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This week is formal recruitment for Greek life at Kennesaw State University. There are signs around campus saying “Go Greek!”and all of the sidewalks are decorated with Greek letters. The campus is a hive of activity with the fraternities practicing their recruitment speeches and the sororities busy planning recruitment events.

All the activity around campus during formal recruitment week sparks interest in many Kennesaw State students about the Greek life at the university. What is Greek life all about? Are the negative stigmas sometimes portrayed by the media true?
There are six fraternities and four sororities at Kennesaw State. The fraternities at Kennesaw State include Delta Chi, Kappa Sigma, Delta Tau Delta, Theta Chi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, and Theta Chi. The sororities present on campus are Phi Mu, Delta Phi Epsilon, Gamma Phi Beta, and Alpha Omicron Pi. Greek life has been active on the campus since 2000 and membership of the Greek organizations continues to increase every year.

A big part of Greek life at Kennesaw State is philanthropy. The fraternity Delta Tau Delta hosts a philanthropy event every year called “Greeks Go Bald”. They raise money for children with cancer. Kappa Sigma participates in Adopt-a-mile and helps pick up trash around Chastain Road. Phi Mu holds a philanthropy even called “Big Man on Campus” which is a talent show to generate contributions to Atlanta area children’s hospitals.

Greek life is sometimes portrayed negatively by the media with stories of hazing and emotional abuse. Kennesaw State has a strict zero tolerance policy on hazing. When Delta Tau Delta member Josh Walling was asked about hazing he responded “We do not haze any of our members. If there ever was a instance of hazing, there would be consequences.”

For more information on formal recruitment at Kennesaw State, contact the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life at 678-797-2838.