Greek Dictionary

Active: A man who has been initiated into lifelong membership in a fraternity and is currently in college. Bid: An invitation to join a fraternity issued in writing or verbally directly from the Fraternity to a rushee. Chapter: The local chatered unit of a national fraternity. Dry Rush: The prohibition of alcohol at any chapter event where rushees are or may potentially be present. Formal Rush: The predetermined time-span for recruitment in which the majority of rush occurs each year. Fratenity: A Greek-lettered fellowship of men fostering the common ideals of brotherhood. IFC: The governing body of local chapters from a campus. Informal Rush: A method by which fraternities individually determine when they will extend bids to rushees. Unlike fomal rush, fraternities can exted a bid at any time during the year with informal rush. Initiation: the formal ceremonies of a pledge/associate becoming a lifelong Fraternity member. Legacy: A direct relative(brother, son, nephew, etc.) of a Fraternity member. Nationals: The governing body and staff of each national fraternity. Pledge/Associate A man who has gone through formal pledging/associating ceremonies and is learning the history and purposes of his fraternity. A pledge/associate has not yet been initiated into lifelong membership. Pledgeship/Associate Membership: The process by which a pledge/associate becomes an active member or brother of a fraternity. Rushee: A non-fraternity member who is visiting Fraternities as a guest with possible potential for pledging or associating.