Need more information on what it's all about? Check out our events for Spring 2012 Recruitment and see which Fraternity is the best fit for you. Check this page periodically for updates on events that will take place at the beginning of the Semester! What is IFC? The Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) is a board of representatives of each fraternity recognized by Hofstra University. Its goals are to f
acilitate inter-fraternal programming and regulate fraternal activities. There are 12 active fraternities represented on the council with each one actively participating in its objectives. List of Active Fraternities in IFC
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Kappa Psi (Business Co-Ed)
Delta Chi
Pershing Rifles
Phi Delta Theta
Pi Kappa Alpha
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Mu
Sigma Pi
Tau Epsilon Phi
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Theta Tau (Engineering Co-Ed)
DID YOU KNOW?
- According to nationwide study of fraternity and sorority members, by belonging to a fraternity your chances of graduating are greater by up to 10 percent.
- Greek members on average donate more than four times as much to their respective universities as alumni than do non greeks.
- As Alumni, Greeks give approximately 75% of all money donated to universities.
- As undergraduates, Greeks raise approximately $7 million per year for charities.
- As undergraduates, Greeks give approximately 850,000 volunteer hours per year.
- Studies prove that Fraternity and Sorority Alumni are much more likely than non-Greeks to participate in community service activities after graduation.
- Forty-three of the 100 members of the U.S. Senate are members of a fraternity or sorority.
- Thirty-Six percent of the House of Representatives are members of a sorority or fraternity.
- Of North America’s 50 largest corporations, 43 are headed by Greek men and women, 30% of all Fortune 500's.
- 7 out of 10 people listed in Who’s Who are Greek.
- 40 of 47 U.S. Supreme Court Justices have been and are Greek.
- 63% of all U.S. Cabinet members since 1900 have been and are Greek.
- All of the Apollo 11 astronauts were Greek.
- There are 400,000 active members in Greek organizations nation-wide.
- Less than 3% of the United States is Greek.
- A study by the University of Missouri found that Greeks throughout the U.S. and Canada are more involved on their campuses and rate their overall university experience better than non-Greeks.
- The same U of Missouri study found Greeks are more financially successful after they graduate than non-Greeks, are more involved in their communities, and give more generously to their alma maters. (Courtesy of whygogreek.com)
Any questions about Greek Life as a whole or a specific Fraternity? Please contact Justin Schain at [email protected] or Charles Krantz at [email protected] and we will answer your questions or direct you to the President of the specific Fraternity you are asking for.
