 340 women matched in 2008.

2009 marked the first year of participation in formal recruitment by Chi Omega sorority. Chi Omega successfully re-established their chapter at GW in the fall of 2008. The addition of Chi Omega, and the efforts by all ten chapters to provide a positive, balanced, sorority experience has allowed the community to continue to grow.


IFC Rush Continues Through October 3rd


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Welcome to Greek Life at GW!

At GW, Greek Life is just one part of a balanced undergraduate experience. The fraternity or sorority experience is a great way to create a sense of home within the wonders of GW and Washington, DC. It is all about friendship, leadership, scholarship, community service, philanthropy, and brotherhood/sisterhood that compliment your classroom experience. It’s about being part of a community with over 2,000 undergraduate Greek-affiliated students on campus. It’s about enhancing the GW and DC communities through service and social functions. It’s about traditions and establishing life-long friendships.

Fraternity and sorority members at GW are: involved in virtually all other student organizations, perform thousands of hours of community service, write for both campus newspapers, in leadership positions with the Student Association and Program board, on the Student Judicial Board, CI Cabinet members, varsity athletes, work internships throughout DC, spend a semester overseas, and so much more. Their chapter membership allows them to bring those experiences back to a family-like group to share and learn. Their fraternity or sorority membership accentuates their GW experience in a way that connects them to the entire community.

Greek Life has a rich history of over 150 years at GW and is one of our most enduring traditions. These men and women are committed to their academic success, volunteer time in the community, develop and strengthen their leadership skills, and form a network that reaches far beyond the campus boundaries.

Some highlights of GW Greek Life:

  • 39 National Fraternities and Sororities
  • Nearly 2,100 Members (22% of undergraduates)
  • Raised over $170,000 for charity through philanthropic efforts, and provided over 25,000 hours of community service in 2008/09
  • Leaders on campus (Student Association, Program Board, Colonial Cabinet, other student orgs.)
  • Lifelong friendships
  • Community Service Opportunities