Penn State University - Greek Life
BROTHERHOOD
Beyond the tangible and quantifiable benefits to beign a member of one of the largest, strongest Greek communities in the country, emmbers also find intabgible experience and build lifelong friendships. In fraternities, it is often said that your brothers are the first to arrive at your wedding, and the last to leave at your funeral. Fraternity Life has been cultivating these bonds for over a century and a half, and continues to do so at amazingly high rates today. Your fraternity becomes a community within a community and a second family.
These bonds also transcend regional, racial, and age boundaries. Fraternity brothers are united by their common values and experiences from across the country, and many times with decades of difference in age. The simple fact that Greeks number 9.5 million in America should be sufficient evidence to the benefits of joining our community.
Nationally Renowned Leadership
Fraternity Life is a deep-rooted, historical tradition at Penn State. Our alumni brothers worked hard to have a positive impact ont he world around them, and did so marvelously. Continue reading to find out about leadership opportunities available to Penn State fraternity men.
Fraternity Purchasing Association
In 1967, fraternity men came together and formed the Fraternity Purchasing Association, a cooperative buying group to represent fraternities' joint interests in the local market. Over the years, the FPA grew and became more influential, even helping to draft Pennsylvania Co-Op Law in 1988. Forty-three years later, the FPA is now the nation's largest student-owned cooperative buying group, with member dividends at more than $100,000 per year.
IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon
The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, commonly known as THON, is admired across the country for being the largest entirely student-run philanthropy in the world! in 1973, with the help of the Interfraternity Council, dedicated fraternity men and sorority women began a philanthropy that would soon change the lives of children, families, and students themselves. In 2018, THON raised a grand total of $10,151,663.93 for the Four Diamonds Fund to benefit children with cancer.
Chapter Leadership and Management
There's a reason why 43 CEO's of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies are Greek: the opportunities and experiences they had from chapter leadership and chapter management gave them the skills they needed to be successful later in life. Every chapter is managed by a team of elected undergraduate members, works closely with alumni adgvisers, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and National Officers and Leadership Consultants. Most fraternities at Penn State operate on an annual budget that is between $100,000 and $500,000! Upon graduation, Penn State fraternity men enter the professional world with countless advantages over their non-Greek peers.
Philanthropy and Community Service
It isn't commonly known or appreciated that Greeks make up the largest group of young volunteers in the country. Nationally, Greek-lettered undergraduates number 600,000 and complete a total of ten million hours of community service each year! In addition, each fraternity at Penn State has a specific National philanthropy that they support on a semesterly basis, giving members ample opportunity to serve their community and the less fortunate.
In addition, Penn State fraternity men also participate in several campus-wide events that focus on philanthropy and community service, like Homecoming and the IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon. Additionally, Greeks annually put on an all-day theatrical production called Greek Sing that benefits the local community.
Nationwide Network of Support
Beyond the gates of our Alma Mater, fraternity men earn the respect and recognition of their National Fraternity leaders by living their fraternal values in their everyday lives. It is the University's policy that every fraternity at Penn State must be aligned with a nationally recognized fraternity. These highly commited alumni brothers work to provide resources and opportunities to educate undergraduate fraternity men and to enhance their fraternity experiences.
When it is time to build your resume, write your cover letter, and apply for that first job our of college, there is no better resource than a National Fraternity. only in Greek Life can you literally get a job with a handshake. Fraternities provide an endless network of professionals who are more than eager to give advice, pass on a resume, or even grant an interview that most undergraduates never have access to.
Beyond the tangible and quantifiable benefits to beign a member of one of the largest, strongest Greek communities in the country, emmbers also find intabgible experience and build lifelong friendships. In fraternities, it is often said that your brothers are the first to arrive at your wedding, and the last to leave at your funeral. Fraternity Life has been cultivating these bonds for over a century and a half, and continues to do so at amazingly high rates today. Your fraternity becomes a community within a community and a second family.
These bonds also transcend regional, racial, and age boundaries. Fraternity brothers are united by their common values and experiences from across the country, and many times with decades of difference in age. The simple fact that Greeks number 9.5 million in America should be sufficient evidence to the benefits of joining our community.
Nationally Renowned Leadership
Fraternity Life is a deep-rooted, historical tradition at Penn State. Our alumni brothers worked hard to have a positive impact ont he world around them, and did so marvelously. Continue reading to find out about leadership opportunities available to Penn State fraternity men.
Fraternity Purchasing Association
In 1967, fraternity men came together and formed the Fraternity Purchasing Association, a cooperative buying group to represent fraternities' joint interests in the local market. Over the years, the FPA grew and became more influential, even helping to draft Pennsylvania Co-Op Law in 1988. Forty-three years later, the FPA is now the nation's largest student-owned cooperative buying group, with member dividends at more than $100,000 per year.
IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon
The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, commonly known as THON, is admired across the country for being the largest entirely student-run philanthropy in the world! in 1973, with the help of the Interfraternity Council, dedicated fraternity men and sorority women began a philanthropy that would soon change the lives of children, families, and students themselves. In 2018, THON raised a grand total of $10,151,663.93 for the Four Diamonds Fund to benefit children with cancer.
Chapter Leadership and Management
There's a reason why 43 CEO's of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies are Greek: the opportunities and experiences they had from chapter leadership and chapter management gave them the skills they needed to be successful later in life. Every chapter is managed by a team of elected undergraduate members, works closely with alumni adgvisers, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and National Officers and Leadership Consultants. Most fraternities at Penn State operate on an annual budget that is between $100,000 and $500,000! Upon graduation, Penn State fraternity men enter the professional world with countless advantages over their non-Greek peers.
Philanthropy and Community Service
It isn't commonly known or appreciated that Greeks make up the largest group of young volunteers in the country. Nationally, Greek-lettered undergraduates number 600,000 and complete a total of ten million hours of community service each year! In addition, each fraternity at Penn State has a specific National philanthropy that they support on a semesterly basis, giving members ample opportunity to serve their community and the less fortunate.
In addition, Penn State fraternity men also participate in several campus-wide events that focus on philanthropy and community service, like Homecoming and the IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon. Additionally, Greeks annually put on an all-day theatrical production called Greek Sing that benefits the local community.
Nationwide Network of Support
Beyond the gates of our Alma Mater, fraternity men earn the respect and recognition of their National Fraternity leaders by living their fraternal values in their everyday lives. It is the University's policy that every fraternity at Penn State must be aligned with a nationally recognized fraternity. These highly commited alumni brothers work to provide resources and opportunities to educate undergraduate fraternity men and to enhance their fraternity experiences.
When it is time to build your resume, write your cover letter, and apply for that first job our of college, there is no better resource than a National Fraternity. only in Greek Life can you literally get a job with a handshake. Fraternities provide an endless network of professionals who are more than eager to give advice, pass on a resume, or even grant an interview that most undergraduates never have access to.