GLO Governing Councils
College Panhellenic Council
Emails: collegepanhellenic@gmail.com | panhellenicvp@gmail.com | Instagram: @ucscpanhellenic
College Panhellenic Council is the governing board for three national sororities that exist at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
We, as Undergraduate members of women’s fraternities, stand for good scholarship, for guarding of good health, for maintenance of fine standards, and for serving, to the best of our ability, our college community. Cooperation for furthering fraternity life, in harmony with its best possibilities, is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities. Additionally, we stand for service through the development of character, inspired by the close contact and deep friendship of individual fraternity and Panhellenic life. The opportunity for wide and wise human service, through mutual respect and helpfulness, is the tenet by which we strive to live.
College Panhellenic Council consists of nine elected executive officers.
The following are chapters that are recognized by both UCSC and College Panhellenic Council:
- Gamma Phi Beta
- Kappa Alpha Theta
- Kappa Kappa Gamma
Inter-Greek Council (IGC)
Email: igc@ucsc.edu | Instagram: @ucscigc
Inter-Greek Council (IGC) is the governing board for 16 Greek-Letter Organizations that exist at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
The goal of IGC is to improve unity, provide governance and extend support to the Greek-Letter Community. IGC will be the unified voice for the Greek-Letter Community at the campus. Furthermore, IGC will keep all Greek-Letter Organizations in compliance with campus standards and practices. We strive to positively impact Santa Cruz as well as foster growth in the Greek-Letter Community.
IGC consists of five elected officers and an IGC representative from each Greek-Letter Organization.
The following are Greek-Letter Organizations that are recognized by both UCSC and IGC:
- Traditional / Social Greek-Letter Organizations
- Alpha Psi Sorority
- Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
- Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
- Service Greek-Letter Organization
- Alpha Phi Omega
- Cultural Greek-Letter Organizations
- alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority
- Kappa Zeta Sorority
- Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc.
- Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc.
- Sigma Omicron Pi Sorority
- Sigma Pi Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Sigma Phi Zeta Fraternity
- Pre-Professional Greek-Letter Organizations
- Alpha Kappa Psi
- Delta Sigma Pi
- Kappa Gamma Delta Sorority
- Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law
- Sigma Mu Delta Fraternity
Expansion Council
Email: expansioncouncil@ucsc.edu
Council Members:
- Associate Director of SOMeCA (non-voting member)
- SOAR Program Manager (voting member)
- Inter-Greek Council President (voting member)
- College Panhellenic Council President (voting member)
- Active student member from a cultural Greek-Letter Organization (voting member)
- Active student member from a local Greek-Letter Organization (voting member)
- Active student member from a Divine Nine Greek-Letter Organization (voting member)
- Active student member from a pre-professional Greek-Letter Organization (voting member)
The Expansion Council is responsible for effectively managing expansion at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The council works towards understanding the need for a new organization based on Greek-Letter Organization trends including but not limited to, chapter size and health, community needs, and the best interest of UCSC students. Additionally, the council actuates that sufficient resources are available to current Greek-Letter Organizations as well as new organizations to ensure their success on the campus.
Expansion Related Documents
Expansion Council Member Selection Process | View PDF
This document outlines the process for selecting members for the Expansion Council.
Expansion Policy | View PDF
The Expansion Policy outlines the required procedure for establishing University recognition of new Greek-Letter Organizations. UC Santa Cruz operates with an assumption of non-expansion unless a need has been determined to change this assumption.
Reactivation Policy | View PDF
The Reactivation Policy outlines the required procedure for reactivation of an inactive Greek-Letter Organization that was previously recognized by the Office of Records for Greek-Letter Organizations (SOAR). To be considered as a candidate for reactivation, the Greek-Letter Organization must have been recognized by the Office of Records for Greek-Letter Organizations (SOAR) within the last 2 academic years (Fall to Spring). As of the 2024 - 2025 academic year, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta are eligible for reactivation on our campus.
Expansion Council Memo | View PDF
This memo regards Expansion for the 2024 - 2025 Academic School Year.
Email Listserv for Expansion | Open Google Form
Thank you for expressing interest in wanting to start a new Greek-Letter Organization on campus. For the 2024 - 2025 academic year, there will be no expansion of new Greek-Letter Organizations. If you would like to meet with the Expansion Council to discuss your interest in expansion, please sign up on the Google Form.
