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As far as it being a problem,
I started my own interest group for a non-sectarian fraternity before ever actually rushing because I did the research and realized that most organizations had religious references. Being an atheist, the whole idea made me uncomfortable.
I eventually left the group to rush Phi Sig. During the year I presided over the interest group, I had gotten to know many Greeks. In my conversations I was told by some other "non-believers" that it wasn't so much that you were professing a belief/allegiance to God, but that you were professing a belief/allegiance to the respect of the founder's beliefs, and the basic principles that come from those beliefs.
Indeed, I happen to believe in a sort of karma. I think that doing well toward others makes them more inclined to 'pay it forward' and I strongly believe in the Golden Rule. In speaking to some, just the fact that I believe -something- that kinda sorta relates to a 'higher power', that is good enough for any of their organizations. Even large and old organizations that much of this religious stuff in rituals is "based on."
Remember though, the subject here is on atheists/agnostics/etc in Greek organizations, not on who in the thread has the best and most correct beliefs.
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