Help Revitalize Greek Life at NIU
Alumni who were part of fraternity and sorority life at NIU share a common bond. While the details of our specific organizations may have been unique, there are many values common to all fraternities and sororities.
“The camaraderie was very, very special. Here’s this very diverse group of guys, all trying to do the right thing—trying to get a degree—and we didn’t have the wherewithal to do it alone. For me, it was about the friendships. Somebody had your back, and the bond we formed has lasted through the years.” – Dick Moran ’66
As members of the fraternity and sorority community, we were challenged to achieve academic excellence, develop our leadership potential, and give back to the local community. We accepted the challenge and excelled.
The experiences we had allowed us to create connections that have endured long after graduation, lifetime friendships and pivotal professional connections.
These are all things that we want for our NIU students today, but we need your help to bring these opportunities to them.
“In the early 1980s, there wasn’t a very large African American population at NIU, but we learned how to become a community with one another. Mostly through Greek frats and sororities, we bonded as a community. From study groups to summer jobs, we helped each other network. That's what I remember most about my time at NIU, besides academics—our community coming together and challenging each other in and out of the classrooms. It was a very important time in our lifetime, and we used it to hold each other up because we had a common goal of graduating with a degree.” – Rodney Boyd ’86
NIU is currently home to 41 Greek chapters with about 700 members, which represents a 53% reduction in student participation in Greek Life over the last seven years. Reversing that trend is an important part of the university’s efforts to reach its goals for enrollment and graduation rates. It’s also an important part of helping our current students succeed.
The alumni-led Greek Revitalization Presidential Task Force has been established to help bring the Greek community back to life and to support our students and the surrounding DeKalb community.
The task force has the full support of NIU leadership, the City of DeKalb, and alumni. This is a comprehensive partnership to create a safe, enriching environment for our students and the surrounding communities.
“A healthy, vibrant Greek community can be a vital part of university life,” NIU President Dr. Lisa Freeman said. “Strong fraternities and sororities are not only an important part of students’ social lives. They also provide academic support, leadership opportunities and community service opportunities, and create bonds with fellow students and our university. Those things are all part of the experience NIU wants to offer our students.”
The vision of the task force is a thriving fraternity and sorority community that supports the Annie Glidden North neighborhood and the NIU community, provides safety for all and generates opportunities for students.
Your donation will provide support as we work to revitalize fraternity and sorority life at NIU through the community's shared values: scholarship, service, siblinghood, leadership and cultural awareness.
A healthy, vibrant fraternity and sorority community is a vital part of university life. Join us as we revitalize this rich heritage and tradition at NIU.
“I think we all bonded, it was the time of our lives. I hung onto friends over the decades because we had been through the good, the bad, and the crazy with each other. I have lifelong friends from that time. We all do! A lot of people from that time keep in touch.” – Alphie Jimenez ’95
About the Greek Revitalization Task Force
Current Greek Organizations on Campus
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Fraternities
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Sororities
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• Alpha Kappa Lambda
• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
• Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc. (co-ed)
• Alpha Sigma Phi
• Chi Sigma Tau Fraternity, Inc.
• Delta Chi
• Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
• Kappa Pi Beta Fraternity, Inc.
• Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc.
• Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.
• Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
• Phi Kappa Psi
• Phi Kappa Sigma
• Phi Rho Eta Fraternity, Inc.
• Phi Sigma Kappa
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc.
• Sigma Nu
• Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Tau Kappa Epsilon
• Tau Phi Sigma Multicultural Fraternity, Inc.
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• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
• Alpha Kappa Delta Phi International Sorority, Inc
• Alpha Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc.
• Alpha Phi
• Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc. (co-ed)
• Alpha Sigma Alpha
• Alpha Sigma Omega Latina Sorority, Inc.
• Delta Gamma
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
• Delta Zeta
• Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority, Inc.
• Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc.
• Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.
• Lambda Theta Alpha
• Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
• Sigma Lambda Gamma
• Sigma Lambda Sigma
• Sigma Sigma Sigma
• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
• Zeta Sigma Chi Multcultural Sorority, Inc.
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News about the Greek Revitalization Task Force
