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.

•Motto: "Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom"

•Philanthropy: Five Point Thrust Program

Delta Zeta

(Panhellenic Association) In Delta Zeta you will find a group of unique women who are bound together not only as sisters but as best friends. In Delta Zeta we value community service, leadership qualities, and academics.

•Motto: "As a Delta Zeta, I shall have friends and be a friend, love and be loved."

•Philanthropy: Gallaudet University, the only university in the world devoted to the hearing impaired

Gamma Phi Delta

(Independently registered organization) We are a professional and business organization who exists to uplift our women, our youth, as well as our community. Delta Sigma encourages all members to strive to be the best while maintaining a progressive interest in the values of humanity, their education, and goals.

•Motto: "Peace and harmony."

Kappa Alpha

(Interfraternity Council) We do not try to mold new members into what we believe they should be. Instead, we look for specific qualities that a rushee already possesses, and we work together on making those qualities more apparent. We put a large emphasis on serving our community. We strive for academic excellence. Being well above the All-Men's Average GPA is our goal each semester. We are very involved in Intramural Sports, winning the Softball Championship Trophy twice in the last three years. Our fraternity not only works hard, we play hard.

•Motto: Dieu Et Les Dames: "For God and Women"

•Philanthropy: Muscular Dystrophy Association

Kappa Alpha Psi

(National Pan-Hellenic Council) The Zeta Delta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was charterd August 1, 1970, making it the first historically black fraternity on the campus of UNC Charlotte. The founders sought a formula that would immediately raise the sights of black collegians and stimulate them to accomplishments higher than they might have imagined. Fashioning achievement as its purpose, Kappa Alpha Psi began uniting college men of culture, patriotism and honor in a bond of fraternity.

•Philanthropy: Guide Right Tutoring

Kappa Sigma

(Interfraternity Council) The Kappa Omega Chapter of Kappa Sigma, was the first fraternity founded at Charlotte, and our rich history dates back over 600 years to Bologna, Italy. The ideals of Kappa Sigma are based on four cornerstones: Scholarship, Fellowship, Leadership, and Service, and it is our primary goal to enhance our member's college experience, and build them into better men.

•Motto: "The ideals we pursue determine who we are and what we will become."

•Philanthropy: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Walk (JDF Walk)

Lambda Chi Alpha

(Interfraternity Council) In Lambda Chi Alpha, you will have opportunities to participate in many other activities such as leadership programs, academic programs, intramurals, social functions and community service programs. Lambda Chi Alpha does not attempt to break you down, but rather to build you up.

•Motto: "Every Man a Man"

•Philanthropy: North American Food Drive

Phi Beta Sigma

(National Pan-Hellenic Council) The Rho Gamma Chapter strives to strengthen and serve proactively the UNC Charlotte and Greater Charlotte communities, create an environment that respects the dignity and worth of each brother, encourage a closer and mutually beneficial working relationship with fellow Greek-letter organizations, other community service organizations, business, and government and select leaders who are committed and have demonstrated the ability to "lead".

•Philanthropy: Uptown Men's Shelter

•Motto: "Culture for service and service for humanity."

Phi Kappa Sigma

(Interfraternity Council) Phi Kappa Sigma begun on August 16th, 1850 by Dr. Samuel Brown Wylie Mitchell along with six other men. These men decided to call themselves The Skulls, which plays off our motto "Brotherhood is More than Skin Deep". Incidentally Phi Kappa Sigma was the first fraternity ever to adopt a nondiscriminatory clause, which means and still means anyone is eligible for membership regardless of color, ethnicity, or any other possibly personal distinction.

•Motto: Brotherhood is more than skin deep

•Philanthropy: National Leukemia Society

Pi Kappa Alpha

(Interfraternity Council) A Pike has the confidence to stand alone, the motivation to make a difference and the brotherhood to bring us together. Pi Kappa Alpha is the most successful fraternity in the nation for one simple reason: we only accept the best men. A Pike is a scholar who devotes himself to learning, both in the chapter house and on campus. A Pike is a leader, someone who earns respect through his conduct and accomplishments. A Pike is also an athlete, a true competitor who is never defeated, through both wins and losses. And finally, a Pike is a gentleman that treats others, especially women, with dignity and compassion.

•Motto: "Once a Pike, Always a Pike"

•Philanthropy: The Leukemia nd Lymphoma Society

Pi Kappa Phi

(Interfraternity Council) Pi Kappa Phi stands for a commitment to fundamental values. We are a first class fraternity who firmly believes in the tenets of character, leadership, academics, sportsmanship, and service.

•Motto: "Nothing Shall Ever Tear Us Asunder."

•Philanthropy: Push America, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was founded by members of Pi Kappa Phi in 1977 and remains the exclusive service learning project of the Fraternity, with the purpose of instilling lifelong service in our members and serving people with disabilities.

Sigma Gamma Rho

(National Pan-Hellenic Council) Sigma women are dedicated to helping each other and their personal success is recognized in the Aurora (the official publication of the sorority) and through various awards. In a time when education for African Americans was difficult to attain, the Founders of Sigma Gamma Rho became educators. They believed that the self-respect, knowledge and discipline gained through study would help individuals to recognize their duty and responsibility for their society. Thus, Sigma Gamma Rho was founded on the precept of education and continues to promote and encourage high scholastic attainment.

•Philanthropy: Operation Big Bookbag

Sigma Kappa

(Panhellenic Association) Sigma Kappa Sorority builds leadership skills, promotes social responsibility, and develops refined character; all while enjoying our true bonds of sisterhood and having lots of fun. Sigma Kappa encourages all of its members to live out their dreams, and allows them to become the incredible woman that they strive to be.

•Motto: "One Heart, One Way"

•Philanthropy: Maine Sea Coast Mission, Gerontology, Alzheimer's disease, and Inherit the Earth

Sigma Nu

(Interfraternity Council) We are a small, tight brotherhood. We focus on grades, community service, fundraising and brotherhood. The closeness of our chapter permits us not to have to look too far to maximize what has proven over and over again to rank as some of the best times we will ever have.

•Motto: To Believe in the Life of Love, To Walk in the Way of Honor, To Serve in the Light of Truth, This is the Life, Way, and the Light of Sigma Nu. This is the Creed of our Fraternity.

•Philanthropy: Charlotte Children's Home

Sigma Phi Epsilon

(Interfraternity Council) The qualities that SigEp looks for in prospective members are that of an athlete, leader, scholar and gentleman. Being a gentleman is essential to being a SigEp because the actions of each brother reflect on the chapter as a whole. In order to uphold the respect and dignity of the chapter, SigEp only chooses men that respect others as well as themselves. What we look for is willingness to try and a positive attitude.

•Motto: "Building Balanced Leaders for America's Communities"

•Philanthropy: YouthAIDS

Zeta Phi Beta

(National Pan-Hellenic Council) First and foremost, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 16, 1920 on the campus of Howard University by five women we endearingly refer to as the "Five Pearls." It is an organization that has stood the tests of time, and will continue to live on by the love and commitment that its Sorors encompass. As Zetas, we measure our impact not by the number of members we have, but by the services we provide! Quality ALWAYS subjugates quantity.

•Motto: A Community-Conscious, Action-Oriented Organization

•Philanthropy: March of Dimes

Zeta Tau Alpha

(Panhellenic Association) The purpose of Zeta Tau Alpha is to intensify friendship, promote happiness among its members, to perform such deeds, and to mold such opinions as will conduce to the building up of a purer and nobler womanhood in the world.

•Motto: "Seek the Noblest"

•Philanthropy: Breast Cancer Awareness

For more information on Greek Life please visit www.greeklife.uncc.edu or call 704-687-2147.