Fraternities and sororities have faced a lot of scrutiny over the years, and the communities seem to be dwindling down. The negative stories about hazing grab the headlines and conversations about whether Greek life should even exist begin to reignite. It makes one step back and wonder “why would I ever want to join this type of community?” Greek life isn’t for everyone. Those stories out there do happen and it can be scary to see so much controversy over an organization you join as a young adult. But going Greek also opens up many doors for students , and these are the type of things that aren’t covered by the media. Over the past weeks on this blog you have been able to learn about the different councils your school may have, and also seen how important it really is to think and learn about going Greek before joining a fraternity or sorority. Everyone has different experiences with Greek life, some positive and unfortunately some negative. I have been lucky to have an amazi...

You might be wondering, "okay, well I know how theactual recruitment process works , but what about before recruitment? How can I start to learn about chapters now?" Making the decision to sign up and go through recruitment may seem like the first step, but you have even more time to do some prep work before jumping into the recruitment process. At Longwood specifically, students have an entire semester to learn about the Greek organizations on campus before they can join, which allows for plenty of time to learn about the different chapters and councils of which they are a part. It is important to learn which of the organizations your school may have. By going to your school’s Greek life page , you can learn which organizations and councils your school has. Making sure you learn the organizations available your school is an essential first step. It won’t always happen just by looking around campus. I’ve known of many people to say if they had known their school had more...