MEMORANDUM

To: President Suresh IFC/PHC/MGC Execs Michael Murphy Chapter Presidents Gina Casalegno Chapter Advisors John Hannon National Offices Lucas Christain Jesse Koch Emily Cunningham Aaron George

From: Caitlin E. McCabe, Assistant to the Upperclass and Greek Housefellows

Subject: Fraternity and Sorority Life Report, Fall 2013

Date: January 30th, 2014

Attached, please find the information on twenty-three chapters that comprised the fraternity and sorority community at Carnegie Mellon University for Fall 2013. This report is shared with University administrators, faculty and staff, the fraternities and sororities, chapter advisors, chapter presidents, and International offices as a way to raise awareness of the contributions to Carnegie Mellon University made by our fraternities and sororities.

This report highlights the achievements of last semester. In Fall 2013, the fraternities and sororities contributed a total of 6842.8 hours of community service and raised $30,807 in donations for local and national charities. Of the chapters who reported their involvement about 74% of members were involved in other campus organizations at Carnegie Mellon with about 37% of these students serving in leadership positions. Please note that these numbers are based off of our Standards of Excellence reporting, for which 11 of our 23 chapters were participants.

Academically, ten of the fraternities and sororities earned average QPAs at or at or above the university undergraduate average this Fall.

If you have any questions about the information contained in this report, please contact Caitlin McCabe at [email protected] or by phone in the Student Life Office at (412) 268-2142.

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Carnegie Mellon University Fraternity and Sorority Life Data Fall 2013

Compiled by the Student Life Office

Table of Contents

. Fraternity and Sorority Life Report* . Fraternity and Sorority Academic Year Breakdown . Membership and Academic Data Overview . Chapter Statistics . Community Service Hours and Charitable Giving . Campus Involvement and Leadership . Master Membership Data Report . Comparative Size Report . Comparative Size Graphs . Comparative QPA Report . Comparative QPA Graphs . Fraternity and Sorority Academic Year Graphs

* Information released to the public

Fraternity and Sorority Life Report, Fall 2013

Membership . 23 fraternities and sororities were active at Carnegie Mellon: 6 Panhellenic sororities; 11 Interfraternity Council fraternities; 3 Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) chapters; and 3 National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. (NPHC) chapters were active for Fall 2013. . Of Carnegie Mellon’s 6,223 undergraduate students, 1,176 are members of fraternities or sororities making up 19% of the student population. 597 women are affiliated with a sorority, reflecting 22% of the female undergraduate population. 579 men are affiliated with a fraternity, reflecting 16% of the male undergraduate population. . The average size of a Panhellenic (PHC) sorority is 88 women. The average size of an Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternity is 48 men. The average size of a multicultural (MGC) fraternity and sorority is 35 people. The average size for a National Panhellence Council, Inc. (NPHC) fraternity and sorority is 3 people. . A total of 270 new members joined the fraternity and sorority community this semester: 128 women joined PHC sororities; 115 men joined IFC fraternities; 3 men joined NPHC fraternities; and 24 men and women joined MGC organizations.

Scholarship/Leadership . This Fall, 10 chapters had QPAs at or above the all-university average: Omega; Delta Gamma; Delta Delta Delta; Kappa Alpha Theta; Kappa Kappa Gamma; Sigma Nu; Gamma; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Alpha Kappa Alpha; Kappa Phi Lambda. . Six sororities had QPAs above the all-women’s average: Alpha Chi Omega; Delta Gamma; Delta Delta Delta; Kappa Alpha Theta; Kappa Kappa Gamma; Kappa Phi Lambda. Four fraternities had QPAs above the all- men’s average: Pi Kappa Alpha; Sigma Nu; Sigma Tau Gamma; Sigma Phi Epsilon. The all IFC QPA average was 3.15. The all PHC QPA average was 3.28. The all NPHC QPA average was 2.90. The MGC QPA average was 3.09. . 151 members of the Greek community (13%) received a 4.0 for the Fall 2013 semester. . Order of Omega, an honorary society with a commitment to scholarship and leadership for Greek men and women, inducted 31 new members this Fall. . Rho Lambda, an honorary society for Panhellenic women exhibiting leadership in their community, inducted 26 new members.

Please note: All QPA and Membership numbers are based on the grades of active, inactive, and new members.

The following is based off of information provided to our office via Standards of Excellence applications. For the Fall 2013 semester, 11 out of 23 fraternities and sororities volunteered this information to the Greek Life Office as a part of their Standards of Excellence application.

Community Service and Philanthropy Of the 11 Chapters participating in Standards of Excellence: . 7,932.3 hours of community service was completed this semester. . Totaling an average of 12 hours of community service per member. . $30,807 was raised for local, national and international charities this semester. . The largest monetary donation during the Fall semester was from Sigma through their philanthropy event “Donut Dash,” raising $21,600 for the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (UPMC). . Four of these chapters demonstrated superior commitment to community service: Kappa Kappa Gamma, with 1,634.5 hours; Kappa Alpha Theta with 1,537.5 hours; Delta Gamma, with 1,319 hours; and Pi Kappa Alpha with 1,031 hours.

Campus Involvement Of the 11 Chapters participating in Standards of Excellence: . 78% reported involvement in other campus organizations . 39% served in leadership roles in other campus organizations. . Standards of Excellence chapters are committed to promoting the academic mission of the University, developing leadership and character in members, providing service to the community, and fostering life-long friendships between members. These chapters have committed to the overall enhancement of their members, their chapter, and the community:

The Greek Life staff would like to expressly thank those who participated in Standards of Excellence this semester.

Participating Chapters: Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Epsilon Pi Delta Delta Delta Delta Gamma Delta Upsilon Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Kappa Gamma Kappa Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Nu

Fall 2013 Membership Breakdown

5th Chapter Total* Freshmen** Sophomores** Juniors** Seniors** Years** Inactive*** Alpha Chi Omega 65 3 26 11 19 0 5 Alpha Phi 81 14 36 18 12 0 1 Delta Delta Delta 93 10 24 34 23 0 2 Delta Gamma 104 22 24 22 27 0 9 Kappa Alpha Theta 94 19 20 18 33 0 4 Kappa Kappa Gamma 93 14 24 25 28 1 1 Panhellenic Sororities 529 82 154 128 142 1 22

Alpha Epsilon Pi 37 10 13 11 3 0 0 Delta Tau Delta 59 4 12 22 18 0 3 Delta Upsilon 30 6 5 11 8 0 0 Kappa Sigma 36 5 13 12 2 4 0 Phi Delta Theta 55 3 32 9 11 0 0 Pi Kappa Alpha 50 3 18 13 14 1 1 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 73 12 22 20 15 0 4 Sigma Chi 58 11 13 14 15 1 4 Sigma Nu 25 6 8 5 6 0 0 Sigma Phi Epsilon 92 22 20 28 20 2 0 Sigma Tau Gamma 15 0 6 5 2 0 2 IFC Fraternities 530 82 162 150 114 8 14

Alpha Kappa Alpha 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 Alpha Phi Alpha 7 0 2 0 5 0 0 Delta Sigma Theta 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 NPHC Chapters 11 0 2 1 8 0 0 Phi 30 9 9 5 3 0 4 Kappa Phi Lambda 34 7 9 8 10 0 0 Lambda Phi Epsilon 42 5 11 15 10 1 0 MGC Chapters 102 21 29 28 23 1 4 Total Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors 5th Years Inactive Community Totals 1,176 185 347 307 287 10 40

* This figure reflects Total Chapter Membership , which includes active, new members, inactive, and those studying abroad ** Includes active and new members only; does not include inactive members or those studying abroad ***Includes inactive members and those studying abroad,

Membership and Academic Data Overview Fall 2013 Greek Men Overall QPA Size New Member 3.06 123 Active Members (Includes New Members) 3.12 565 Overall Size (Including Inactive & Abroad) 579

Greek Women Overall QPA Size New Member 3.23 145 Active Members (Includes New Members) 3.28 571 Overall Size (Including Inactive & Abroad) 597

Greek Overall QPA Size New Member 3.15 270 Active Members (Includes New Members) 3.20 1136 Overall Size (Including Inactive & Abroad) 1,176

Undergraduate Student Body QPA Size Undergraduate Men Overall 3.21 3,535 Undergraduate Women Overall 3.25 2,688 Overall 3.22 6,223 Please note that the Carnegie Mellon Undergraduate Student Body Overall QPAs are not considered official numbers nor should this information be released to third-parties.

Sources

QPA Data (rounded to two decimals); Enrollment Services

Undergraduate Size Data: Enrollment Services

Membership Data self-reported by each chapter

**% of Members **% of Members in ****Number of *Chapter QPA **Avg. Hrs. of Involved in Leadership Roles Active for Fall Community other in other Chapter Statistics Members Semester Service/Member Organizations Organizations Alpha Chi Omega 59 3.42 3.0 92.6% 27.9% Alpha Phi 80 3.20 not reported not reported not reported Delta Delta Delta 91 3.28 13.9 71.6% 38.9% Delta Gamma 95 3.30 7.2 not reported not reported Kappa Alpha Theta 90 3.28 17.1 81.1% 60.0% Kappa Kappa Gamma 92 3.25 17.8 95.7% 35.9% Panhellenic Sororities 507 3.29 Alpha Epsilon Pi 37 3.16 8.7 73.0% 32.4% Delta Tau Delta 56 3.18 not reported not reported not reported Delta Upsilon 30 2.97 not reported 70.0% 36.7% Kappa Sigma 36 2.85 12.4 47.2% 36.1% Phi Delta Theta 55 3.23 not reported not reported not reported Pi Kappa Alpha 49 3.17 not reported not reported not reported Sigma Alpha Epsilon 69 3.17 8.2 69.6% 29.0% Sigma Chi 54 3.11 not reported not reported not reported Sigma Nu 25 3.20 not reported not reported not reported Sigma Phi Epsilon 92 3.22 not reported not reported not reported Sigma Tau Gamma 13 3.30 not reported not reported not reported IFC Fraternities 516 3.14 Alpha Kappa Alpha 3 3.71 not reported not reported not reported Alpha Phi Alpha 7 2.67 not reported not reported not reported Delta Sigma Theta 1 *** not reported not reported not reported NPHC Chapters 11 2.90 alpha Kappa Delta Phi 26 3.20 not reported not reported not reported Kappa Phi Lambda 34 3.40 not reported not reported not reported Lambda Phi Epsilon 42 2.77 not reported not reported not reported MGC Chapters 102 3.09 Community Totals 1136 3.11

*QPA information provided by Enrollment Services;QPA data includes grades from all affiliated members on campus, does not include students abroad **Community Service and Student Involvement and Leadership Information is self-reported ***Grouping only has one member - cannot publish grades due to FERPA **** This figure includes active and new members only.

Service Hours & Community Service Fall 2013

Total Active Total Hours of Avg. Hours of Total Amount ($) Chapter Membership* Service Service / Member Raised for Charity Alpha Chi Omega 59 178.0 3.0 $1,927.00 Alpha Phi 80 not reported not reported not reported Delta Delta Delta 91 650.8 7.2 $4,910.00 Delta Gamma 95 1319.0 13.9 $800.00 Kappa Alpha Theta 90 1537.5 17.1 $800.00 Kappa Kappa Gamma 92 1634.5 17.8 $0.00 Panhellenic Sororities 507 5319.8 58.9 $8,437.00 Alpha Epsilon Pi 37 320.5 8.7 $256.50 Delta Tau Delta 56 not reported not reported not reported Delta Upsilon 30 not reported not reported $200.00 Kappa Sigma 36 446.0 12.4 $314.00 Phi Delta Theta 55 not reported not reported not reported Pi Kappa Alpha 49 1031.0 21.0 $0.00 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 69 565.0 8.2 $21,600.00 Sigma Chi 54 not reported not reported not reported Sigma Nu 25 250.0 10.00 $0.00 Sigma Phi Epsilon 92 not reported not reported not reported Sigma Tau Gamma 13 not reported not reported not reported IFC Fraternities 516 2612.5 60.3 $22,370.50 Alpha Kappa Alpha 3 not reported not reported not reported Alpha Phi Alpha 7 not reported not reported not reported Delta Sigma Theta 1 not reported not reported not reported NPHC Chapters 11 0.0 0.0 alpha Kappa Delta Phi 26 not reported not reported not reported Kappa Phi Lambda 34 not reported not reported not reported Lambda Phi Epsilon 42 not reported not reported not reported MGC Chapters 102 0.0 0.0 $0.00 Community Totals 1,136 7932.3 11.9 $30,807.50

Campus Involvement & Leadership Fall 2013

Percentage of Members Percentage of Members in Total Active involved in other Leadership Roles in other Chapter Membership* Organizations Organizations Alpha Chi Omega 59 92.6% 27.9% Alpha Phi 80 not reported not reported Delta Delta Delta 91 75.8% 39.6% Delta Gamma 95 71.6% 38.9% Kappa Alpha Theta 90 81.1% 60.0% Kappa Kappa Gamma 92 95.7% 35.9% Panhellenic Sororities 507 84.5% 41.9% Alpha Epsilon Pi 37 73.0% 32.4% Delta Tau Delta 56 not reported not reported Delta Upsilon 30 70.0% 36.7% Kappa Sigma 36 47.2% 36.1% Phi Delta Theta 55 not reported not reported Pi Kappa Alpha 49 79.6% 55.1% Sigma Alpha Epsilon 69 69.6% 29.0% Sigma Chi 54 not reported not reported Sigma Nu 25 60.0% 12.0% Sigma Phi Epsilon 92 not reported not reported Sigma Tau Gamma 13 not reported not reported IFC Fraternities 516 67.9% 35.0% Alpha Kappa Alpha 3 not reported not reported Alpha Phi Alpha 7 not reported not reported Delta Sigma Theta 1 not reported not reported NPHC Chapters 11 0.0% 0.0% alpha Kappa Delta Phi 26 not reported not reported Kappa Phi Lambda 34 not reported not reported Lambda Phi Epsilon 42 not reported not reported MGC Chapters 102 0.0% 0.0% Greek Community Totals 1,136 78.5% 39.4%

* This figure includes active and new members only.