CWRU Fraternities | Interfraternity Congress (IFC)

CWRU Recruitment Information

At CWRU we believe in transparency, which begins with recruitment. Below you can learn more about the joining processes. To take a little test drive of the Greek experience, check out the Membership Benefits!

New Member Orientation

After recruitment in the Fall the Office of Greek Life and the IFC/PHC Exec Board will be hosting a mandatory New Member Orientation session. New members will complete required trainings and build relationships with other new members from all chapters.

Date: Fall 2026 TBD | Morning - Early Afternoon

Fall 2026 Fraternity Recruitment

Interested in joining a fraternity? For Fall 2026: fill out the interest and grade release form. Fraternity membership is open to non-female identifying undergraduate students.

Fall Recruitment Calendars will be posted closer to the start of the semester. Review the Fraternity Guidebook to learn a little bit about each organization, such as values, academic expectations, and financial commitments.

Schedule Overview

  • August 17th, Evening: GreekFest: Meet the fraternities during Discover Week
  • August 22nd, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Leutner Pavillion: Meet the fratenities, have some food, and play games
  • August 24th - September 13th : Chapters will hold individual events on and off campus. You can go to as many or as few events with as many or as few chapters as you would like. It's Choose Your Own Adventure Style!
  • September 6th - September 13th: Some chapters may hold invite only events
  • September 14th, 6:00 PM - 11:59 PM: Bid Extension Day
  • September 15th: Consideration Day / Day of Silence: Chapters will not reach out to you, but you can reach out to chapters with questions
  • September 16th: Decision Days Start; chapters will have their own deadlines to accept bids

Beta Theta Pi

Local Founding Date: August 9, 1841 (Western Reserve) / 1905 (Case Institute of Technology) / 1979 (merger, CWRU)

National Founding Date: August 8, 1839

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Delta Chi

Local Founding Date: October 10, 2010

National Founding Date: October 13, 1890

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Delta Sigma Phi

Local Founding Date: March 3, 2013

National Founding Date: December 10, 1899

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Delta Tau Delta

Local Founding Date: September 4, 1882

National Founding Date: 1858

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Delta Upsilon

Local Founding Date: 1849

National Founding Date: November 4, 1834

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Phi Delta Theta

Local Founding Date: November 28, 1896

National Founding Date: December 26, 1848

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Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI)

Local Founding Date: February 2, 1876

National Founding Date: May 1, 1848

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Phi Kappa Psi

Local Founding Date: June 6, 1906

National Founding Date: February 19, 1852

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Phi Kappa Theta

Local Founding Date: May 31, 1941

National Founding Date: April 29, 1889

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Local Founding Date: February 18, 2015

National Founding Date: March 9, 1856

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Sigma Chi

Local Founding Date: November 9, 1909

National Founding Date: June 28, 1855

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Sigma Nu

Local Founding Date: February 22, 1907

National Founding Date: January 1, 1869

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Sigma Phi Epsilon

Local Founding Date: 1995, Re-chartering

National Founding Date: November 1, 1901

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Theta Chi

Local Founding Date: May 16, 1942

National Founding Date: April 10, 1856

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Zeta Beta Tau

Local Founding Date: May 15, 1909

National Founding Date: December 29, 1898

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Zeta Psi

Local Founding Date: November 27, 1884; Re-establishing Fall 2025

National Founding Date: June 1, 1847

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