Community Values
Friendship
Service & Philanthropy
Leadership Development
Academic Success
Academic Performance of Fraternity and Sorority Members
- Spring 2022 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2021 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2020 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2019 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2018 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2017 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2016 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2015 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2014 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2013 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2012 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2011 Community Grade Report
- Spring 2010 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2022 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2021 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2020 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2019 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2018 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2017 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2016 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2015 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2014 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2013 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2012 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2011 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2010 Community Grade Report
- Fall 2009 Community Grade Report
Mission & Vision
Vision: Every fraternity and sorority member will carry out the lifelong commitment to live in alignment with their values.
Mission: To engage fraternity and sorority members in a commitment to their values, shared governance, and advancing the common good through a diverse learning environment that builds a lifelong affinity to West Chester University and the fraternal community.
History
Fraternities and sororities have existed at WCU since 1967. View the history of fraternity and sorority life.
Programming
Members of the WCU fraternity and sorority community participate in a wide variety of educational programming on such topics as leadership development, diversity initiatives, alcohol and other drug education, personal health, and career networking. The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life provides direction in programming such as:
- Olympus Leadership Series
- Presidents Series (monthly)
- New Officer Training programs
- Council Officer attendance at national and regional conferences
- Fraternity and Sorority Awards and Assessment
- Departmental Partnerships - Women's Center, Career Center
A summary of programming highlights can be found in our Annual Reports:
The Fraternal Programming Board is responsible for providing community-wide programming that brings the different chapters together, creating a sense of community and shared purpose such as: community service block cleanups, community wide philanthropy, Greek Weekend and Homecoming events.
Awards and Recognition
Fraternities and sororities were founded to support the academic mission, vision, and values of the host institution where a chapter is recognized. The Office for Fraternity and Sorority Life conducts a yearly assessment of its chapters in order to determine how the core values of individual fraternities and sororities support West Chester University. It is also the intention of the Office for Fraternity and Sorority Life to evaluate its impact on the co-curricular experience at WCU.
Spring 2021 Individual Award Nomination Information:
- Jack C. Sencindiver Fraternity Member of the Year Award - Spring 2021 : http://cglink.me/2f3/s43721
- Sorority Member of the Year Award - Spring 2021 : http://cglink.me/2f3/s43720
- Peter C. Galloway Outstanding Faculty/Staff Advisor Award - Spring 2021 : http://cglink.me/2f3/s43719
- Outstanding Chapter President Award - Spring 2021 : http://cglink.me/2f3/s43718
- Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award - Spring 2021 : http://cglink.me/2f3/s43717
- Emerging Leader Award - Spring 2021 : http://cglink.me/2f3/s43716
Chapter Excellence Assessment Program - not active
The assessment is composed of six different categories in which each chapter is evaluated. Each category has different criteria that are assigned point values. A score of 90 or higher in a specific category means the chapter is achieving the minimum standards set by the Office for Fraternity and Sorority Life. The chapter that receives the highest point value in each of the categories below will get the Overall Excellence chapter award for that category. The Chapter Excellence Assessment program serves as the University’s annual assessment of our Fraternity and Sorority Community at WCU. Therefore, all WCU Fraternity & Sorority chapters must participate.
The core areas to be awarded for chapter standards of excellence are:
- Academic Excellence
- Leadership and Community Engagement Excellence
- Member Development and Education Excellence
- Community Service Excellence
- Philanthropic Excellence
- Chapter Management Excellence
Chapter of the Year: A chapter that has achieved excellent scores in all six categories, a score of 90 or higher, exemplifies an ideal Fraternity or Sorority organization that supports the mission of West Chester University as well as fraternal standards. This overall recognition will be given to one fraternity and one sorority, regardless of governing council affiliation.
You can submit a nomination of a fraternity or sorority member for individual awards here.
Download the 2016 Chapter Excellence Assessment Program Document
The 2016 Chapter Excellence Assessment Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 5th from 2pm-4pm in Sykes Ballrooms. All Chapter Excellence Awards will be distributed here and the accomplishments of chapters will also be highlighted.
**These three individual Awards for fraternity and sorority members will remain part of the University Leadership Awards process in the spring: Oustanding Faculty/Staff Advisor, Outstanding Fraternity Man of the Year and Outstanding Sorority Woman of the Year. Those applications will be available on March 1, 2017 and presented at the Student Leadership & Involvement Awards Ceremony in April 2017.
Award Winners for the 2016 Academic Year
- Charles W. Warner
- Fraternity of the Year
- Alpha Tau Omega
- James J. Jackson
- Sorority of the Year
- Alpha Delta Pi
- Fraternity Man of the Year
- Mohammad Farooq, Delta Chi
- Sorority Woman of the Year
- Meagan West, Phi Sigma Sigma
Outstanding Chapter Presidents
- Black & Latino Greek Council
- Interfraternity Council
- Panhellenic Council
- Jazbel Rodriguez, Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc.
- Orlando Vega, Phi Gamma Delta
- Stacey Miles, Alpha Sigma Tau
- Fraternity Emerging Leaders
- Chad Cohen, Delta Chi
- Sorority Emerging Leaders
- Gabriella Melchiorre, Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc.
- Rachel Smuts, Phi Sigma Sigma
- Chapter Advisors of the Year
- Colleen Michel, Alpha Delta Pi
- Michael Selby, Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Peter C. Galloway Faculty/Staff Advisor of the Year
- Hiram Martinez, Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc.
5 Star Excellence Assessment - Overall Areas of Excellence
- Overall Excellence in Scholarship Development
- Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Overall Excellence in Chapter Management
- Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Tau Omega
- Overall Excellence in Leadership and Community Engagement
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Tau Omega
- Overall Excellence in Member Development
- Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Tau Omega
- Overall Excellence in Community Service
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Delta Chi
- Overall Excellence in Philanthropy
- Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Sigma Sigma and Zeta Tau Alpha
Order of Omega
Order of Omega is a leadership honor society for members of fraternity and sorority organizations. Order of Omega recognizes college juniors and seniors who have exemplified high standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership, and involvement within their respective organizations, campuses, and local communities. Members are selected from the top 3 percent of students at each institution. To date, more than 570 chapters have been chartered throughout North America, each sharing the common goal of recognizing the many outstanding student-leaders at their institutions. The West Chester University Theta Sigma Chapter was re-chartered in the fall of 2019.