A Year in Review

Fraternity & Sorority Programs serves to enhance the academic and co-curricular experience at the University of Arizona by providing collaborative and developmental opportunities in order to instill a lifetime of purpose among fraternity and sorority members. Our office is proud to share the Arizona Greek community accomplishments and challenges of 2019. The full annual report can be found here. Here are some highlights.

• Participation in a fraternity or sorority provides students opportunities to develop leadership, communication, and teamwork skills that employers are actively seeking to hire in college graduates. Fraternity and Sorority members were more likely to report receiving a job offer (70.8%) compared to non-Greek students (65.4%). Fraternity members who were seeking employment upon graduation in spring 2018 were more likely to be employed (72.8%) compared to male non-Greek students (62.6%).
• During Hazing Prevention Week, Fraternity & Sorority Programs focused on empowering people to prevent hazing by providing education and resources. Nearly 2,000 new members listened to the tragic stories of Marquise Braham and Harrison Kowiak, as it was told by Rich Braham and Lianne Kowiak. 
• Over the past three years, Fraternity & Sorority Programs provided online prevention education around the topics of sexual assault, alcohol, and prescription drug abuse. Nearly 2,000 new members completed both the sexual assault prevention and Alcohol EDU programs in 2019.
• During 2019 FSP received 130 gifts from 84 donors totaling $225,459.
• Panhellenic Council received The National Panhellenic Conference Excellence Award for the fourth year in a row.
• The United Sorority & Fraternity Council partnered with Adopt-a-Street and participated in clean-ups throughout the year.  The placard with USFC’s name on it will be posted on Speedway between Campbell and Country Club.
• The Interfraternity Council hosted their annual Tug of War philanthropy event benefiting Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse. Collectively the council donated $10,000.

Now more than ever, we need passionate students who want to advance their own leadership potential. If your student is interested in joining our community, they should visit https://greek.arizona.edu/how-join.