Greek Life
Greek-letter organizations traditionally have assumed an active role in contributing to the cultural, educational and social life of the campus, and in providing leadership opportunities for students. At Samford, students have the opportunity to affiliate with seven national sororities and five national fraternities.
Sororities
Sorority |
Founded
|
Local
Chapter
|
Philanthropy
|
Alpha
Delta Pi
|
May 15, 1851
Wesleyan Female College
Macon, Georgia
|
1910
|
Ronald McDonald House
|
Alpha Omicron Pi
|
1897
Barnard College (Columbia University) New York City, New York
|
1995
|
American Juvenile Arthritis Foundation
|
Alpha Kappa Alpha
|
January 15, 1908
Howard University
Washington, D.C.
|
1989
|
Sickle Cell Foundation
|
Chi Omega
|
April 5, 1895
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
|
1963
|
Big Oak Ranch for Girls
and
Make-A-Wish Foundation
|
Delta Sigma Theta
|
1913
Howard University
|
1995
|
Delta Sigma Theta
Five Point Program
|
Phi Mu
|
March 4, 1852
Wesleyan Female College
Macon, Georgia
|
1924
|
Children's Miracle Network
|
Zeta Tau Alpha
|
October 15, 1898
Longwood College
Farmville, Virginia
|
1933
|
Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
|
Fraternities
Fraternity |
Founded
|
Local Chapter
|
Philanthropy
|
Alpha Phi Alpha
|
December 4, 1906
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
|
April 2000
|
Alpha Phi Alpha
Foundation
|
Kappa Alpha Psi
|
January 5, 1911
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
|
1998
|
Kappa Alpha Psi
Foundation
|
Pi Kappa Phi
|
December 10, 1904
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
|
1925, 1991
|
PUSH America
|
Sigma Chi
|
June 28, 1855
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
|
1872, 1984
|
Children's Miracle
Network
|
Sigma Nu
|
January 1, 1869
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia
|
1879
|
St. Jude's
|
At Samford, sororities and fraternities are involved in educational programs, community service and leadership development, in addition to providing a strong bond of friendship and esprit de corps among those invited to affiliate with the organizations.
The Interfraternity Council [IFC] acts as the liaison between the three fraternities belonging to the North American Interfraternity Conference, other national umbrella organizations are represented here at Samford. The IFC promotes leadership within member chapters and monitors the activities of member chapters. The IFC is composed of two delegates from each fraternity and four executive officers.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council [NPHC] serves as the coordinating body for the historically African-American fraternities and sororities. NPHC serves to unite the active Samford chapters for one collective voice to speak on issues, coordinate joint programming, and create a sense of peer accountability for the chapter and individual member actions (when called upon). The Council is comprised of eight officers representing the community and delegates from each active chapter.
The Panhellenic Council [PC] coordinates the five sororities belonging to the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) and are represented here at Samford. The Council is composed of two members from each sorority and 10 executive officers. The Panhellenic Council not only monitors the sorority membership recruitment process, but also provides a variety of educational, social and service opportunities for sorority and fraternity members, as well as the campus community at large. Being an active and enthusiastic member of a sorority can afford the female student with many social and service opportunities that will enrich her life at Samford.