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, Spring 2013

Date: September 20th, 2013

Attached, please find the information on twenty-three chapters that comprised the fraternity and sorority community at Carnegie Mellon University for Spring 2013. As we work to raise awareness of the fraternity and sorority contributions to the Carnegie Mellon community, the information reported here will be shared with university administrators, faculty and staff, the fraternities and sororities, chapter advisors and presidents, and the national offices.

This report highlights the achievements of last semester. In Spring 2013, the fraternities and sororities contributed a total of 9,872.5 hours of community service and raised $40,984.50 in donations for local and national charities. Of the chapters who reported their involvement about 75% of members were involved in other campus organizations at Carnegie Mellon with about 50% of these students serving in leadership positions.

Academically, ten of the fraternities and sororities earned average QPAs at or at or above the university undergraduate average of 3.24 this Spring.

If you have any questions about the information contained in this report or would like to discuss how a chapter is doing specifically, 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 Spring 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, Spring 2013

Membership . 23 fraternities and sororities were active at Carnegie Mellon: 6 Panhellenic sororities; 11 Interfraternity Council fraternities; 3 Asian-Interest groups (1 fraternity and 2 sororities); and 3 National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. (NPHC) chapters were active for Spring 2013. . Of Carnegie Mellon’s 5,557 undergraduate students, 1,197 are members of fraternities or sororities making up 22% of the student population. 597 women are affiliated with a sorority, reflecting 25% of the female undergraduate population. 600 men are affiliated with a fraternity, reflecting 19% 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 50 men. The average size of a multi- cultural (MGC) fraternity and sorority is 20 people. . A total of 131 new members joined the fraternity and sorority community this semester: 41 women joined PHC sororities; 77 men joined IFC fraternities; and 13 men and women joined the NPHC and Asian-Interest organizations.

Scholarship/Leadership . This Spring, 10 chapters had QPAs at or above the all-university average (3.24): Omega; ; ; ; ; Pi; ; ; Epsilon; . . 6 sororities had QPAs above the all-women’s average of 3.25: Alpha ; Delta Gamma; Delta Delta Delta; Kappa Alpha Theta; Kappa Kappa Gamma; Kappa Phi Lambda. 4 fraternities had QPAs above the all-men’s average of 3.22: ; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Theta; . The all IFC QPA average was 3.19. The all PHC QPA average was 3.28. The all NPHC QPA average was 3.14. The all Asian-Interest QPA average was 3.11. . 150 members of the Greek community received a 4.0 for the Spring 2013 semester. . Order of Omega, an honorary society with a commitment to scholarship and leadership for Greek men and women, inducted 5 new members this Spring. . Rho Lambda, an honorary society for Panhellenic women exhibiting leadership in their community, inducted 9 new members.

Community Service and Philanthropy

. The Greek community contributed 9,872.5 hours of community service this semester for programs such as St. Jude’s, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Service for Sight, and Court Appointed Special Advocates. . Three (3) chapters demonstrated superior commitment to community service: contributed a total of 2,927 hours; Kappa Alpha Theta contributed a total of 1,382 hours; and Kappa Kappa Gamma contributed 1,406.3 hours of community service. . During the Spring semester, chapters raised a total of $40,984.50 for local, national and international charities. . The largest monetary donation during the Spring semester was from through their philanthropy event Derby Days, raising $10,054.04 for the Children’s Miracle Network and the Huntsman Cancer Institute. . The annual Spring Greek community philanthropy event Greek Sing raised a record breaking amount, $74,203.31 for the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh.

Campus Involvement

. 74.8% of active Greek members reported involvement in other campus organizations of which, 49.5% served in leadership roles. . 13 of the chapters opted into Standard of Excellence for the Spring 2013. These chapters have committed to the overall enhancement of their members, their chapter, and the community. 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.

Spring 2013 Membership Breakdown

5th Chapter Total* Freshmen** Sophomores** Juniors** Seniors** Years** Inactive*** 74 24 13 17 16 2 2 69 31 18 12 8 0 0 Delta Gamma 102 25 31 34 8 0 4 Delta Delta Delta 96 18 35 24 17 0 2 Kappa Alpha Theta 93 16 26 29 18 0 4 Kappa Kappa Gamma 94 17 25 30 20 0 2 Panhellenic Sororities 528 131 148 146 87 2 14

Alpha Epsilon Pi 52 12 15 7 17 1 0 Delta Tau Delta 56 11 32 12 0 1 0 28 5 12 10 1 0 0 Kappa Sigma 42 12 13 2 15 0 0 58 17 11 15 10 1 4 Phi Delta Theta 62 31 12 12 4 0 3 73 17 25 15 12 0 4 23 8 6 6 3 0 0 Gamma 20 6 7 4 3 0 0 Sigma Phi Epsilon 74 18 25 20 10 0 1 Sigma Chi 61 12 14 19 15 0 1 IFC Fraternities 549 149 172 122 90 3 13

Alpha Kappa Alpha 5 0 0 3 2 0 0 Alpha 6 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 NPHC Chapters 15 0 0 7 8 0 0

alpha Kappa 30 9 6 5 6 0 4 Kappa Phi Lambda 30 8 7 9 3 0 3 45 11 14 10 8 0 2 Asian American Chapters 105 28 27 24 17 0 9 Total Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors 5th Years Inactive Community Totals 1,197 308 347 299 202 5 36

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

Membership and Academic Data Overview Spring 2013

Greek Men Overall QPA Size New Member 2.98 85 Active Members (Includes New Members) 3.14 585 Overall Size (Including Inactive & Abroad) 600

Greek Women Overall QPA Size New Member 3.10 46 Active Members (Includes New Members) 3.20 576 Overall Size (Including Inactive & Abroad) 597

Greek Overall QPA Size New Member 3.03 131 Active Members (Includes New Members) 3.17 1167 Overall Size (Including Inactive & Abroad) 1,197

Undergraduate Student Body QPA Size Undergraduate Men Overall 3.22 3,201 Undergraduate Women Overall 3.25 2,356 Overall 3.24 5,557

Sources

QPA Data (rounded to two decimals); Enrollment Services

Undergraduate Size Data: Enrollment Services

Membership Data self-reported by each chapter

**% of Members Chapter Number of *Chapter QPA **Avg. Hrs. of Involved in **% of Members in Active for Spring Community other Leadership Roles in Statistics Members Semester Service/Member Organizations other Organizations Alpha Chi Omega 72 3.37 4.0 95.8% 11.6% Alpha Phi 69 3.01 5.1 49.0% Not Reported Delta Gamma 98 3.28 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Delta Delta Delta 94 3.31 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Kappa Alpha Theta 89 3.30 15.5 83.2% 60.8% Kappa Kappa Gamma 92 3.29 15.3 87.0% 62.5% Panhellenic Sororities 514 3.27 6.5 79.8% 46.2% Alpha Epsilon Pi 52 3.17 2.7 75.0% 46.0% Delta Tau Delta 56 3.24 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Delta Upsilon 28 2.95 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Kappa Sigma 42 2.98 69.7 47.6% 60.0% Pi Kappa Alpha 54 3.06 16.6 70.4% 71.1% Phi Delta Theta 59 3.29 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Sigma Alpha Epsilon 69 3.10 8.9 73.9% 60.8% Sigma Nu 23 3.15 10.0 65.2% 26.7% 20 3.16 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Sigma Phi Epsilon 73 3.30 11.3 74.0% 48.2% Sigma Chi 60 3.17 Not Reported 61.7% 56.8% IFC Fraternities 536 3.16 11.3 68.1% 57.1% 5 3.15 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported 6 2.91 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Delta Sigma Theta 4 3.06 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported NPHC Chapters 15 3.03 0.0 0.0% 0.0% alpha Phi 26 2.97 8.9 73.0% 40.0% Kappa Phi Lambda 27 3.28 9.0 100.0% 48.2% Lambda Phi Epsilon 43 3.03 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Asian American Chapters 96 3.08 17.9 86.8% 41.3% Community Totals 1161 3.20 8.5 74.8% 49.5%

*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

Greek Community Service Hours and Charitable Giving Spring 2013

Total Active Total Hours of Avg. Hours of Total Amount ($) Chapter Membership* Service Service / Member Raised for Charity Alpha Chi Omega 72 289.8 4.0 $1,501.41 Alpha Phi 69 252.5 5.1 $1,726.00 Delta Gamma 98 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Delta Delta Delta 94 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Kappa Alpha Theta 89 1382.0 15.5 $5,524.00 Kappa Kappa Gamma 92 1406.3 15.3 $4,826.20 Panhellenic Sororities 514 3330.5 6.5 $13,577.61 Alpha Epsilon Pi 52 141.0 2.7 $3,000.00 Delta Tau Delta 56 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Delta Upsilon 28 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Kappa Sigma 42 2927.0 69.7 $1,897.89 Pi Kappa Alpha 54 894.0 16.6 $1,753.00 Phi Delta Theta 59 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Sigma Alpha Epsilon 69 611.0 8.9 $600.00 Sigma Nu 23 230.0 10.0 $512.00 Sigma Tau Gamma 20 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Sigma Phi Epsilon 73 823.5 11.3 $4,800.00 Sigma Chi 60 441.0 7.4 $11,088.00 IFC Fraternities 536 6067.5 11.3 $23,650.89 Alpha Kappa Alpha 5 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Alpha Phi Alpha 6 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Delta Sigma Theta 4 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported NPHC Chapters 15 alpha 26 232.0 8.9 $1,900.00 Kappa Phi Lambda 27 242.5 9.0 $1,856.00 Lambda Phi Epsilon 43 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Asian American Chapters 96 474.5 17.9 $3,756.00 Community Totals 1,161 9872.5 8.5 $40,984.50

* This figure includes active and new members only.

Greek Campus Involvement and Leadership Spring 2013

Percentage of Members Percentage of Members in Total Active involved in other Leadership Roles in other Chapter Membership* Organizations Organizations Alpha Chi Omega 72 95.8% 11.6% Alpha Phi 69 49.0% Not Reported Delta Gamma 98 Not Reported Not Reported Delta Delta Delta 94 Not Reported Not Reported Kappa Alpha Theta 89 83.2% 60.8% Kappa Kappa Gamma 92 87.0% 62.5% Panhellenic Sororities 514 79.8% 46.2% Alpha Epsilon Pi 52 75.0% 46.0% Delta Tau Delta 56 Not Reported Not Reported Delta Upsilon 28 Not Reported Not Reported Kappa Sigma 42 47.6% 60.0% Pi Kappa Alpha 54 70.4% 71.1% Phi Delta Theta 59 Not Reported Not Reported Sigma Alpha Epsilon 69 73.9% 60.8% Sigma Nu 23 65.2% 26.7% Sigma Tau Gamma 20 Not Reported Not Reported Sigma Phi Epsilon 73 74.0% 48.2% Sigma Chi 60 61.7% 56.8% IFC Fraternities 536 68.1% 57.1% Alpha Kappa Alpha 5 Not Reported Not Reported Alpha Phi Alpha 6 Not Reported Not Reported Delta Sigma Theta 4 Not Reported Not Reported NPHC Chapters 15 Phi 26 73.0% 40.0% Kappa Phi Lambda 27 100.0% 48.2% Lambda Phi Epsilon 43 Not Reported Not Reported Asian American Chapters 96 86.8% 41.3% Community Totals 1,161 74.8% 49.5%

*This figure includes active and new members only.