FAQ

Q. What Greek Organizations are there at Capital?

A. Well, there are currently four (4) social fraternities (all male), three (3) social sororities (all female) and three (3) service/professional fraternities (co-ed). They are:

Social Fraternities
Delta Tau Upsilon (DTU)
Sigma Tau Omega (STO)
Kappa Sigma Upsilon (KSU)
Phi Mu Alpha
Social Sororities
Chi Theta Pi
Pi Phi Epsilon
Zeta Pi Lambda
Service/Professional
Phi Beta
Alpha Pi Omega
Sigma Alpha Iota*

Q. How do I join a fraternity/sorority?

A. At Capital, there is a formal Recruitment process. Since first year students cannot join a Greek Organization their first semester, process begins on Tuesday, January 13th at Recruitment info night. Recruitment is a three-week process where prospects get to know the members in different organizations by attending parties. Each fraternity/sorority has three (3) parties.

Q. What happens when RUSH is over?

A. At the conclusion of Recruitment, the members of each chapter (fraternity/sorority) will vote and hand out bids. A bid is an invitation to join a particular organization. The person can then choose to either accept or decline the bid.

Q. What will happen if I get a bid and accept it?

A. Right after the three (3) weeks of Recruitment, New Member Education Begins. New Member Education (NME) is another three (3) weeks where the new member learns the traditions and history of the chapter, as well as brotherhood/sisterhood.

Q. Do people have to eat goldfish like in the movie “Animal House”?

A. Not here at Capital. The University has an extremely strict no hazing policy. Hazing is to harass, or make one feel uncomfortable, by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work upon him or her. There have been no recent problems with hazing at Capital.

Q. I have seen other fraternities that weren’t listed above. How do I join those?

A. Those are Academic Fraternities, with each having different requirements. If you are interested in joining one, consult with your academic advisor for more details.

**If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact Chuck Milliken, president of Delta Tau Upsilon at x7464 or cmillike@capital.edu.**

*Sigma Alpha Iota is a new all-female professional fraternity, who just received their charter