Potential and New Fraternity & Sorority Life Members

There are many ways to get involved with Fraternities and Sororities at Tufts. Students who are interested in joining a fraternity or sorority may participate in the rush, recruitment, or intake process. Councils are responsible for setting their own rush, recruitment, and intake schedules.  

To receive information on Spring Recruitment, sign up here.  

You may check the status of an organization, including participation in recruitment, rush, and intake, on the FSL's Organization Status page.

Eligibility Requirements for Recruitment

• All undergraduate students will be eligible to participate in Recruitment and receive a bid (invitation to join) after successfully completing one full year at Tufts (# of credits) or an equivalent amount of study at another university if a transfer student.
• Students must be in “good standing” with the university, as defined in the latest edition of the Student Handbook.
• Students must have at least a cumulative 2.50 GPA (Arts and Sciences) or a 2.30 GPA (College of Engineering), in order to be eligible to receive a bid from a fraternity or sorority.
• Students must not be on any university academic or disciplinary probation.
• There is no recognized difference between associating with a chapter or national/international affiliation. Students who do not meet criteria for becoming members of the Tufts fraternity/sorority community shall not affiliate with any local and/or national organization until they meet such criteria.

The New Member experience is an important time for new members of fraternities and sororities to meet other members and learn about their organizations' missions, values, and traditions.

The New Member experience should never be based on hazing. To learn more about hazing prevention and report hazing, visit the Hazing Prevention website.

OFSL New Member Training and Community-Building

New members must any attend OFSL training and community-building events throughout the new member period. Events focus on important topics for new fraternity and sorority members, like sexual misconduct, mental health, and being an agent of change. 

Chapter New Member Plans

Beginning in Fall 2017, each chapter will share a brief description of their plan for new member events and education with the OFSL. All new member plans must be approved by OFSL, and a chapter may not deviate from their approved new member plan without approval from OFSL.

All new members will receive a detailed new member plan that includes a description, date, and time for every event during the new member period.