Why Adrian?
Whatever your background, Adrian College can provide you with the skills and experience you need to realize your dreams.
Why Adrian?
Whatever your background, Adrian College can provide you with the skills and experience you need to realize your dreams.
Undergraduate Studies
We offer an undergraduate program of study that’s small enough to be personal
Graduate Studies
Pursuing your dream career starts with the next phase of your education. When you enroll in graduate school at Adrian College, you’re beginning more than advanced training in your field; you’re accelerating your professional journey.
A ton of reasons! Leadership opportunities, career readiness, academic support, networking opportunities with other chapters and alumni, community service, philanthropic endeavors, fun events, more friends, more connections, and more things to do!
During the beginning of the fall semester, all chapters will be recruiting for members. Sorority formal recruitment is a week long of events, and fraternity recruitment is a month long. Students are still able to join a chapter outside of the formal recruitment process if they receive a bid.
All chapters have a financial commitment. Each chapter is different. Every chapter offers a variety of payment plans. Some chapters also offer scholarships. When going through the recruitment process, it is important to ask about finances and plans. Going through recruitment is free.
If you join a chapter, it is NOT required for you to live in their house. All nine of our chapters have individual college-owned houses on our campus. In order to live in a chapter house, you must be a member of the chapter and meet a minimum GPA requirement. It is just a great opportunity to live with your friends.
Definitely! It is encouraged. A perk of Adrian college is the easy ability to be involved in multiple organizations. All of the chapters promote prioritization of academics first, then athletics, then Greek Life.
Alpha Kappa Psi is our co-ed business fraternity on campus. They share Greek letters, but they are not a social fraternity. Any member within our Greek Life defined organizations is also able to join AKPsi.
As of Spring of 2026, over 250 students are in Greek Life at Adrian College. This equates to around 16.4% of undergraduates.
Active: fully-initiated member of a fraternity or sorority.
Alumnus (plural: alumni/alumnae): member of a fraternity or sorority who has graduated.
Bid: formal invitation to membership from a fraternity or sorority to a prospective member.
Brother: term used by initiated members in a fraternity when referring to each other.
Sister: term used by initiated members in a sorority when referring to each other.
Fraternity/Sorority: group of individuals bound together by common goals and rituals.
Greek: member of a fraternity or sorority.
Potential New Member (PNM): a person who is not a member of a fraternity or sorority, but is interested in joining.
Continuous Open Bidding (COB): potential new members can receive a bid to membership outside of the formal recruitment season.
Initiation: a ceremony that is unique to each chapter which signifies the new member into full membership of the chapter.
Interfraternity Council (IFC): representative governing body of all social fraternities on campus. The council is made up of members of all fraternities.
Panhellenic Council (Panhel): representative governing body of all sororities on campus. The council is made up of members from our three nationally recognized NPC sororities.
Legacy: prospective member of a fraternity or sorority who is the son, brother, daughter, sister, or other relative of a member of the fraternity or sorority.
Pin: the member pin is worn on the chest designating an initiate of a fraternity or sorority.
New Member: trial member of a fraternity or sorority who is working to become an active.
Recruitment: the activity by which fraternities and sororities seek new members.
Sam Bird - Director of Greek Life & Student Activities
Phone: (517) 265-3811
Email: sbird@adrian.edu