The Accreditation Process
The annual Chapter Accreditation Process encourages the success of the fraternity and sorority community as a whole by developing and demonstrating best practices in each chapter.
Each chapter is assessed during the accreditation process, which provides valuable information about the health of the overall system, as well as individualized information about the chapters. The ultimate goal of this process is to improve chapter strategic planning and event implementation each year.
The forms required to complete the Accreditation Process are listed below. There is more thorough background information about the process listed on this page below the current academic reports.
Forms Related to the Accreditation Process
Current Academic Reports
More Information about the Accreditation Process
The primary purpose of the annual Chapter Accreditation Process is to improve the fraternity and sorority community at The Pennsylvania State University by developing and implementing best practices in each chapter. The annual Chapter Accreditation Process helps to determine the overall health of the system by assessing individual fraternity and sorority chapters and then providing valuable assistance for chapters to develop an individualized action plan. The goal is to annually improve chapter strategic planning and event implementation.
The information collected is shared with the chapter president, chapter advisor, and the inter/national headquarters. The data collected also provides a valuable tool for the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life as plans are made to address the needs of the entire fraternity and sorority community and individual constituent chapters. This becomes especially useful in meetings with inter/national headquarters staff and alumni as we collaborate to support and encourage Penn State chapters.
The objective of the Greek Pride: A Return to Glory initiative is to foster a vibrant, growing and diverse fraternity and sorority community at The Pennsylvania State University. The annual Chapter Accreditation Process serves as a foundation for recognizing differences amount the Penn State chapters, governing councils, and inter/national organizations. Working with such a large, diverse, and complex fraternity and sorority community allows for growth and awareness among our students. However, it may provide some challenges when developing a unified process for fraternities and sororities within four governing councils.
Throughout the annual Chapter Accreditation Process, some questions will not apply to certain fraternities and sororities due to the special nature and/or relationship with the University. These differences must be recognized as the review process progresses. The staff in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life understand these differences so that no chapter is at a disadvantage because their inter/national policies and/or procedures are different from the others.