FAQs

• What will students get out of participating in a Greek organization that they would not get out of any other college organization?

  Coming to college is a major life change that students experience and joining a women’s or men’s fraternity helps ease the transition. For many students, their fraternity or sorority truly becomes a home away from home. In addition, students become members of a supportive brotherhood or sisterhood and have opportunities to enhance their leadership skills, improve scholarship, understand the value of service and philanthropy, and learn financial responsibility.

• What does it mean to be Greek at Monmouth College?

  Monmouth College has made a firm commitment to the future of Fraternity and Sorority Life on campus. The College wants to see every student involved in meaningful activities, and sees Fraternity and Sorority Life as an integral part of the College community. Fraternity and Sorority Life at Monmouth is consistent with the college’s goals of academic rigor and active citizenship.

• What about Hazing?

  Monmouth College and the State of Illinois have strict policies prohibiting hazing. This prohibition is strongly supported by each national organization. Allegations of hazing are swiftly investigated by the College and national offices. Any chapter found to be hazing would face severe consequences, including probation, suspension of chapter activities, or removal of the chapter from Monmouth College. In addition, all chapters conduct education on hazing and alcohol abuse.

• What does it mean to be Greek at Monmouth?

  Monmouth College has made a firm commitment to the future of Fraternity and Sorority Life on campus. The College wants to see every student involved in meaningful activities, and sees Fraternity and Sorority Life as an integral part of the College community. Fraternity and Sorority Life at Monmouth is consistent with the college’s goals of academic rigor and active citizenship.

• How much does it cost to be in a Fraternity or Sorority?

  Fraternities and Sororities have dues associated with them so that developmental experiences and events may be developed for the organization’s members.  Each organization has a different amount of dues.

• What will students get out of participating in a Greek organization that they would not get out of any other college organization?

  Coming to college is a major life change that students experience and joining a women’s or men’s fraternity helps ease the transition. For many students, their fraternity or sorority truly becomes a home away from home. In addition, students become members of a supportive brotherhood or sisterhood and have opportunities to enhance their leadership skills, improve scholarship, understand the value of service and philanthropy, and learn financial responsibility.

• What does it mean to be Greek at Monmouth College?

  Monmouth College has made a firm commitment to the future of Fraternity and Sorority Life on campus. The College wants to see every student involved in meaningful activities, and sees Fraternity and Sorority Life as an integral part of the College community. Fraternity and Sorority Life at Monmouth is consistent with the college’s goals of academic rigor and active citizenship.

• What about Hazing?

  Monmouth College and the State of Illinois have strict policies prohibiting hazing. This prohibition is strongly supported by each national organization. Allegations of hazing are swiftly investigated by the College and national offices. Any chapter found to be hazing would face severe consequences, including probation, suspension of chapter activities, or removal of the chapter from Monmouth College. In addition, all chapters conduct education on hazing and alcohol abuse.

• What does it mean to be Greek at Monmouth?

  Monmouth College has made a firm commitment to the future of Fraternity and Sorority Life on campus. The College wants to see every student involved in meaningful activities, and sees Fraternity and Sorority Life as an integral part of the College community. Fraternity and Sorority Life at Monmouth is consistent with the college’s goals of academic rigor and active citizenship.

• How much does it cost to be in a Fraternity or Sorority?

  Fraternities and Sororities have dues associated with them so that developmental experiences and events may be developed for the organization’s members.  Each organization has a different amount of dues.