starting a co-ed fraternity
 

I would like to know how to start a co-ed fraternity on my college campus. Who would I contact? Where do I begin in order to take up letters? Any information would help, thanks.

I would first determine if you want to start a brand new fraternity or a chapter of an existing one. For example, Alpha Phi Omega is an international, co-ed service fraternity.

What are you goals for starting this new group? What will be your ideals & mission? You would need to pick letters to represent yourselves - be sure to do plenty of research both on the web and through Baird's Manual of American Fraternities to insure you are not taking on the letters of another group. Most groups have a meaning for their letters, colors to represent an ideal or goal, a ritual for new members and initiation, symbols, a crest, etc. All are things that you'd have to discuss and come to consensus.

Most importantly, be sure to register your group as a recognized organization on campus - you don't want to have a sub-rosa group that pisses off the administration and gets banned before it even gets started.



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Fraternally,
Barbara

If you have to go around telling everyone you're in charge you're not
much of a leader.

Take Barbara's advice!!
Another organization you may want to check out is Phi Beta.
This is a national, co-ed fraternity focusing on service and the arts.
For information, go to http://www.phibeta.com
(Yes, it's the fraternity I belong to. But I recommend it because it is so kick-ass!)

Best of luck in your endeavors!!

I WAS ONLY 18 WHEN THIS THREAD WAS STARTED. OH SHIT!!!