Values: “Is focused upon the Four Pillars of Fellowship, Leadership, Scholarship and Service. As a values-based men’s fraternity, Kappa Sigma strictly forbids hazing and fosters meaningful college experiences by offering progressive membership development and pledge education.”
National Founding Date: December 1, 1975 at Kean College
National website: Lambda Theta Phi
UNG Chartering Date: Summer 2019
Chapter Name: El Halcón Nocturno
Mission: “Our mission is to provide leadership in shaping the future of our Fraternity; deliver innovative solutions to help promote our brothers & fraternity achieve their goals; and, to raise the social and cultural conscience of the Latino college student and community.”
Philanthropy: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
National Founding Date: December 26, 1848, at Miami University
National Website: Phi Delta Theta
Chapter Name: Georgia Iota
Values: The cultivation of friendship among its members, the acquirement individually of a high degree of mental culture, and the attainment personally of a high standard of morality
Values: Pi Kappa Alpha will set the standard of integrity, intellect, and achievement for our members, host institutions, and the communities in which we live.
Mission: “To create an uncommon and lifelong brotherhood that develops leaders and encourages service to others for the betterment of our communities.”
Philanthropies: The Ability Experience
Philanthropy Funds Raised 2020-2021: $6,837
Average Chapter GPA, Spring 2021: 2.93
Community service hours completed 2020-2021: 189.5
Mission: “To promote the highest standards of friendship, scholarship and service for our members based upon the ideals set forth by our Founders and as specifically enunciated in “The True Gentleman.”
Philanthropies: Children’s Miracle Network and Dawson Human Society
Purpose: “The fundamental purpose of the Sigma Chi Fraternity is the cultivation, maintenance and accomplishment of the ideals of Friendship, Justice and Learning within our membership.”
Philanthropies: Huntsman Cancer Foundation and Stephen Jordan Foundation
Chapter Name: Kappa – Ninth chapter to be established since the beginning of Sigma Nu nationally
Mission: ”To develop ethical leaders inspired by the principles of Love, Honor and Truth; to foster the personal growth of each man's mind, heart and character; to perpetuate lifelong friendships and commitment to the fraternity.”
Philanthropies: Disabled American Veterans and Helping Hands Initiative
Recruitment is a structured process for you to learn more about joining a fraternity and for fraternities to ask men to join their chapter. The Interfraternity Council organizes recruitment for the chapters it governs during September and early January for eligible candidates. Fraternity recruitment consist of "round robin," where the potential new members will meet all of the fraternities in one night; and one round of events by each individual chapter on separate nights. The men partaking in fraternity recruitment may attend all of the events by all chapters or they may choose which chapters’ events to attend. This will be a fun, memorable week!
All students are able to visit the chapters at the Fraternity & Sorority Life sponsored events and the philanthropy events they host throughout the semester. Check out our FSL calendar for more information on these events.
Eligibility Requirements
Fraternity and Sorority Life at the University of North Georgia is located at the Dahlonega Campus, but any UNG student who meets the below criteria may seek membership.
To be eligible to seek membership in a fraternity or sorority at UNG, the student must be enrolled in a baccalaureate or associate program. In addition, they must meet the following criteria before pursuing membership in a fraternity or sorority:
2.5 minimum GPA (some chapters do expect higher as designated by their Inter/national and local policies)
Must have completed a semester of college while not concurrently enrolled in high school
Cadets must be off Quarters (2.5 GPA and 14 credit hours)
Deferred Recruitment
Because the University of North Georgia believes that first-year students need to focus on academics first to ensure the most successful transition to college possible, we practice what is known as Deferred Recruitment. This provides the opportunity for first-year students participating in recruitment to become accustomed to college classes, get involved in other activities, and make friends before joining a fraternity or sorority. Deferred Recruitment also offers a better opportunity to learn about the commitments and meaning of sorority and fraternity membership prior to joining.