A Greek Village is currently under construction between Campus Walk and Campus Edge apartments off John Kirk Road. Originally, sorority and fraternity students made a request to UNC Charlotte in 1999 to add this community for Greek students. It was not until 2004 that a construction company stepped up to take on the project.
Expected to be complete by January 2007, the Greek Village houses five sororities and eight fraternities for a total of 13 housing units. 12 of these houses hold 28 students and one holds 14. The units include a chapter room, dining area, office and kitchen.
According to Assistant Dean of Students Stephen Hunt, there are only positive aspects of this addition. First, the location builds a strong Greek community, and second, since most groups are not yet housed, the Village offers a more organized and personal atmosphere.
The only qualification to move into this community is that a sorority or fraternity be interested, and when the Village is complete, there will only be two off-campus fraternities left on Mallard Creek Church Road. Since the site for the Greek Village only has room for 13 houses, 11 organizations will keep operating with no actual facility. The sororities currently residing in Sanford are among the organizations moving into the Village.
Overall, Hunt says he is excited about the Greek Village and feels that it provides a stronger Greek experience and an opportunity to be more involved with the organizations. He adds that it will also be an active place on the weekends, so now you know!
Alpha Delta Pi
(Panhellenic Association) Founded in 1851 at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia, Alpha Delta Pi is the oldest secret society in the world for college women. Since our beginning, we have put a high priority upon scholarship, service to the community, and personal development for each of our members.
•Motto: "We live for each other"
•Philanthropy: Ronald McDonald House
Alpha Kappa Psi
(Professional business fraternity, co-ed) Alpha Kappa Psi is the right choice for aspiring young leaders seeking to develop a meaningful combination of social and business skills. Our primary focus is to provide an excellent forum for leadership development through chapter operations as well as at nationally sponsored programs and workshops. When you join Alpha Kappa Psi, you join an elite group of professionals who are committed to keeping their skills sharp and their careers on track. In addition, Alpha Kappa Psi sponsors career building seminars across the nation, which allows you to network with business leaders and members of other chapters.
Alpha Phi Alpha
(National Pan-Hellenic Council) Focused on commitment (to God, the community and the betterment of all people), respect, self-sacrifice, excellence, distinction, discipline and truth, The Mu Tau Chapter must always be True to ourselves, our God, our beliefs, and our fellow counterpart.
•Motto: "First of All, Servants of All, We shall Transcend All"
•Philanthropy: Project Alpha, March of Dimes, Voter Registration, Go to High School-Go to College
Alpha Sigma Phi
(Interfraternity Council) Alpha Sigma Phi is not your typical fraternity. And we don't want to be. We're proud of what we stand for. We build leaders. Without hazing. Alpha sigs have set the new trends for Greek Life!
•Motto: "To better the man"
•Philanthropy: Canine Companions
Chi Omega
(Panhellenic Association) Chi Omega is the second largest women's organization in the United States, with 170 chapters across our nation.
•Chi Omega is founded on the six purposes: Sisterhood, scholarship, community service, friendship, campus activitis, career development and high personal standards.
•Philanthropy: Make-a-Wish Foundation
Chi Phi
(Interfraternity Council) As the nation's oldest social Fraternity, Chi Phi holds an enviable and incomparable record of accomplishments, claims more than 50,000 alumni, living or deceased who have excelled in virtually every walk of life and points with pride to a promising generation of young college men who are today's campus leaders and tomorrow's world leaders. They stand on the shoulders of giants.
•Motto: Chi Phi was founded on the basis of truth, honor, friendship, personal integrity. These are timeless values, which guide the fundamental purpose of our fraternity.
•Philanthropy: Charlotte Emergency Housing Authority
Chi Upsilon Sigma
(National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations) Our Founders are seven Latinas who had the desire to form an organization to promote leadership in the community and Sisterhood - to create a place away from home in which members could feel the strong sense of family. We are a Sisterhood of all ethnicities and cultures. Our common calling is a respect for one another and the ideals of our Founding Mothers, rooted in individuality, loyalty, pride, Womanhood, and appreciation of our cultures and all its aspects.
Delta Sigma Phi
(Interfraternity Council) Within these years, we are proud to say that we have created and accomplished many goals. We take part in many activities both on and off campus. We participate in activities from community service events to intramurals to formal festivities.
•Motto: "Live. Learn. Grow."
•Philanthropy: Metrolina Halloween Canned Food Drive
Delta Sigma Theta
(National Pan-Hellenic Council) Founded on Christian principles emphasizing sisterhood, service, and scholarship among women, the Iota Rho Chapter holds the distinct honor of being the first historically black sorority on our lovely campus. Iota Rho members strive to uphold our founder's ideals by preserving the tradition of excellence and service. We demonstrate a concern for the African-American community through the execution of programs within Delta's Five Point Thrust Program while de-emphasizing the social side of sorority life.
