Student Involvement 4400 University Drive, MS 2D6, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: 703-993-2909; Fax: 703-993-4566 June 14, 2017 Dear Chapter Presidents, Chapter Advisors, Faculty Advisors, & Headquarters Staff: This letter contains information regarding the Spring 2017 academic report for all fraternities and sororities at George Mason University (Mason). Please take time to review your chapter’s information and contact our office with any questions. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the top three sororities and fraternities with the highest Grade Point Average (GPA) during the 2017 Spring Semester. Sororities: Kappa Phi Lambda (3.41), Chi Upsilon Sigma (3.37) and Chi Omega (3.25) Fraternities: Kappa Alpha Psi (3.21), Lambda Upsilon Lambda (3.15), and Kappa Alpha Order (3.13) In addition, during the 2017 spring semester 28% of our fraternity and sorority members made the Dean List having received at minimum a 3.5 Term GPA. We are very proud of our community scholars but realize that there is still room for improvement regarding our community’s overall academic performance. Below is the general academic information for our FSL community and Overall Mason Community. All-FSL: 2.98 All-Sorority: 3.13 All-Fraternity: 2.79 All-Undergraduate: 3.04 All-Female: 3.15 All-Male: 2.91 George Mason University recognizes the importance that scholastic achievement plays in the success of a chapter. All chapters were asked to maintain a 2.5 term GPA and we are happy to say that 90% of our chapters met our standard. Those that did not will have to meet with our office to develop a scholarship action plan and will also lose social privileges for the upcoming semester. In closing, Mason has a wide array of resources available to chapters and members of the Fraternity and Sorority Community. If you have a successful academic program that you would like to share with our community or are looking to get tips on how to increase your chapter’s GPA, please let us know. If you have questions or concerns about any information listed in this report don’t hesitate to contact us at (703) 993-2909 to set up an appointment to discuss your chapter’s needs or concerns. Interfraternally, Phil McDaniel Julie Bryant Associate Director Assistant Director FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE 4400 UNIVERSITY DRIVE MS2D6 · FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA 22304 · 703-993-2909 · FAX 703-993-4566 George Mason University Spring 2017 Community Report Population Statistics Interfraternity Council (IFC) Fraternity Men 821 Chapter Chapter Chapter Active # of New New Mem Rank Chapter Sorority Women 1027 Spring '17 Fall '16 Size GPA Members GPA Total F&S Enrollment 1848 1 Kappa Alpha Order 3.13 3.07 28 3.13 3 3.14 Undergraduate Men 11,068 2 Sigma Phi Epsilon 3.08 n/a 15 n/a 15 3.08 Undergraduate Women 11,427 3 Alpha Epsilon Pi 3.05 2.97 14 2.90 2 ** Undergraduate Enrollment 22,495 4 Beta Theta Pi 3.04 3.08 47 3.03 9 3.08 Fraternity Men % 7.4% 5 Delta Chi 3.00 2.88 44 3.12 6 2.10 Sorority Women % 9.0% 6 Chi Psi 2.98 3.01 50 2.92 5 3.61 F&S Total % 8.2% 7 Phi Kappa Sigma 2.89 2.72 71 2.90 11 2.87 Active Members 1616 8 Alpha Sigma Phi 2.86 2.72 49 2.94 3 1.71 New Members 232 9 Sigma Chi 2.83 n/a 31 2.74 3 3.60 Academic Statistics All-IFC 2.80 47 2.81 6 2.72 All-Male Avg 2.91 10 Pi Kappa Phi 2.74 2.85 59 2.72 6 2.90 All-Female Avg 3.15 10 Theta Chi 2.74 2.73 30 2.80 6 2.51 All-Student Avg 3.04 12 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 2.73 2.74 55 2.74 2 ** All-Fraternity Average 2.79 13 Phi Sigma Kappa 2.66 2.76 75 2.72 9 2.14 All-Sorority Average 3.13 14 Pi Kappa Alpha 2.61 2.56 91 2.66 10 2.24 All-FSL Average 2.98 15 Kappa Sigma 2.58 2.52 85 2.58 6 2.61 All-Initiated Member Avg. 3.00 16 Alpha Kappa Lambda 2.44 2.71 13 2.64 2 ** All-Initiated Sorority 3.14 Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) All-Initiated Fraternity 2.81 Chapter Chapter Chapter Active # of New New Mem Rank Chapter All-New Member Avg. 2.84 Spring '17 Fall '16 Size GPA Members GPA All-New Member Sorority 3.00 1 Kappa Phi Lambda 3.41 3.20 19 3.41 n/a n/a All-New Member Fraternity 2.69 2 Chi Upsilon Sigma 3.37 3.03 10 3.45 4 3.31 IFC Exec Board 2.91 3 Kappa Phi Gamma 3.22 3.29 9 3.21 1 ** MGC Exec Board 3.50 4 Lambda Upsilon Lambda 3.15 n/a 9 n/a 9 3.15 NPHC Exec Board 3.45 5 Lambda Pi Chi 3.10 3.39 7 3.1 n/a n/a CPH Exec Board 3.33 All-MGC 3.03 13 3.06 5 2.94 Chapter Presidents 3.00 6 Lambda Theta Alpha 3.00 3.05 22 2.94 9 3.07 FSL Deans List 522 7 alpha Kappa Delta Phi 2.95 2.62 12 2.95 n/a n/a FSL Deans List % 28% 8 Pi Delta Psi 2.73 2.71 14 2.74 3 2.70 Sorority Deans List 357 9 Phi Iota Alpha 2.36 2.91 11 2.49 5 2.25 Fraternity Deans List 165 National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) # of Chapters at/above 2.5 35 Chapter Chapter Chapter Active # of New New Mem Rank Chapter % of Chapters at/above 2.5 90% Spring '17 Fall '16 Size GPA Members GPA # of Fraternites at/above 1 Kappa Alpha Psi 3.21 3.13 6 3.21 n/a n/a 8 All-Male 2 Sigma Gamma Rho 3.12 3.32 6 2.99 2 ** % of Fraternites at/above 3 Delta Sigma Theta 2.99 n/a 36 n/a 36 2.99 40% All-Male 4 Zeta Phi Beta 2.98 3.30 13 3.11 3 2.64 # of Sororities at/above All-NPHC 2.88 12 2.94 9 2.85 7 All-Female 5 Alpha Phi Alpha 2.66 2.48 7 2.61 3 2.70 % of Sororities at/above 44% 6 Phi Beta Sigma 2.30 n/a 8 2.39 5 2.24 All-Female 6 Omega Psi Phi 2.30 2.06 9 2.35 3 2.23 Community Statistics Panhellenic Council Community Service Hours 1,833 Chapter Chapter Chapter Active # of New New Mem Rank Chapter Number of Chapters 39 Spring '17 Fall '16 Size GPA Members GPA 1 Chi Omega 3.25 3.21 125 3.26 1 ** 2 Alpha Phi 3.16 3.03 135 3.15 2 ** 2 Gamma Phi Beta 3.16 3.01 130 3.17 11 3.06 4 Pi Beta Phi 3.15 3.11 122 3.17 14 3.04 All-Panhellenic 3.13 128 3.14 7 2.98 5 Zeta Tau Alpha 3.12 3.02 123 3.16 5 2.28 6 Alpha Xi Delta 3.09 3.01 120 3.09 11 3.13 7 Alpha Omicron Pi 3.02 3.06 138 3.02 7 3.02 ** Fraternity and Sorority Life will not publish the grades of groups with less than 3 members Fraternity and Sorority Life Academic Policy Academic Requirements: In an effort to better emphasize the academic focus and mission of both the University and the fraternity and sorority community, the following minimum chapter academic standards were developed by Fraternity & Sorority Life. All chapters below the all-male or all-female GPA must meet with Fraternity & Sorority Life to review their current academic programs and formulate ideas on how to make adjustments/improvement to their scholarship program. Minimum Chapter Academic Standing: • 2.50 semester chapter GPA (chapter defined as actives and new members combined) • Failure to maintain the minimum GPA will result in the chapter being placed in Poor Standing with Fraternity & Sorority Life for all campus and Inter/National reporting and the following will result Failure to achieve minimum chapter academic standards will result in the following: 1st Semester: • The chapter may NOT host/co-sponsor ANY social event (defined as date parties, mixers, formals, semi-formals, Parties or any event with alcohol) for the following semester. • The chapter leadership (president and scholarship chairman) will schedule a meeting with the appropriate FSL advisor to outline a scholarship action plan. • Additional sanctions as outlined in the councils’ scholarship policy may also apply. 2nd Consecutive Semester: • The chapter may NOT host/co-sponsor ANY social event (defined as date parties, mixers, formals, semi-formals, Parties or any event with alcohol) for the following semester. • The chapter leadership (president and scholarship chairman) will schedule a meeting (by phone) with the appropriate FSL advisor AND a representative from the regional or inter/national office to discuss the chapter academic performance. • The chapter will not be allowed to participate in Homecoming events or Greek Week the following semester (whichever is appropriate). • All chapter programs will need to be approved by Fraternity & Sorority Life. A full calendar of events will be submitted by the 10th business day of the following semester. o Could result in chapter not participating in certain large-scale university events (Greek Week, Homecoming, Patriots Day, etc.) as determined by FSL and Chapter Advisors • Additional sanctions as outlined in the councils’ scholarship policy may also apply.