How to Join

How to Join

Fraternity and Sorority Life at CU Boulder is made up of over 30 chapters officially recognized by the university. Each chapter participates in either new member recruitment or intake during the academic year.  

  Recruitment is the designated period during the fall and spring semesters when students attend a series of organized events to meet fraternity or sorority members as part of the process to join an organization.    

  Intake is the membership education and induction process for students to join a culturally based organization. 

  Continuous open bidding/365 recruitment is the informal process our chapters use to recruit new members outside of the primary recruitment period.

Learn more about our organizations and their new member processes.

Get ready for fall 2025 recruitment and intake! 

Whether you’re looking to find your community, grow as a leader or get involved on campus, there’s a chapter for you.  

Recruitment and intake events kickoff this fall! Visit the council pages below for more details and to register. 

Panhellenic Council

Panhellenic Council is the largest women’s organization on campus with more than 3,000 members. When you join a Panhellenic sorority, you join a group of people who help you grow through alumni mentors, provide spaces to be challenged and supported and help you find a place to belong at CU Boulder.   

  • Social events such as formals, date dashes, sisterhoods
  • Giving back through philanthropic events
  • Secretive rituals that focus on values
  • Leadership opportunities are available  

Learn more about Panhellenic Council

Multicultural Greek Sororities and Fraternities

The Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) gives members a place to explore their culture and identity through close friendships and mentorships, academic success, community service and personal and leadership development opportunities.  

  • Close knit, small communities
  • Each chapter member serves on leadership team
  • Elevating culturally based identities
  • Stepping, strolling and saluting important part of ritual 

Learn more about Multicultural Greek Council

CU Interfraternity Council

The CU Interfraternity Council (CUIFC) provides members with an experience that directly connects them to the campus community with a lifetime commitment to friendship, growth and leadership. These university-affiliated chapters offer fun social events in addition to safe fraternity experiences and well-established programs and resources.   

  • Social events like brotherhoods
  • Giving back through philanthropic events
  • Secretive rituals that focus on values
  • Leadership opportunities are available – make it your experience 

Learn more about CUIFC

National Pan-Hellenic Council (Divine 9) 

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) creates additional space for the university’s Black students to feel stronger senses of belonging, inclusion and engagement. These organizations recruit across universities all over the state and have provisional status through our office to recruit members.   

  • Smaller, closed knit community
  • City-wide chapters
  • Historically Black organizations
  • Stepping and strolling with deep ritualistic roots   

Learn more about National Pan-Hellenic Council