Alpha Gamma Rho Nickname: AGR Colors: Dark Green and Gold Founded Nationally: April 4, 1904 Founded Locally: 1987 hilanthropy: Cowboy Crisis Fund
	Beta Theta Pi Nickname: Beta Colors: Red and Blue Founded Nationally: August 8, 1839, Miami University, Oxford, OH Founded Locally: February, 21, 1970 Philanthropy: American Cancer Society
	Chi Psi Nickname: Chi Psi Colors: Purple and Gold Founded Nationally: 1841 Founded Locally: 1983 Philanthropy: Child Mentoring Program
	Delta Chi Nickname: D-Chi Colors: Red and Buff Founded Nationally: 1890 at Cornell University Founded Locally: September 19, 2003 Philanthropy: Lubbock Area Veterans War Memorial
	Delta Sigma Phi Nickname: Delta Sig/DSP Colors: Nile Green and Carnation White Founded Nationally: Dec. 10, 1899 Founded Locally: April 16, 1977 Philanthropy: March of Dimes
	Delta Tau Delta Nickname: Delts Colors: Purple and Gold Founded Nationally: 1858, Bethany College Founded Locally: 1957 Philanthropy: Texas Boys Ranch
	FarmHouse Nickname: House Colors: Green and Yellow Founded Nationally: April 15, 1905 Founded Locally: April 15, 1978 Philanthropy: MADD/Department of Public Safety
	Kappa Alpha Order Nickname: KA Colors: Crimson Red and Old Gold Founded Nationally: Dec. 21, 1865 Founded Locally: Sept. 22, 1961 Philanthropy: Muscular Dystrophy Association
	Kappa Sigma Nickname: Kappa Sig Colors: Emerald Green and Scarlet Red Founded Nationally: Dec. 10, 1869 Founded Locally: May 16, 1953 Philanthropy: Children’s Miracle Network
	Phi Delta Theta Nickname: Phi Delts Colors: Blue and White Founded Nationally: 1848 Founded Locally: 1953 Philanthropy: Muscular Dystrophy Association
	Phi Gamma Delta Nickname: Fiji Colors: Royal Purple and White Founded Nationally: April 22, 1848 Founded Locally: Dec. 11, 1954 Philanthropy: Big Brothers Big Sisters
	Phi Kappa Psi Nickname: Phi Psi Colors: Red and Green Founded Nationally: 1852 Founded Locally: 1953 Philanthropy: Women’s Protective Services
	Pi Kappa Alpha Nickname: Pike Colors: Garnet and Gold Founded Nationally: March 1, 1868 Founded Locally: May 16, 1953 Philanthropy: Race for the Cure
	Pi Kappa Phi Nickname: Pi Kapp Colors: White and Gold Founded Nationally: Dec. 10, 1904 Founded Locally: Aug., 1997 Philanthropy: Push America
	Sigma Alpha Epsilon Nickname: SAE Colors: Purple and Gold Founded Nationally: March 9, 1856 Founded Locally: Oct. 3, 1953 Philanthropy: Muscular Dystrophy Association
	Sigma Lambda Beta Nickname: Lambda Betas (Betas) Colors: Purple and White Founded Nationally: April 4, 1986 Philanthropy: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Latino Vote USA, The Brother Victor Correa CPR Awareness Day, Hero Street USA
	Sigma Phi Epsilon Nickname: Sig Ep Colors: Purple, Red and Gold Founded Nationally: Nov. 1, 1901 Founded Locally: Fall 1999 Philanthropy: American Heart Association
	Sigma Chi Nickname: Sigma Chi Colors: Blue and Old Gold Founded Nationally: June 28, 1855 Founded Locally: June 18, 1955 Philanthropy: United Blood Services and Children’s Miracle Network
	Sigma Nu Nickname: Sigma Nu Colors: Gold, Black and White Founded Nationally: 1869 Founded Locally: 1953 Philanthropy: LCAA
	Sigma Pi Nickname: Sigma Pi Colors: Lavender and White (Gold) Founded Nationally: Feb. 26, 1897 Founded Locally: Sept. 9, 2001 Philanthropy: American Red Cross
	Theta Chi Nickname: Theta Chi Colors: Military Red and White Founded Nationally: April 10, 1856 Founded Locally: April 7, 1990 Philanthropy: American Red Cross
	Theta Xi Nickname: Zukes Colors: Azure Blue and Silver Founded Nationally: April, 1864 Founded Locally: November, 2002 Philanthropy: Habitat for Humanity

Why Go Greek?

Scholarship

Texas Tech University fraternities strive for academic excellence and developing the scholastic achievement of their members. One sign of this commitment to academics is that the all-Greek grade point average is consistently higher than the all-University grade point average. To help their members succeed academically, chapters have well established scholarship programs. These programs include resources such as study hall sessions, time management workshops, academics advisors, tutoring programs and more.

Fraternities reward high academic achievement in many ways such as scholarships, awards, and recognition banquets. There are also all Greek honor societies to recognition banquets. There area also all Greek honor societies to recognize the achievements of Fraternity members.

Leadership

The Fraternity system offers you numerous opportunities to gain valuable leadership experience. Each chapter governs itself with its own elected officers. Fraternities also encourage you to become involved in numerous campus activities. Many Fraternities have larger memberships than the majority of alternative student organizations. This enables you to learn leadership skills by being involved in a large, multifaceted organization.
Today's employers and graduate schools seek the type of individual who not only excelled in academics, but also became well-rounded through active involvement on campus. The fraternity system offers you an excellent opportunity to meet and exceed these standards set by employers and graduate schools.

Brotherhood

Brotherhood is the foundation of the fraternity experience. Every man in a fraternity contributes to this aspect. They combine the concept of individualism within the framework of mutual cooperation. You will from friendships unlike any you will experience in other campus organization. Brotherhood is not conformity. No fraternity at Tech is made up of member who are exactly alike. The fraternal system benefits from the rich diversity of the Tech campus. This is what makes the fraternity experience so valuable. By interacting with people from various, cultural, religious, and racial backgrounds, you are better prepared to face challenges of life after college.

Joining a fraternity will enable you to have a richer and more rewarding Tech experience, a richer and more rewarding Tech experience. The fraternity will become a home away from home and you will find that brotherhood extends well beyond your undergraduate years.

Philanthropy

Community service and philanthropy projects give Greeks a chance to assist and give back to the community of Lubbock. All Greek chapters have national philanthropic organizations that they support locally. Some of these organizations include: Cowboy Crisis Fund, Lubbock State School, Children's Burn Awareness, March of Dimes, Special Olympics, and Habitat for Humanity, MDA, Bethphagy, Mission South, American Heart Association, United Blood Services, Parkinson's disease Research, American Cancer Society, Ronald McDonald House, and Children's Miracle Network.

Chapters also collaborate in community service projects that benefit local charities service projects that benefit local charities. During the school year members of each chapter participate in Safe-Trick-or-Treat, Tech Can Food Drive, Relay for Life benefiting American Cancer Society and the Lubbock Lions Club Pancake Festival benefiting the Lubbock Community.