Education & Programs

Alcohol Awareness Education is a risk reduction intervention to help students and young adults develop skills to either effectively resist using alcohol or limit their consumption of alcohol. It aims to educate participants about alcohol-related behavior while increasing students' interest in critically examining their drinking patterns and implementing the skills they learn. As a result, students can minimize the potential negative consequences through prevention, reduced consumption, or abstinence.

The Chapter Officer Retreat is a half-day experience for all fraternity and sorority presidents and select officers to come together and kick off the new semester. It is designed to prepare new and existing officers with the tools and resources they need to be successful in their roles.

The Greek Council Executive Board Retreat is an onboarding experience at the beginning of the academic year, during which the officers of the Fraternity Council and Sorority Council are welcomed, introduced, and begin planning for the year.

The Greek Life Office supports the Greek Council with the planning and executing their annual Hazing Prevention Week. The schedule consists of various educational experiences and activities each year.

Hazing Prevention Training helps participants understand the definition of hazing, with a special focus on its three key components. The workshop also covers a range of hazing behaviors and their consequences, as well as healthy vs. unhealthy group characteristics. Additionally, it equips participants with the skills to intervene in and report hazing incidents.

Meet the Greets is a great opportunity for new students to connect with the various Greek organizations at Sewanee. This casual event is designed to help students make new connections and get acquainted with Greek life at the start of the semester.

The purpose of the New Member Educator Training is to equip fraternities and sororities with the knowledge and skills to identify, plan, and execute a quality onboarding experience for new members.

The New Officer Onboarding brings newly elected officers together before the end of the spring semester for a condensed version of the Chapter Officer Retreat. The goal is to equip newly elected officers with the information they need prior to returning in the fall.

A Rho Chi (recruitment counselor) provides potential new members with guidance and support as they participate in the recruitment process. Rho Chis are critical to the recruitment process. With the goal of providing potential new members with the best possible recruitment experience, the Greek Council provides Rho Chi’s with training on topics such as recruitment rules and accountability, conflict management, diversity, equity, inclusion, and much more.

Fraternity and sorority leaders face complex problems in risk management, policy implementation, campus culture, and human behaviors. This program was designed to empower chapter presidents, social chairs, risk managers, and new member educators to address health and safety concerns within their organizations.

Greek Life partners with the Title IX Office and the Office of Community Building and Connections to provide all fraternity and sorority members with Title IX training during the first weeks of class. This training ensures that all members receive the information necessary to help prevent sexual violence on campus.