• Beta Theta Pi received the Sisson award for Overall Chapter Excellence.
• Phi Kappa Psi received national Accreditation for Chapter Excellence.
• Alpha Delta Pi ranked among the top 10 percent of all national chapters.
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was named Chapter of the Year for the North Atlantic Region.
• Pi Kappa Alpha was awarded the Robert Adger Smythe Award for placing among the top five percent of national chapters.
• Pi Beta Phi was named one of the top ten chapters nationally.
• Sigma Kappa was recognized as being a three-star chapter, the sorority’s highest honor.
• Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. was named Colony of the Year.
• Sigma Phi Epsilon was given the Buchanan Cup as recognition of being among the top ten percent of all national chapters.
• Pi Kappa Phi was named Champion Master Chapter in recognition for overall excellence.

“The Greek community at GW has grown to over 23 percent of the undergraduate population.  The fact that such a large number of organizations have been able to be recognized nationally shows that we are not just growing in quantity but also in quality,” said Dean Harwood, director of Greek Life.

In addition to these prestigious organization awards, several individuals were recognized as well:

• Bob Kickish of Phi Kappa Psi was awarded a National Founders Fellowship, the Fraternity’s largest and most prestigious scholarship.
• Ashley Wells of Alpha Delta Pi was recognized with the Ruth Pretty Palmer Panhellenic Award.
• Dhruv Choudhry of Iota Nu Delta Fraternity, Inc. was named Chapter President of the Year.
• Phi Sigma Sigma’s adviser Dotti Shields was named Chapter Key Adviser of the year.

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 2,200 Members (23% 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