4.1.3.4 Greek Life Policies & Procedures

Mission

Greek Life supports the mission of the Office of Student Life by providing opportunities for students’ intellectual and social growth.

Each University of System of Georgia institution may decide whether social fraternities and sororities shall be established at the institution and whether each social fraternity and sorority shall be local only or affiliated with national groups as directed by Board of Regents Policy 4.1.4.    

Faculty/Staff Advisors:

It is the policy of the Middle Georgia State University Office of Student Life that all recognized student organizations have at least one faculty/staff advisor.

Academic Requirements:

Student Requirements:

Students wishing to participate in Greek Life at MGA (recruitment, intake, and continued active membership) must be full-time students in good academic standing with MGA. This includes the following:

  • A minimum of 12 registered credit hours
  • A minimum of a 2.5 cumulative GPA*
    • For freshmen, GPA is based on high school
    • For transfer students, GPA is based on transferred credit GPA
  • A student must be in good academic standing – not on academic probation.

* Greek organizations (including local chapters and their governing organizations) reserve the right to enforce higher GPA requirements for their organizations.

Colony/Chapter Requirements:

All organizations will maintain a cumulative colony/chapter GPA of 2.5 in order to remain in good academic standing. This status provides all rights and responsibilities associated with being a recognized student organization of the institution.

Anti-Hazing Policy

Middle Georgia State University has a ZERO-TOLERANCE policy for hazing. Hazing is defined as such: 

“Hazing is any action or situation, with or without the consent of the participants, which recklessly, intentionally, or unintentionally endangers the mental, physical, or academic health or safety of a student.”

– University of Michigan, Dean of Students Office

This includes, but is not limited to any situation that:

  • Creates a risk of injury to any individual or group
  • Causes discomfort to any individual or group
  • Causes embarrassment to any individual or group
  • Involves harassment of any individual or group
  • Involves degradation of any individual or group
  • Involves humiliation of an individual or group
  • Involves ridicule of an individual or group
  • Involves or includes the willful destruction or removal of public or private property for the purpose of initiation or admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in an organization

For additional information please see MGA Policy 6.19 Anti-Hazing

Conduct Procedures

Infractions of the Student Code of Conduct will be overseen through the published Student Conduct process managed by the Office of Student Affairs.  Further legal action, separate from the institutional conduct process, may be taken depending on the infraction. Examples include but are not limited to:

  • Academic dishonesty
  • Drug and alcohol violations
  • Harassment
  • Physical violence
  • Terroristic threats
  • Hazing

Possible sanctions for these and similar violations and the appeals process can be found in the Student Code of Conduct.