All interested students must complete the two required pre-joining modules before any joining process:

Greek 101: Registration (bit.ly/sdsugreek101)

• This is a quick (approximately 5-minute) online module that asks you to sign an educational records disclosure so SDSU can check your eligibility.
• Be sure to log in with your FULL email address (including the @sdsu.edu part). If you have trouble logging in, follow the IT instructions to recover your password or stop by the campus library for support.
• It will also ask you to provide a parent/family emergency contact.

Greek 102: Fraternities (bit.ly/sdsugreek102fraternity) OR Greek 102: Sororities (bit.ly/sdsugreek102sorority)

• This is a longer (approximately 30-45 minute) online module that shares more detailed information about fraternity and sorority life at SDSU, including information about community values, membership expectations, university policies, health and safety, and other resources.
• Students must pass with a score of at least 80% in order to be considered for potential membership.
• Students who do not receive a passing score will receive a follow-up email from the Pierce Greek Life Center and must retake the module.

Students must complete Greek 101 and Greek 102 on time in order to be eligible to join any fraternity or sorority at SDSU.

Membership eligibility is based three conditions: SDSU enrollment, academic standing, and judicial status.

Must be currently enrolled at SDSU.

• High school students are not eligible to join.
• Community college students are not eligible to join.
• Imperial Valley, Global Campus, Global Exchange, and other students may be eligible to join.

Must have a cumulative 2.00 GPA at SDSU.

• This only applies to continuing students (second-semester first-year students, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and above), and refers to both institutional and cumulative GPA.
• This does not apply to new students (students entering their first semester at SDSU).
• However, most chapters have their own minimum GPA and may make membership selection decisions based on previous or current GPA.

Must be in and maintain good judicial standing with SDSU.

• Students currently on disciplinary probation for risk-related behaviors are not eligible to join.
• Students currently on academic probation or academically disqualified are not eligible to join.
• Students with pending judicial cases or sanctions may be ineligible to join, depending on timing.

Eligibility does not guarantee an invitation to join.

Membership eligibility can only be verified by Pierce Greek Life Center staff. Ineligible students are not permitted to participate in chapter activities.

The following offers a brief overview of all joining processes at SDSU, organized by earliest to latest.

Panhellenic Primary Recruitment

• Primary Recruitment is a large-scale, time-intensive, fully-structured process involving all CPA sororities at the beginning of each Fall semester.
• Be sure to register online in ICS and complete all relevant supplemental materials (code of ethics, video, etc).
• Each semester (mid-Fall and early Spring), some CPA sororities also host an informal joining process known as continuous open bidding (“COB”). Not all CPA chapters participate; typically about 6-7 chapters are eligible, but vary each semester.
• More details available on the Join Panhellenic page of our website.

IFC Formal Recruitment

• Formal Recruitment is a large-scale, time-intensive, partially-structured process involving all IFC fraternities in the first four weeks of each semester.
• Be sure to register online in ChapterBuilder and complete all relevant supplemental materials.
• More details available on the Join IFC page of our website.

USFC Recruitment and Intake

• Each semester (Fall and Spring), the joining process for culturally-based fraternities and sororities begins in the third week of classes with USFC Community Night, followed by chapter-specific events.
• Students are encouraged to express interest directly to the chapter(s) they are most interested in.
• Some USFC organizations do not consider students for potential membership until their second semester or later.
• More details available on the Join USFC page of our website.

NPHC Membership Intake

• Typically only once (sometimes twice) a year, each historically Black sorority and fraternity will conduct a membership intake process.
• Students are encouraged express interest directly to the chapter, but NPHC recommends practicing discretion by expressing interest in and attending events for only one chapter.
• Some NPHC organizations do not consider students for potential membership until their second semester or later.
• More details available on the Join NPHC page of our website.

There is no pre-rush; pre-rush parties are against the student organization code of conduct. All joining processes (recruitment, rush, intake) events and activities, regardless of location, must be entirely free of alcohol and other drugs at all times.

Each joining process has its own time commitment, behavioral expectations, and potential outcomes.

• Students may be asked to submit an application, participate in interviews, attend informational meetings, and/or pay a registration fee in order to participate in a joining process.
• Students whose eligibility changes during the joining process may be ineligible to receive an invitation to membership or continue in the joining process.
• Students can leave a joining process at any time before initiation and may still be eligible for potential membership in the same organization or a different organization in the future.

Joining a fraternity or sorority at SDSU should be a positive experience.  If you ever have questions about your membership experience, or any behaviors/activities within the community, you are encouraged to reach out to the Pierce Greek Life Center.

After each joining process is complete, the Pierce Greek Life Center extends e-bids to all eligible students invited to join the chapter.

• A "bid," also known as an invitation to membership in a fraternity or sorority, will be sent electronically to the student's SDSU email address.
• It is the student's responsibility to accept or decline their e-bid within 48 hours.
• Once the e-bid is accepted, the interested student becomes a new member and is listed on the chapter's official membership roster!

Whether you choose to join a fraternity or sorority now, later, or not at all, the Pierce Greek Life Center is available and willing to support you.