About 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 1,780 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 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:

• 33 National Fraternities and Sororities, with two more coming in October 2008
• Nearly 1,800 Members (19% of undergraduates)
• Raised over $160,000 for charity in 2006/07
• Leaders on campus (Student Association, Program Board, Colonial Cabinet, other student orgs.)
• Lifelong friendships
• Community Service Opportunities