for the 2015-2016 academic year, says Lyston Skerritt, assistant
director, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Involvement. He says
WSU’s Greek community grew 16 percent in the past year.
Wichita State University’s Student Involvement Office, Fraternity and Sorority Life is proud to announce the completion of another successful year with record numbers in cumulative GPA, recruitment, member retention, service and philanthropy dollars raised.
For the first time since the creation of Student Involvement in 2012, all Wichita State fraternity and sorority chapters earned above a 2.7 GPA.
The All Greek GPA for spring 2016 was 3.192 — which is the highest All Greek GPA on record. Each individual council also had its highest GPA since 2012.
The Interfraternity Council’s GPA was 3.14; Panhellenic Council was 3.318; and the Multicultural Greek Council reported a 2.938 GPA.
Fraternity and Sorority Life has also seen an increase in service hours completed and philanthropy dollars raised per individual. More than 21,600 service hours were completed, and over $171,000 was raised this past year.
Just a few of the philanthropic organizations that benefited from this year’s fundraisers are St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Children’s Miracle Network, Heartspring, Envision, the American Heart Association and the Zach Mesch Foundation.
During the past year, the Greek community has grown 16 percent through recruitment and intake. Also, between fall 2015 and spring 2016, more than 100 students graduated from the community.
Fraternity and Sorority Life has completed 90 percent of its 2014-2017 strategic plan and is looking forward to additional assessment and growth in the coming planning period.
Greek Life at WSU
The Greek community at Wichita State is full of brotherhood and sisterhood, tradition and pride. From participating in Hippodrome to Shocktoberfest events and intramurals, Greeks know how to show school spirit.They always have!
The Shocker’s On the Hill Greek page celebrates WSU’s Greek-letter organizations, their members and alumni members. For more info about Greek life at WSU, visit wichita.edu/thisis/GreekLife.
Greek Awards
Wichita State’s annual Greek Awards program was Feb. 22 at the Hughes Metroplex. The ceremony honored 2015 recipients, including Craig Barton Outstanding Sophomore Award: Reece Burns, Phi Delta Theta and Amy Vuong, Delta Gamma; Dr. Sam Cohlmia Greek Man and Woman of the Year: Jonathan Dennill, Phi Delta Theta and Mariah Smith, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Panhellenic Outstanding Fraternity Award: Alpha Phi Alpha; Sigma Phi Epsilon Outstanding Sorority Award: Delta Gamma.
For a complete list of award winners, visit wichita.edu/thisis/GreekLife.
MGC Informational
Aug. 29 — Multicultural Greek Council Informational. Multicultural fraternities and sororities represented on campus will present information about their individual chapters for prospective members.
Panhellenic Sorority
Sept. 8-12 — Panhellenic Recruitment. This is the four-day process through which college women consider sororities, and sororities choose new sisters.
Prospective Greeks will meet with members of the five Panhellenic chapters at WSU to learn about Panhellenic values: Greek unity, sisterhood, scholarship, community service, leadership and character development.
Songfest
7 p.m., Oct. 29 — Songfest. This WSU Shocktoberfest event showcases members of campus organizations, including Greeks, who compete in a lip-syncing and dancing contest. Songfest will be held at Wichita’s Orpheum Theatre.
