Term Sort descending | Description |
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Active
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A member who has been initiated into lifelong fraternity or sorority membership and participates in chapter activities at the collegiate level. |
Alumni / Alumnae
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Initiated fraternity or sorority members who have graduated from college.gree |
Badge
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The pin of an initiated member. |
Bid
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A formal invitation to membership in a particular fraternity or sorority. |
Big Brother or Sister
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An active member of a fraternity or sorority who serves as a mentor to a new member, guiding him or her through the new member program and initiation. |
Call / Chant
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Audible sounds used by members to acknowledge or gain the attention of other members. Calls may vary regionally within organizations, and some organizations may use more than one call. |
Chapter
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A local group of the larger (inter)national organization, designated by a special Greek name. |
Crossed
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Equivalent to being initiated. The term means different things to different groups, but generally means crossing over from being a pledge to being a full member. |
Diversified Greek Council (DGC)
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DOP / DP
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Short for Dean Of Pledges an old term that groups still use to refer to the membership educator. ADOP/ADP would be the assistant dean. |
Executive Office
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The central organization of a particular fraternity or sorority. Often referred to as National Headquarters, International Headquarters, or just Nationals. |
Financial
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Term used to refer to an active member. (ie. someone paying dues.) |
Fraternity
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The name that applies to all Greek organizations, traditionally men’s organizations. Informally, women's fraternities are called sororities. |
Grad / Alumni Chapter
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The graduate chapter of a National Panhellenic Council or Multicultural organization. Usually the local grad chapter oversees the operations of the undergraduate chapter. |
Greek
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Any member of a Greek-letter organization. |
Hand Sign
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Used to identify members of the same organization across all chapters. Most have a deep meaning to that organization or ritualistic symbol. |
Independent Greek Council (IGC)
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Governing body of select fraternities and sororities that are more content-specific in their membership and experiences (i.e. engineering sorority, christian focused organizations, music focused organizations). |
Informational
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Recruitment event for culturally-based groups. |
Initiated Member
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Any member who has completed the new member process and has gone through the initiation ceremony. |
Initiation
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The formal ceremony that marks the beginning of active membership. Each chapter has a different set of requirements in order to be initiated. |
Intake
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The process chapters conduct to recruit, interview, choose, and educate new members, traditionally a title given in culturally-based organization. |
Interest
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Title of a potential student who the organization knows is interested in becoming an active member. |
Interfraternity Council (IFC)
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The governing body of some fraternities at UNC Charlotte. Traditionally, IFC operates based on the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) Standards, or affiliation requirements. |
Legacy
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The brother or sister, son or daughter, or grandson or granddaughter of a fraternity or sorority member. Each (inter)national organization has its own policy regarding inviting and initiating legacies. |
Line
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The members of a cultural Greek organization new member class. |