UMKC’s fraternities and sororities make an important contribution to life on campus by providing leadership opportunities for students and service to the community.

Sororities and fraternities at UMKC have been a large part of campus life since 1952. Our organizations constantly work together to promote the highest ideals and standards. Each fraternity and sorority is unique in its own way, but all offer the opportunity to experience leadership, develop high academic standards, social activities, community service, and philanthropic projects, and most of all, lifelong friends.

Below is an overview of the recruitment process for each council.

Interfraternity Council: Traditionally, chapters will hold events during the summer. In addition to summer recruitment events, you will have the opportunity to meet members from the five chapters at IFC-hosted events during the school year. Chapters can begin distributing bids (invitation to membership) over the summer or after the first week of classes in August. If you are interested in joining a fraternity, all you have to do is make friends with some fraternity men. Be social, meet the members, go to some events, and then decide if that chapter is right for you.

National Pan-Hellenic Council: The National Pan-Hellenic Council at UMKC consists of six member organizations, three sororities and three fraternities. Each group has a unique way of recruiting members to their organization. NPHC chapters are historically African American fraternities and sororities, but students from all backgrounds are welcome. The mission of NPHC is, “Unanimity of thought and action as far as possible in the conduct of Greek letter collegiate fraternities and sororities, and to consider problems of mutual interest to its member organizations.”

Collegiate Panhellenic Council: At UMKC, all women are encouraged to register for the formal recruitment process which occurs every year in August.  This process starts with meeting women from all four Panhellenic chapters.  Each day, a mutual selection occurs and by the end, members affiliate with one of the Panhellenic chapters!  UMKC is home to four Panhellenic sororities: Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Chi Omega and Delta Zeta. Online registration for formal recruitment closes at 5 pm on Wednesday, August 22.

Local Sorority: Delta Rho recruits individually. For more information, visit their website.