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INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL UNIVERSITY of FLORIDA
Fall 2015 Recruitment Guide
Table of Contents Fall 2015 Recruitment Guide
Table of Contents
Executive Council…………………………………………………3
IFC Important Information…………………………….………………4
Fraternity Contacts………………………………………………….......5
Fraternities……………………………………………………………..6
IFC Social Media……………………………………………………...18
Why Should I Join? …………………………….………………….…19
Chapter Financial Breakdown……………….....………………..……..24
FAQ………………………………………………………………….25
Campus Map…………………………………………………………26
Welcome New UF Student,
Congratulations on your decision to attend the University of Florida and welcome to the Gator Nation. As you explore involvement opportunities on campus, I strongly encourage you to take the time to learn about the opportunity to join a national fraternity.
At UF, our chapters strive for excellence in all aspects of life and specifically promote the pillars of scholarship, leadership, service, and community. The University of Florida values the Greek community for its historical and continuing contributions to this institution and Gainesville. For example, our Greek organizations raised $1,390,285.93 in April for Children’s Miracle Network at UF Health, benefitting the entire North Central Florida community.
A great way to learn more about the UF Greek community is to participate in formal recruitment week and obtain membership in one of the 25 social male fraternities that make up the Interfraternity Council.
Membership in an IFC fraternity will provide you with a support group of individuals who share similar goals and values. You will learn valuable life lessons from the lore and ritual of the general fraternity.
You will also gain access to a vast network of alumni who have been able to achieve great levels of success after leaving the University. The relationships that you build within a fraternity will truly be invaluable. Fraternity members report that fraternity brothers become your study partners, roommates, confidants, and eventually your groomsmen at your wedding. You do not want to miss out on the opportunity to learn about joining a lifelong brotherhood.
Please review the pages of this recruitment guide to learn more about Greek Life and the Interfraternity Council at the University of Florida. I wish you the best in all of your future endeavors.
Go Gators!
Kason Green President [email protected]
Armani Abreu Executive Vice President [email protected]
Jacob Duval Vice President of Operations [email protected]
Will Moor Vice President of Membership [email protected]
Ben Gajus Vice President of Finance [email protected]
Zachary O’Neal Vice President of Admin Affairs [email protected]
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UNIVERSITY of FLORIDA IFC Recruitment Information
Rush Week
Important Dates August 30th • 5:15 PM: Fall Recruitment Orientation Session, Phillips Center • 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM: Fall Recruitment Kickoff BBQ, Flavet Field August 30th - September 4th • 11am to 1pm, lunch at Chapters (times vary per chapter) • 5:30pm to 6:30pm, dinner at Chapters (times vary per chapter) • 8pm to 11pm, Nightly Recruitment Events hosted by individual chapters
Open Houses
Come see what the 24 different chapters of the Interfraternity Council have to offer you! Our formal fall recruitment week will take place this year from Sunday, August 30th through Friday, September 4th.
There will be a very important fall recruitment forum and informational session in the Phillips Center at 5:15 PM on Sunday, August 30th. If you are considering coming out to recruitment even in the slightest, it is important that you attend this recruitment forum. At the recruitment forum, the IFC Executive Board will distribute important information to help you through the upcoming recruitment week.
Following the forum in the evening will be the IFC Fall Recruitment Kickoff BBQ at 6:30 PM on Flavet Field. Please make sure to attend this kickoff event, as all 24 chapters will be present for you to meet.
All chapters will host a nightly event from 8pm to 11pm, with the majority of these events being located at the chapter houses. Most houses will also be open for lunch between 11am and 1pm, as well as dinner between 5:30pm and 6:30pm.
All events are ”open house” style, meaning you can come and stop by any chapter at any point throughout the duration of the event. Most prospective members will visit multiple chapters each night throughout recruitment week. A chapter can decide to give a bid to a prospective member at any time during formal recruitment week, which can then be accepted up through the end of recruitment week by the prospective member.
We encourage prospective members to “rush” as many chapters as possible to see what our IFC community has to offer. Remember to dress comfortably, but nicely, and bring an open attitude. Come join us this fall to see what joining an IFC fraternity can do for you!
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Fraternity Contacts Chapter Presidents
Alpha Epsilon Pi Mike Greenberg 914-523-2483 [email protected]
Alpha Gamma Rho Seth Poppell 813-763-6042 [email protected]
Alpha Tau Omega Smith Meyers 813-943-2235 [email protected]
Beta Theta Pi Scott Strauss 407-455-1575 [email protected]
Chi Phi David McDonald 786-205-0942 [email protected]
Delta Chi Joel Rivera 352-653-5081 [email protected]
Delta Tau Delta Sean Bowles 904-686-5998 [email protected]
Delta Upsilon Bobby Celander 850-228-5676 [email protected]
Kappa Alpha Order Cris Dosev 847-702-5831 [email protected]
Kappa Sigma Aaron Froug 941-713-6240 [email protected]
Lambda Chi Alpha Christopher Tito 410-829-4473 [email protected]
Phi Delta Theta Bruno Lulinski 786-210-4694 [email protected]
Phi Gamma Delta Evan Lambert 813-846-0076 [email protected]
Phi Kappa Tau Drew Winant 386-956-3163 [email protected]
Phi Sigma Kappa Josh Fries (386)235-1923 [email protected]
Pi Kappa Alpha Brandon Cornellier 239-851-5546 [email protected]
Pi Kappa Phi Brandon Newell 904-502-5447 [email protected]
Pi Lambda Phi Juan Lopez 813-476-8995 [email protected]
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Tommy Hart 813-857-1172 [email protected]
Sigma Chi James Baker 407-451-3278 [email protected]
Sigma Nu Noah Baker (863) 430-5233 [email protected]
Tau Epsilon Phi Bernard Cohen 786-382-1939 [email protected]
Tau Kappa Epsilon Matthew Epstein (561) 420-9959 [email protected]
Theta Chi Griffin Rapp (561) 889-6393 [email protected]
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Alpha Epsilon Pi
Chapter Name Phi Gamma National Website www.aepi.org Chapter website www.ufaepi.com Year Founded Nationally 1913 Year Founded at UF 1951
Alpha Gamma Rho
Chapter Name Alpha Gamma Website www.alphagammarho.org Chapter website www.agruf.org Year Founded Nationally 1908 Year Founded at UF 1924
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Alpha Tau Omega
Chapter Name Alpha Omega Website www.ato.org Chapter website www.ufato.com Year Founded Nationally 1865 Year Founded at UF 1884
Beta Theta Pi
Chapter Name Gamma Xi Website www.betathetapi.org Chapter website www.ufbeta.org Year Founded Nationally 1839 Year Founded at UF 1930
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Chi Phi
Chapter Name Theta Delta Website www.chiphi.org Chapter website www.ufchiphi.org Year Founded Nationally 1824 Year Founded at UF 1935
Delta Chi
Chapter Name Florida Chapter Website www.deltachi.org Chapter website www.ufdeltachi.org Year Founded Nationally 1890 Year Founded at UF 1926
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Delta Tau Delta
Chapter Name Delta Zeta Website www.delts.org Chapter website www.dtduf.com Year Founded Nationally 1858 Year Founded at UF 1925
Delta Upsilon
Chapter Name Delta Upsilon Website www.deltau.org Chapter website www.duflorida.com Year Founded Nationally 1834 Year Founded at UF 1957
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Kappa Alpha Order
Chapter Name Beta Zeta Website www.kappaalphaorder.org Chapter website www.ufka.org Year Founded Nationally 1865 Year Founded at UF 1904
Kappa Sigma
Chapter Name Delta-Delta Website www.kappasigma.org Chapter website www.kappasigmauf.com Year Founded Nationally 1869 Year Founded at UF 1922
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Lambda Chi Alpha
Chapter Name Epsilon-Mu Zeta Website www.lambdachi.org Chapter website www.floridalxa.com Year Founded Nationally 1909 Year Founded at UF 1933
Phi Delta Theta
Chapter Name Florida Alpha Website www.phideltatheta.org Chapter website www.phideltathetauf.org Year Founded Nationally 1848 Year Founded at UF 1925
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Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji)
Chapter Name Upsilon Phi Website www.phigam.org Chapter website www.ufphigam.com Year Founded Nationally 1848 Year Founded at UF 1941
Phi Kappa Tau
Chapter Name Phi Kappa Tau Website www.phikappatau.org Chapter website http://ufl.phikappatau.org Year Founded Nationally 1906 Year Founded at UF 1926
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Phi Sigma Kappa
Chapter Name Delta Tetarton Website www.phisigmakappa.org Chapter website www.ufphisig.com Year Founded Nationally 1873 Year Founded at UF 1951, 2014
Pi Kappa Alpha
Chapter Name Alpha Eta Website www.pikes.org Chapter website www.ufpikes.com Year Founded Nationally 1868 Year Founded at UF 1904
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Pi Kappa Phi
Chapter Name Alpha Epsilon Website www.pikapp.org Chapter website www.ufaepi.com Year Founded Nationally 1904 Year Founded at UF 1924
Pi Lambda Phi
Chapter Name Florida Delta Website www.pilambdaphi.org Chapter website www.pilambdaphiuf.com Year Founded Nationally 1895 Year Founded at UF 1925
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Chapter Name Florida Upsilon Website www.sae.net Chapter website www.ufsae.org Year Founded Nationally 1856 Year Founded at UF 1884
Sigma Chi
Chapter Name Gamma Theta Website www.sigmachi.org Chapter website ufsigmachi.blogspot.com Year Founded Nationally 1855 Year Founded at UF 1924
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Sigma Nu
Chapter Name Epsilon Zeta Website www.sigmanu.org Chapter website www.ufsigmanu.com Year Founded Nationally 1869 Year Founded at UF 1920, 2005
Tau Epsilon Phi
Chapter Name Tau Alpha Website www.tep.org Chapter website www.tep.com Year Founded Nationally 1910 Year Founded at UF 1925
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Tau Kappa Epsilon
Chapter Name Gamma Theta Website www.tke.org Chapter website www.gatortke.com Year Founded Nationally 1899 Year Founded at UF 1950
Theta Chi
Chapter Name Tau Website www.thetachi.org Chapter website www.ufthetachi.org Year Founded Nationally 1856 Year Founded at UF 1916
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Social Media Fall 2015 Recruitment Guide
Stay Connected
www.facebook.com/UFIFC
www.twitter.com/UF_IFC
Visit our website at: www.ufifc.org
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Academics
Every fraternity at the University of Florida works to help their new and current members learn and develop through higher education. Fraternities promote academic excellence through peer tutoring, group study sessions, resource information, learning incentives, and scholarship opportunities. Most chapters work to provide new members with upper-classmen study partners, who are interested in the same field. Excelling academically is a first priority for all fraternity members and the all-Greek grade point average regularly surpasses the overall UF average.
Spring 2015 Academic Report
The Interfraternity Council has partnered with Study Edge (an off-campus tutoring service), and Kaplan Test Preparations to provide academic assistance. Many individual chapters also offer scholarships to brothers and new members that excel in the classroom. Joining an IFC chapter will provide resources that will help you succeed academically at the University of Florida.
Involvement & Leadership
As an incoming freshman, your individual leadership and involvement experiences in high school likely played a key role in your arrival at UF. As you begin your journey as a Gator, you will find that there is a whole new world of campus organizations to gain more valuable leadership experience. Outside of our own chapters, IFC men find themselves in prominent leadership roles all across the University of Florida campus.
Throughout the United States, many student leaders on campuses are members of Greek-letter
Blue Key Presidents, Homecoming General Chairmen, ACCENT Chairmen, and members of Dance Marathon Overall teams have been IFC men.
The experiences and opportunities to grow
organizations. The University of Florida is no exception and evolve as a dynamic leader of your peers to this precedent. Prominent and prestigious campus organizations such as Student Government, Student Senate, SGP, ACCENT, Gator Growl, Homecoming, Florida Cicerones, Dance Marathon, and Florida Blue Key are all made up of Greek members, and more specifically, IFC men. Additionally, various Florida
will be made widely available to you by joining an IFC fraternity. These involvement opportunities will not only provide you a tangible skill for your professional career, but will set you apart as a leader and contributing member of society for the rest of your life.
Rank Chapter GPA 1 ΑΕΠ 3.466 2 ΤΕΦ 3.454 3 ΑΤΩ 3.411 4 ΘΧ 3.352 5 ΣΑΕ 3.329
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Philanthropy Another way that IFC men help give back to the community and charitable organizations is through the organization of and participation in philanthropic events. Every IFC chapter at the University of Florida organizes at least one philanthropy annually, with some having one each semester. From cheerleading competitions, to a Miss Greek pageant, to an Earthball tournament, IFC fraternities get creative in finding fun and exciting ways to raise funds for their charity of choice. Chapters from the other councils, especially the Panhellenic Council, participate in IFC philanthropies, and vice versa.
In 2010, the Interfraternity Council held the first ever ”Chicken Wing Charity Thing” for the Children’s Miracle Network at Shands Hospital. This March, the fifth annual Greek-wide event was held seeing a turnout of over 1,100 people and raising over $7,000.
Another large philanthropy with considerable Greek involvement is Dance Marathon at UF. Dance Marathon features students who stand and dance for 26.2 hours in support of children at UF Health Hospital on campus and is the largest student-run philanthropy in the Southeastern United States. This year alone, DM at UF raised over $1,390,285.93 for the Childrens Miracle Network at UF Health.
Service
Despite the inaccurate stereotypes of fraternity men portrayed by the media and in movies, IFC men are in reality well rounded individuals whose focus reaches far beyond that of social excellence. It is a little known fact that Greek men and women form the largest network of volunteers in the country. Furthermore, Greeks volunteer approximately 60,000 hours of community service annually.
At the University of Florida, the Interfraternity Council takes pride in giving back to the Gainesville community and surrounding areas.
Every chapter completes a minimum of two service projects each semester, yet many fraternities go above and beyond the minimum call. Some exceptional service projects with heavy IFC involvement range from our IFC and PC clothing drive to the Chicken Wing Charity Thing fundraising event.
Project Makeover is a service project with hundreds of volunteers centered on fixing up the facilities of local schools, while the Great American Cleanup is part of the ‘Keep Alachua County Beautiful’ program. Both projects feature heavy involvement from IFC fraternities. Other fraternities have developed mentoring programs for students at local elementary, middle, and high schools.
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Brotherhood At a school as large as the University of Florida, it is sometimes easy to feel like you are just “a number” among the student body of over 50,000. One of the key advantages to joining an IFC fraternity at UF is that doing so will make you a part of a smaller community on campus. The Interfraternity Council prides itself on the close-knit friendships that we share as both a council and among our individual chapters as well.
Intramural Sports
Members of the Greek community represent some of the best athletes that University of Florida intramurals have to offer. As such, the fraternity leagues are some of the most competitive leagues at UF. Divided into two leagues, Orange and Blue, UF fraternities have developed a healthy sense of competition and consistently have the most highly attended intramural games on campus. This provides a great stage for incoming students to continue their athletic careers in college while experiencing a similar atmosphere as high school sports.
Intramurals take place at the best facilities that UF has to offer. Fall sports include flag football, volley ball, track, bowling and tennis. Spring sports include basketball, softball, soccer, swim, golf and racquetball. Overall winners for each sport in both leagues are given the opportunity to compete against the best Men’s Competitive teams in the all-campus championships. The championship game of flag football is, in fact, played in the Swamp, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
The culmination of IFC intramurals at the end of the calendar year is the President’s Cup. Awarded to the overall winner of the Orange and Blue Leagues, the President’s Cup winners represent the best athletic fraternities on campus. The friendly competition created by fraternity intramurals adds to the allure and prestige of the award, making athletics a part of the very fabric of Greek life at UF.
2015 President’s Cup Champions Orange League – Alpha Tau Omega
Blue League – Pi Kappa Alpha
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Social
The social life of an IFC man at the University of Florida is unrivaled by the average student. The effective time management skills that you will inevitably learn by joining a fraternity allow you to properly balance all of your affairs while still maintaining an excellent social life.
Fraternities partake in a plethora of social events throughout a given semester. Some of the most notable events are downtown socials, grab-a-dates, crush parties, away functions, formals, and woodsers. But the pinnacle of all social events is football season in the Southeast. No college does football game days like the schools of the Southeastern Conference. Thousands of Gator Alumni pile into Gainesville every Saturday of the fall semester to cheer on the Gators in the Swamp.
Your group of fraternity brothers will become some of the best friends you will have throughout your time on UF’s campus. Joining a fraternity simply signifies your desire to interact with like-minded individuals that similarly identify with the morals and values of the chapter you choose to join. Through new member class retreats, team building projects, and brotherhood events you will build bonds with your fraternity that will last a lifetime. Fraternity brotherhood outings range from larger events like paintball or camping and fishing trips, to something as simple as catching a UF Baseball game at McKethan Stadium. Your fraternity and brothers will truly become your home away from home during college.
Joining an IFC fraternity will give you a great social experience at the University of Florida, while teaching you great communication skills and what it means to be a true gentleman.
Alumni Networking
Now that you have made the decision to be a Gator for your undergraduate college experience, one of your focuses throughout this time will undoubtedly be to earn your undergraduate degree and look towards a career in the professional world. Since you’ve already seen that IFC men strive to maintain a high grade point average, it should be no surprise that IFC men have also experienced unparalleled success in the professional world after college.
While some of this success can be accredited to outstanding academics, what really separates an IFC man from the average student is his ability to network. As mentioned before, joining the Interfraternity Council will expose you to a community of the future leaders in the professional world. Moreover, every IFC chapter at the University of Florida has a grid of highly involved and influential alumni who can help you create contacts with employers.
Whether your future career of choice is engineering, business, or politics, chances are you will run into former Greek members in upper management at some point. It’s no secret that Greeks like to hire fellow Greeks. As many will tell you, it is often just as much about who you know, as it is what is on your resume, when trying to land that interview or job. Joining an IFC chapter will give you access to networking resources that other students simply cannot replicate.
Financial Breakdown Fall 2015 Recruitment Guide
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Chapter Social Meal Plan Initiation Fee One Time Only Total
Alpha Epsilon Phi 1315 500 390 2205
Alpha Gamma Rho 1034 541 200 1775
Alpha Tau Omega 700 1500 200 2400
Beta Theta Pi 845 980 225 2050
Chi Phi 1100 680 240 2020
Delta Chi 1375 750 200 2325
Delta Tau Delta 877 810 300 1987
Delta Upsilon 950 450 365 1765
Kappa Alpha Order 980 980 430 2390
Kappa Sigma 1100 700 200 2000
Lambda Chi Alpha 1500 830 75 2405
Phi Delta Theta 1256 992 250 2498
Phi Gamma Delta 1000 800 200 2000
Phi Kappa Tau 862 1100 240 2202
Phi Sigma Kappa 810 N/A 290 1100
Pi Kappa Alpha 925 890 280 2095
Pi Kappa Phi 1135 975 250 2360
Pi Lambda Phi 1350 500 175 2025 Sigma Alpha
Epsilon 1322 865 225 2412
Sigma Chi 1300 1000 200 2500
Sigma Nu 700 1000 310 2010
Tau Epsilon Phi 1500 500 250 2250
Tau Kappa Epsilon 900 N/A 300 1200
Theta Chi 1860 750 250 2860
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I’m concerned about my grades; what impact would fraternity membership have?
Students often find managing their time difficult when moving from a highly structured high school environment to the freedoms of college. Fraternities assist in that transition by offering scholarship programs which may include study partners, mandatory study hours, and time management workshops. You also have access to the network of fraternity members who already know how to effectively use campus resources such as the libraries, study centers, computer labs, and academic advisors.
What about pledging or hazing?
New fraternity members all experience a period of new member education, sometimes called pledging. During this time prospective new members will participate in weekly meetings to learn about the university and fraternity, leadership retreats, community service projects, and activities designed to build friendships among new members and the active fraternity members.
The University of Florida Interfraternity Council has a zero tolerance policy with hazing and is committed to a membership education period which instills a sense of responsibility and commitment in the new members.
The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Affairs puts on extensive anti-hazing programming and education for the Interfraternity Council.
Does it cost a lot of money to be in a fraternity?
Each fraternity is self-supported through dues charged to all members. In the first year of membership, a few one-time expenses are assessed.
After those initial payments are made, a new member’s expense will be his regular dues. Please ask the individual chapters about their financial obligations.
Being in a fraternity sounds like it takes a lot of time.
Participating in any worthwhile activity always requires an investment of one’s time. Research has shown that involved college students are more likely to graduate and they report greater satisfaction with their college experience. Through fraternity involvement you will learn to balance academics, work, campus involvement, and social commitments.
For other questions or for more information, please visit our website at www.ufifc.org or contact:
Jack Causseaux Associate Director of Sorority & Fraternity Affairs [email protected]
Will Moor [email protected] Vice President of Membership
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