| Active: |
A person who
has been initiated into a lifelong membership in a Greek organization. |
| Alumna: |
The graduated
members of a Sorority. Plural: Alumnae. |
| Alumnus: |
The graduated
members of a Fraternity. Plural: Alumni. |
| Brother: |
An initiated
member of a fraternity. It is used as a term of address when an initiated
member refers to another member. |
| Dry Rush: |
The practice
of not serving alcoholic beverages at rush functions. |
| Fraternity: |
An individual
men's Greek organization, especially a general college fraternity (as distinguished
from an honor, professional, or recreational fraternity or society) and
the term applied to any Greek organization. Some sororities are identified
as a fraternity in their official name; others describe themselves as being
a "woman's fraternity." |
| Greeks: |
Members of
a fraternity or sorority. The term Greek is used because a majority of
fraternities and sororities use Greek letters to distinguish themselves. |
| Greek Organization: |
A fraternity
or sorority (social, honor, or professional). |
| Hazing: |
1: a. To harass
by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable work.
b. To harass by banter, ridicule,
or criticism
2: To haze by way of initiation.
Source: Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary |
| Hazing: |
Defined as
any conduct which subjects another person, whether physically, mentally,
emotionally, or psychologically, to anything that may endanger, abuse,
degrade, or intimidate the person as a condition of association with a
group or organization, regardless of the person's consent or lack of consent.
Source: (Indiana University, Code of Student
Ethics) |
| House: |
1: The residence of a
Greek organization.
2: An informal reference to an individual's Greek
organization |
| Initiation: |
A ceremony
in which an individual becomes a member of a Greek organization. |
| Member: |
See Active. |
| Pledging: |
The term used
by Greek organizations for individuals who are becoming members. Also see
Associate Membership. |
| Rush: |
A program
(and period of time) of membership recruitment by Greek organizations. |
| Rushee: |
A non-member
who is eligible to participate in the rush program, visiting Greek organizations
with an interest in possibly affiliating with one organization. |
| Sister: |
An initiated
member of a sorority. It is used as a form of address when one initiated
member is refers to another member. |
| Sorority: |
An individual
woman's Greek organization. This is the term commonly used to distinguish
between men's (fraternity) and woman's (sororities) organizations. As noted
previously, some sororities are identified as a fraternity in their official
name. |
