Fraternities + Sororities

All social events held at Greek Village must follow the Greek Village Social Event Policies. In addition, all student organizations hosting events on-campus or off-campus must:

• Have signed fraternity or sorority lease agreement or signed contract to reserve space at the AMS/NPHC Meadors House on file with the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life or Office of Student Activities. If hosting an event off-campus, the sponsoring organization must provide transportation for all students and guests in accordance with their national policies. The organization must have a signed contract with outside venue and transportation company on file with Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life.
• Be current on all lease payments to Wofford College, and otherwise in good standing with the Office of Campus Life and Student Development.
• Have proof of current liability insurance on file with the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life in the minimum amounts as stated in housing lease.
• Have any members servicing as Sober Party Monitors (SPMs) complete the Campus Life and Student Development Risk Management Training each academic year.
• Complete the social event request form by Tuesday at 11:59 am for each hosted event.
• Utilize a guest list at your event, which must be compliant with Inter/National Headquarter policies, and check Wofford students into events via the Presence app and outside guests in via guest lists.

The Stewart H. Johnson Greek Village opened in 2016 and features 11 Greek Revival-style 2,050-square-foot houses for each of college's Greek-letter organizations as well as the Meadors Multicultural/NPHC House. The non-residential houses are used for meetings and social events. Greek-letter organizations sign 5-year leases with the College to utilize the houses during academic terms. To maintain access and use of the space, organizations must abide by the stipulations of their lease agreements and pay rent to the College by the deadlines outlined in the lease. A copy of the Fall 2026- Spring 2031 lease is linked here.

At the beginning of each semester, organization presidents will be given their chapter roster to review. Updates to the roster will be due to the OFSL by the second Friday of the semester.

Any time the organization receives a new member (i.e. transfer student or reaffiliating member) or removes a member from your roster (i.e. member is removed, drops, or transfers) the organization must submit that information to OFSL within 72 hours.

For Greek-letter organizations, they must continually recruit new members. It is the charge of GLOs to enhance the experience of new/prospective members by providing membership education and utilizing ritual. During their recruitment practices, organizations must ensure that all new member/membership intake activities reflect the core values of the College, including honor, academic excellence, and integrity.

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life operates under a deferred recruitment model. A student must successfully complete at least one semester of college before being eligible for recruitment and/or the intake process. Any student wishing to join an organization must be a regularly enrolled, full-time student in good standing with Wofford College.

In order to become a member of an organization, students must have a 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA and must not be on academic probation or academic exclusion. Organizations offering COB (continuous open bids) or snap bids must submit the names of students to OFSL to check eligibility before bids are offered.

Formal Recruitment for Panhellenic and IFC organizations typically takes place the second week of the spring semester and all students going through Formal Recruitment must register in advance.

The Wofford Panhellenic Council and Wofford IFC each have specific rules around recruitment. Updated links to those rules for this year will be posted during the first weeks of the fall semester.

• Panhellenic Recruitment Rules -Spring 2026
• IFC Recruitment Rules (from bylaws pg 17-20)- Spring 2026

Greek-letter organizations must submit a New Member Education Plan at least 2 weeks prior to the first day of Formal Recruitment or Intake to the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life.

• Contents of the new member education plan must be approved by the Chapter Advisor, New Member Educator/Membership Intake chair, and the OFSL. Once approved, it may not be altered without approval by the same people.
• The New Member Education Plan must include all educational, academic, social, and service opportunities available to new members as a part of their onboarding process to the organization. This includes all gatherings on and off-campus. It must include dates, locations, and a brief description of each program. It must include the Hazing Compliance Form, goals of new member education, and expectations of new members and active members during the process as well.
• The New Member Education process must not interfere with academic or College-sanctioned commitments
• No alcohol or drugs may be present if the event or activity is related to new member activities, meetings, or initiation into an organization, including but not limited to “bid night,” “big/little” events or activities, “family” events, or activities and any ritual or ceremony. No alcohol may be given as a gift from a big brother/sister to a little brother/sister or vice versa.
• No new member/membership intake or chapter activities may occur from 12:00 am to 7:00 am. Any exceptions to this must be approved by the chapter advisor and the OFSL.

The New Member Education process (including Initiation/New Member Presentation) must not extend longer than seven weeks after the formal/informal recruitment/rush/informational meeting and must be completed no later than two weeks before the final exam week for the semester.

Hazing is strictly forbidden by Wofford College and is a violation of South Carolina state law. Organizations will submit a signed copy of the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life’s Hazing Compliance Form as well as a copy of their national organization’s hazing policy with their New Member Education Plan. For more information about hazing policies, reporting, and resources please click here for our Hazing Information website.

Each chapter must have an alumni/chapter advisor and a faculty/staff advisor in accordance with the structure prescribed by the national organization. The Wofford College Student Handbook also requires a faculty/staff advisor.

At a minimum, the alumni/chapter advisor team will oversee the following areas: recruitment, standards, finances, scholarship, and chapter operations.