Dartmouth continues to have a strong Greek system. In fact, it has received recent national recognition from the international Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) that recently gave the College and its Greek system the Outstanding Change Initiative award.
There are 28 coed, fraternity, and sorority organizations: 3 coed organizations, 16 fraternities, and 9 sororities. The CFS community is diverse with both local and nationally affiliated organizations representing the National Panhellenic Conference, the North-American Interfraternity Conference, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and the National Association of Latino/a Fraternal Organizations. Over 55 percent of upper class students belong to one of these organizations - an increase of about 5 percent over the past 10 years.
Following the implementation, several years ago, of a Student Life Initiative aimed at improving the Dartmouth experience outside the classroom, students, alumni, and administrators have worked hard to bolster the Greek system.
A few years ago, the Greek system at Dartmouth developed a set of six guiding principles for themselves. They include: brotherhood/sisterhood, scholarship, leadership, inclusivity, service, and accountability. Each CFS organization articulates a plan describing how it intends to put those values into practice.
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