Fraternity & Sorority Life at A&M-SA
Collectively referred to as "Greek Life," fraternities and sororities are value-based undergraduate organizations mainly associated with colleges and universities. At their core, they provide academic support and help young college students develop social and leadership skills.
Texas A&M University-San Antonio believes that fraternities and sororities are a fundamental part of a vibrant campus community, creating space for lifelong friendships, service opportunities, leadership development and academic success. Fraternities and sororities create a sense of acceptance and belonging. The connections fostered in Greek Life last beyond the undergraduate experience, inspiring students to reach their full potential. We are focused on engaging students and preparing them for their lives beyond the classroom.
Benefits
Friendship
For many students, lifelong friendships are the most essential component of Greek Life. The fact that members call themselves "sister" and "brother" demonstrates the sense of family that Greek Life provides. Many groups have active alumni and graduate chapters that provide opportunities for continued involvement.
Community
Many of your fondest college memories will be developed through social interaction. Greek Life organizations provide the chance to make new friends and have fun. In this often overwhelming university environment, students may find that their sorority or fraternity is a place to feel comfortable and at home.
Leadership
Greek Life offers students opportunities to develop their leadership potential. Members learn essential leadership skills for life after college. They’ll experience what it means to be a leader and how to cooperate and collaborate with others.
Scholarship
Members have access to additional tools needed to succeed academically. Each Greek Life organization offers academic support programs, including national and local scholarships and grants, incentives and awards, study skills workshops, tutoring programs, established study sessions and GPA requirements.
Networking
Greek Life organizations maintain active alumni relations programs that offer career networking and mentoring. These organizations connect you to a robust roster of past alumni, providing mentoring and shadowing opportunities within your field.
Service
Community service builds character by allowing students to realize the needs of others. Greek organizations, individually and collectively, are involved in activities such as tutoring children, organizing fundraising events and competitions and conducting community-based and philanthropic activities. This gives members a greater sense of purpose.
Pillars
Friendship
Joining a fraternity or sorority marks the beginning of new experiences with new friends and creates a home away from home. Within the Greek Life community at TAMUSA, we encourage students to not only make new friends within their organization, but to branch out to the broader Greek Life community on campus. When students become Greek affiliated, they become part of a larger national organization and will find that they have friends and connections all around the world.
Service
Getting involved on and off campus allows members to engage with their community and give back to those around them. Community engagement fosters the growth of our students, their respective organizations and the Greek Life community.
Development
TAMUSA offers many opportunities for student development outside the classroom. Participation in a fraternity or sorority provides members opportunities to develop leadership and interpersonal skills on campus and within one's organization, skills employers and advanced degree programs look for in their applicants.
Success
Fraternities and sororities give members opportunities to earn academic awards, recognition, and scholarships. Each organization offers educational support programs that could require study hours, tutoring sessions with other members or mentoring opportunities.