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Recognized Groups
The Greek community has been active at the University of New Hampshire
and its predecessors since 1881 with the founding of Q.T.V.
fraternity at New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanical
Arts. Currently, UNH fraternity and sorority members represent
8.5% of the campus with over 1000 students as current
members in the seven recognized sororities, ten
fraternities and one co-educational society.
Greek Honor Society:
Order of Omega
Member chapters of the Interfraternity Council:
Alpha Gamma Rho | Alpha Delta Phi Society | Alpha Sigma Phi
Alpha Tau Omega |
Lambda Chi Alpha | Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Phi |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon │ Sigma
Nu
Sigma Phi Epsilon
| Tau Kappa Epsilon
Member chapters of the Panhellenic Council:
Alpha Xi Delta | Alpha Phi | Alpha
Chi Omega
Kappa Delta | Chi Omega
Member chapters of the United Greek Association:
Delta Xi Phi | Sigma Alpha
Unrecognized Groups
The
following groups lost recognition for serious risk management
violations or affiliation issues and have no ties with the
University of New Hampshire.
Zeta Chi Beta
- ZXB
Formerly the Zeta Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity, this group
lost permanent recognition from the University of New Hampshire
for various policy violations in the early 1990s. The group
also lost recognition from Theta Chi in 1993. In 1994,
the group was charged with prostitution and the sale of alcohol
during a recruitment event. The group was convicted for these
offenses by the New Hampshire court system, and this
conviction was upheld by the
Supreme Court of New Hampshire.
Phi Kappa Theta – ΦΚΘ
This group lost permanent recognition from the University
of New Hampshire in 2003 after a lengthy history of UNH policy
violations and numerous incidents with the university and Durham
police.
Phi Beta Gamma – ΦΒΓ
Formerly Nu Beta of Phi Mu Delta, Phi Beta Gamma lost recognition from their national headquarters after an incident in which two new members were hospitalized for alcohol consumption.
More recently, there was an alleged incident involving a knife at their residence. Alpha Phi Delta – ΑΦΔ
Alpha Phi Delta is in no way affiliated with the University
of New Hampshire, and is not currently in line for consideration
as a recognized organization. Many
of the organizations activities involving their new members
do not meet the standards of the Greek Community and the
University.
We strongly discourage student
participation in these unrecognized groups, as the university does
not provide any form of support, oversight and advisement for their
members. Also, since these groups often lack national affiliation,
they may not have liability insurance, or oversight policies for
risk management, hazing or sexual harassment. Therefore if one
of these chapters would experience a civil lawsuit, a member of
that group might be held directly liable by a complainant, exposing
himself/herself and their family members to unneeded risk. Furthermore,
many times national organizations of these unrecognized groups
choose not to acknowledge the University's concerns or to take
action against their chapters.
Students who choose to become members of these unrecognized
groups may not obtain all of the benefits available to those who
join a recognized fraternity or sorority. Benefits of joining
a recognized fraternity or sorority include:
- Interaction with the other members of the UNH Greek community,
consisting of over 1000 students and 17 chapters
- Use of UNH facilities for meetings and events
- Programming and leadership development training from the UNH
Leadership Center and the Office of Greek Life
- Involvement in the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the Panhellenic
Council, and the Greek Presidents Council
- Involvement in UNH community-wide events, including Jukebox,
University Day, and Greek Week
- Involvement with student support programs, including the Alumni
Center, Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP),
and the Center for Academic Resources
- Involvement in UNH Greek Awards program and Greek Performance
and Evaluation Program (GPEP)
- Support from the Office of Greek Life staff
If you are recruited by or have questions about unrecognized
groups, please feel free to contact the Office of Greek Life at
603.862.1002 or adam.mccready@unh.edu.
This office is your best source for accurate information about
any aspect of Greek life at UNH.
The above information was adapted from similar information
at the University of Delaware and the George Washington University.
http://gwired.gwu.edu/sac/greek/unrecognizedorgs/
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