The Alpha chapter of Zeta Pi Omega sorority is no longer recognized as a registered student organization at Illinois Institute of Technology. Zeta Pi Omega received a notice of removal on April 12, 2018.

Effective April 28, 2018:

• Zeta Pi Omega may not function as an organization, including reserving space, recruiting members, hosting any events, applying for any funding, using any Illinois Tech property or facility, using the Illinois Tech name, or operating on any facility on or off campus in relation to Illinois Tech.
• Zeta Pi Omega will no longer be recognized by Greek Council, and will be removed from any listing of student organizations.
• Zeta Pi Omega must vacate the MSV Chapter Room by April 27, 2018.

If/When Zeta Pi Omega may desire to return to campus, it is expected that the appropriate representative(s) of Zeta Pi Omega work with Illinois Tech to be reinstated per the written policies that are valid at the time of reinstatement. At the very least, the New Student Organization Process (with Campus Life) and the Sorority Expansion Process (with Residence and Greek Life) will be part of the process. 

On March 3, 2018, Greek Council hosted New Member Academy in Hermann Hall for all of the new members of fraternities and sororities. A total of 20 out of 50 new members attended the event with 100 percent new member participation from Omega Delta! The VP: Education Ricky Tobey organized the event to focus on new members and their personal values, as well as their capacity for change within their chapters. If you would like to explore any of the materials from the event, please contact Ricky Tobey, at vp.education@iitgreek.com.

Thank you to Marcus Favila (ΑΣΦ), Eric Schuette (ΠΚΦ), Robert Hall (Triangle), and Paolo Kodaira (Triangle) for spending their afternoons with the new members of our community.

Election were held last night (Wednesday night) for our new executive board and 3 open chair positions. We wish to congratulate the following members of our Greek community who have stepped up to serve on the 2016 Greek Council Board.

We look forward to what this new board will bring to our community.

Also, don't forget we have a FREE Roller Skating event this Sunday at Herman Hall Expo from 8pm-12am. Come socialize and skate. It's sure to be a good time!

Then, come to our next meeting on Wednesday, December 2nd to vote on the Public Relations Chair and attend the last meeting of the semester. Hope to see you there. 

Stay tuned for more information as Greek Values Week is rapidly approaching. This week will be packed with fun events that embody the Greek Community so this is a great opportunity to see what it truly means to be a Greek. It starts with Greek Formal on October 23rd and continues until the following Friday. We hope to see you there!

After a couple of exciting Fall Recruitment weeks, New Member Academy, and the start of Greek Football, Greek Council and the Greek Community as a whole would love to extend a welcome to these new members:

We are a community comprised of some of the best people on this campus simply because we have people who care about other people. It's about the connections. It's about the brotherhoods and sisterhoods. It's about finding someone whose values align with your own. It's about finding a group of people who you can count upon no matter what, for the rest of your life. This is Greek Life. 

Hopefully this sounds like the type of community you wish to be a part of. We'd love to have you. And if you ever have any questions about Greek Life here at IIT, please feel free to email vp.recruitment@iitgreek.com with whatever is on your mind.

Have fun and Go Greek,
Sabrina DeGenova
Public Relations Chair

Recruitment Week is one of the most exciting times on campus at IIT. Each chapter hosts fun events throughout the whole week meaning there's plenty of events to choose from. At these events, you get to meet all of the members who make our community so special (plus there's plenty of free food along the way). Below are some commonly asked questions about Greek Life.

How will I benefit?
You will have a community full of resources and friends that will last long past your days at IIT.

Who can join Greek life? 
Anyone! All chapters are open to undergraduates regardless of year in school. Most chapters also accept Shimer College and Vandercook students. Some chapters also welcome graduate students.

How do you join?
The first week of each Fall and Spring semester is Recruitment Week. During these weeks, chapters host daily activities open to everyone. Students are encouraged to visit all chapters to see where they might fit best. Chapters also host recruitment events throughout each semester.

How much does it cost? 
Membership costs vary per chapter. Please feel free to ask.

Does it take up a lot of time?
Depends on how involved you get! It’s all up to what you want. 

Sabrina DeGenova
Public Relations Chair

With the fall semester rapidly approaching, it's time to start thinking about move in day. Lucky for the IIT community we have Help-A-Hawk to make the task of moving a little easier. Even luckier for you, you can sign up to become a Help-A-Hawk today! The typical duties of a Help-A-Hawk team member include but are not limited to: directing traffic to designated unloading areas and parking lots, physically lifting and moving personal items, collecting and relocating moving carts to the community desk, watching students personal items in transition to their respective residence hall. Plus, you get to keep a really nice t-shirt as a thanks for volunteering. Volunteers can either pick from August 14, August 19, or even work both days if they'd like. 

You can view the form through Hawklink here: https://iit.collegiatelink.net/form/start/72261
If you have any problems with the form or just have more questions about Help-A-Hawk, contact Koryna Bucholz at kbucholz@iit.edu. 

So take a chance to reach out to some new members of our campus, make some new friends, and show the rest of the IIT community that Greeks are always here to help. Only 24 more days until the first official move in and the start of Welcome Week!

Sabrina DeGenova
Public Relations Chair

As summer starts and we close out another wonderful school year, we wish the best to our members who have just graduated. We can't wait to see all of the wonderful things they will accomplish as graduates, and hope they know they are always welcome back at any time! Below are all the graduating members as provided by the presidents of their respective chapters. 

Congratulations to:

Afiq Annuar, πKΦ - Mechanical Engineering
Aleksander Korczakowski, ΔTΔ - Physics
Alka Prasad, AΣA - Biomedical Engineering
Andrew Arvans, πKΦ - Civil Engineering
Anjelica Fiol, AΣA - Biology
Audel Gutierrez, ΩΔ - Mechanical Engineering
Bernadette Bajzek, AΣA - Psychology
Breanne Stromberg, KΦΔ - Civil Engineering Undergraduate Degree and Structural Engineering Masters
Brian Raddatz, ΦKΣ - Aerospace Engineering
Charles Kozel, ΦKΣ - Computer Science
Chris Senicka, πKΦ - Eng. Management
Christopher Dyck, Triangle - B. of Architecture
Colin McQuone, ΦKΣ - Chemical Engineering
Courtney Rouse, KΦΔ - Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Fallon, ΦKΣ - Computer Science
Daniel Vanek, ΔTΔ - BS Civil, MS Environmental
David Contreras, ΩΔ - Mechanical Engineering
Dino Okić, AΣΦ
Eddie Ho, ΦKΣ - Psychology and Political Science
Elise Kuchenbecker, AΣA - Music Education
Erick Perez, ΩΔ - Architectural Engineering
Erik Escobar, ΩΔ - ITM
George Kim, ΦKΣ - Mechanical/Materials Engineering
Ginta Sutkus, KΦΔ - Architecture
Gustavo Brizuela, ΩΔ - ITM
Hans Griese, Triangle - B. of Architecture; minor in Structural Engineering
Hector Lua, πKΦ - Mechanical Engineering
Hector Rios, ΩΔ - Biochemistry
Ian Thomas, AΣΦ
Jaya Parulekar, KΦΔ - Chemical Engineeing
Jihad Zeid, ΦKΣ - Chemical Engineering
Jonathan Loucks, ΔTΔ - Humanities
Kasey Klynstra, ΦKΣ - Electrical Engineering
Katie Peters, AΣA - Professional and Technical Communications
Kaustav Neogi, ΔTΔ - Mechanical Engineering
Kevin Brandstatter, Triangle - M.S. of Computer Science; B.S. in Computer Science
Kevin Roemer, ΔTΔ - ITM
Kevin Santos, ΩΔ - Architectural Engineering
Kiernan Sanders, AΣΦ
Liang Hou, KΦΔ - Biochemistry
Liz Zielinski, KΦΔ - Mechanical Engineering
Lola Mindiola, KΦΔ - Computer Science
Lorenzo Perez, ΩΔ - Masters in Construction engineering and Management
Maggie Dyslin, AΣA - Chemical Engineering
Manuel Gonzalez, ΩΔ -  Mechanical Engineering
Meagan Lenoir, KΦΔ - Computer Science
Medha Parulekar, KΦΔ- Biomedical Engineering
Michael Johannsen, ΩΔ - Engineering Management
Nathaniel Hurst, AΣΦ
Nicholas Taluzek, ΔTΔ - Aerospace Engineering
Nicole Wujcik, KΦΔ - Architectural Engineering
Noah morkunas, πKΦ - Civil Engineering
Now Garcia Mendoza, πKΦ - Architecture
Ottmar Flores, ΩΔ - Electrical Engineering
Pablo Portilla, ΩΔ - ITM
Patrick Schlomas, ΦKΣ - Finance
Peter Chinetti, ΦKΣ - Computer Engineering
Peter Zurowski, ΦKΣ - Chemical Engineering
Rachael Youngworth, ZπΩ - B.S. in Chemistry and a B.S. in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics
Ramzi Riadi, Triangle - B.S. in Engineering Management; focus in Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Cummings, Triangle - B.S. in Civil Engineering
Ryan Kamphuis, Triangle - B.S. in Physics Education
Stephen Pepper, Triangle - B.S. in Business Administration
Tim Maculewicz, AΣΦ
Tracy Pfeffer, AΣA - Biomedical Engineering
Van Anh Nguyen, AΣA - Chemical Engineering
Vanessa Antar, KΦΔ - Mechanical Engineering
Victor Medina, ΩΔ - Mechanical Engineering
Yunhui Kim, AΣA - Business


Even after college, we're always wearing our letters and we couldn't be more proud to have these wonderful members forever representing us.

Good luck!
Sabrina DeGenova
Public Relations Chair

Welcome to IIT Greek Council's new website! This has been a long time coming and we're proud to present an updated and more accessible blog for your viewing pleasure. We plan on updating this blog regularly with different events and articles relevant to all those in our Greek community and to those interested in who we are and what we do (expect a post coming soon about our graduating members!).

We'd also like to take this opportunity to tell you to go follow our Twitter @IITGreekCouncil for fast and quick updates, much shorter than our blog posts. And while you're at it, why not like us on Facebook on the page IIT Greek Council? 

We're half way through finals week, so to those of you who are done, CONGRATULATIONS, and to those who are still taking exams, writing papers, and giving presentations, it's just 2 more days! You can do this!

Sabrina DeGenova
Public Relations Chair