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The Inter-Greek Council is the legislative, standard-setting, and coordinating body for all 28 fraternities and sororities in the four subcouncils: Panhellenic Association, Multicultural Greek Council, Pan-Hellenic Council, and Interfraternity Council. The purpose of IGC is to maintain a high plane of fraternal life and interfraternal relations, to further intellectual and social accomplishments, to cooperate with the university, community, and administration in the maintenance of high social standards, to improve and maintain relations between the fraternal organizations and the surrounding community.
- InterFraternity Council: a sub-council of the Inter-Greek Council and a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The purpose of IFC is to maintain a high level of fraternity and interfraternity relations to further social and intellectual accomplishments, to cooperate with the University, administration, and community in the maintenance of high social standards, and to improve and maintain relations between the fraternal organizations, and the community we reside.
- Multicultural Greek Council: a sub-council of the Inter-Greek Council. The purpose of MGC is to serve as a governing body, to create and maintain high standards in the life of culturally-based Fraternities and Sororities by addressing, coordinating and developing strategic programming, to unify organizations involved in MGC, promote higher education, provide community services, enhance leadership and to serve as a liaison between the MGC, other Greek Councils, the university student body and administration, thereby improving campus life.
- National Pan-Hellenic Council a sub-council of the Inter-Greek Council and a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. Representatives of historically established community service fraternities and sororities similar in structure and background with both graduate and undergraduate chapters, recognizing the need for coordination and cooperation in activities of intercollegiate Greek letter fraternities and sororities, recognizing that there are certain areas of action and programming that can best be carried out by the joint efforts of all such organizations.
- Panhellenic Association: a sub-council of the Inter-Greek Council and a member of the National Panhellenic Conference. The purpose of PA is to develop and maintain fraternity life and interfraternity relations at a high level of accomplishment and in doing so consider the goals and ideals of member groups as continually applicable to campus and personal life, promote superior scholarship as basic to intellectual achievement, cooperate with member fraternities and the university/college administration in concern for and maintenance of high social and moral standards, and act in accordance with National Panhellenic Conference unanimous agreements and policies.
Greek Honor Socities: Order of Omega Honor Society
   
Greek Terms
- Active: A fully initiated member of a Greek chapter.
- Alum: A member who has graduated.
- Bid: A formal invitation to a rushee to join a chapter.
- Chapter: The local group which represents a segment of the national organization.
- Chapter house: Where the chapter lives, under certain guidelines.
- Formal Rush: The period set aside for the structured recruitment period.
- Fraternity: A Greek organization for men.
- Greek: A member of a fraternity or sorority.
- National Pan-Hellenic Council: Campus coordinating body of historically black Greek-lettered fraternities and sororities that are a part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. (http://www.nphchq.org/home.htm).
- Initiation: The time when a pledge or associate is made a full member.
- Interfraternity Council: IFC is the student governing board of all social fraternities that are a part of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (http://www.nicindy.org/index.html)
- Inter-Greek Council: IGC is the governing body of the fraternities and sororities that are a part of the four sub-councils of IFC, MGC, NPHC, and PA.
- (Inter)National: A term referring to the central organization of a given fraternity or sorority.
- Membership Intake Process: The process by which NPHC and MGC gain new members.
- Multicultural Greek Council: MGC is the programming and governing body for multicultural fraternities and sororities which include Latino and diversity-interest groups.
- New Member: A member of a Greek organization who has not been initiated.
- Panhellenic Association: PA is the central coordinating body of all sororities that are a part of the National Panhellenic Conference (http://www.npcwomen.org/).
- Saluki Family Weekend: weekend select during the fall for students to invite their parents to see the university and enjoy Saluki Family Weekend and enjoy the annual Greek Sing.
- Philanthropy: A Charitable project sponsored by an organization. Each sorority has both local and national philanthropy.
- Pledgeship: The time during which new members learn about the fraternity or sorority they are joining.
- Ritual: Traditional beliefs of a sorority or fraternity.
- Recruitment/Rush: The process by which a fraternity or sorority recruits new members.
- Potential Member: A person interested in becoming a member of a fraternity or sorority.
- Sorority: A Greek organization for women.
- Theta Xi Variety Show: Originally organized by the Theta Xi Fraternity in 1948, the event is now organized by the Inter-Greek Council each spring for the entire Greek community. Chapters entertain their families, Greek alumni, faculty and staff, and the Carbondale community in Shryock auditorium with short theatrical productions.
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