Greek Administrators

[Lucky Charms]

I love my sorority. I love greek life in general. I want to do greek affairs as my career. Is anybody here a greek affairs administrator? Got any advice you could share? Know of any grad schools that have a greek affairs program?

[PenguinTrax]

As far as I know, there is no program in strictly Greek Affairs. Most people get a Master's in Student Personnel Management and specialize in fraternity/sorority relations.

Florida State has a very good Student Personnel program - I know a few people that have graduated from there. One of them is working as the Asst. Director of Student Involvement/Greek Affairs Director at Samford University in Birmingham. She is an alumna of my Fraternity. :-)

Barb

[BSUPhiSig'92]

I am a Greek Affairs Administrator at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Barb is right, there is no "Greek Affairs" degree program. However, you can have a Greek Life emphasis in a Student Personnel Administration program. Some schools with excellent programs are:

Bowling Green State University
University of South Carolina
Indiana University
Ball State University
Eastern Illinois University
University of Vermont

At University of Wisconsin Madison we have a Greek advisor, that is her only job. She is hired by the university to deal with all three parts of our Greek System, PanHellenic, Interfraterity Council and NPHC.

[sigmagrrl]

I am applying to grad school next year to go into Student Affairs in Higher Education so that I too can have a career in Greek Life Admin!!!

[SigTauJake]

I too am planning a career in Greek Affairs, and I also plan on getting my masters in Student Affairs in Higher Education. My university, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has a very good SAHE program.
www.iup.edu

[Corbin Dallas]

Originally posted by SigTauJake:
... Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has a very good SAHE program.
www.iup.edu

Why is it called that? Are they in any way associated with Indiana??



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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

[SigTauJake]

No we are not associated with the state of Indiana in any way. We are located in Indiana, PA, which is in Indiana County. We started off as Indiana Normal School, then we became Indiana State Teachers College, then finally, Indiana University of PA. We are the largest of PA's state schools, and the 5th largest university in the state. Everyone always thinks that IUP is a branch campus of Indiana University.

[33girl]

Originally posted by Corbin Dallas:
Why is it called that? Are they in any way associated with Indiana??

It's in the town of Indiana, PA (hometown of Jimmy Stewart, incidentally). There is also a California, PA.

See Steve, ya learned something new today.

[Corbin Dallas]

Originally posted by SigTauJake:
No we are not associated with the state of Indiana in any way. We are located in Indiana, PA, which is in Indiana County. We started off as Indiana Normal School, then we became Indiana State Teachers College, then finally, Indiana University of PA. We are the largest of PA's state schools, and the 5th largest university in the state. Everyone always thinks that IUP is a branch campus of Indiana University.

Huh, I think that's how Indiana State University started too, with the same name. A girl from my HS went there I think. She'd be a junior now, Katie Sowa. I think she moved out here from around there, and always talked about going back.


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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

[ISU_XO]

Originally posted by Corbin Dallas:
Huh, I think that's how Indiana State University started too, with the same name.

Your right! It did start as I.S.U. teachers college- what a close similarity!