Kappa Alpha Order was nationally founded in 1865, with its inception at Jewell in 1887. The colors of Kappa Alpha Order are crimson and old gold, with their mascot being a knight.
Greek Life
Our Greek life serves to uphold the core values of Jewell through scholarship, leadership, responsible community living, lifelong brotherhood and sisterhood, and service to its members, our college and the community.
Strengthening Sisterhood and Brotherhood
By joining a sorority or a fraternity at William Jewell College, you’ll foster close relationships with your fellow members while developing leadership skills and investing in community service. Our sororities and fraternities are overseen by the Interfraternity Council to continuously maintain and grow Greek life in Kansas City.
How Recruitment Works
Our fraternities and sororities participate in a spring semester rush and recruitment model. New students have the opportunity to engage in the community at Jewell for a semester before choosing to go through the Greek rush and recruitment process. Current members of the Greek community host events on campus during the fall semester to help new students learn about the unique opportunities offered through Jewell’s Greek Life.
Fraternities
Founded in 1909 at Boston University, Lambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest social fraternities in the world with active chapters and colonies at 198 universities with more than 280,000 members. The Epsilon Nu Chapter at William Jewell College was founded in 1942.
Founded in 1848 at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Phi Gamma Delta is a men’s social fraternity with 158 undergraduate chapters throughout the United States and Canada. William Jewell’s Zeta Phi Chapter was founded in 1886.
The William Jewell Interfraternity Council is the governing body for the national and international fraternities on campus. It is the responsibility of the IFC to oversee formal and informal rush, encourage academic excellence among its members, foster relations between fraternities and develop leadership opportunities for Greek affiliates.
Sororities
Alpha Gamma Delta was founded in 1904 at Syracuse University in New York, and today there are 113 active chapters in North America. William Jewell’s chapter was established in 1946 and founded to promote academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership, personal development, and above all, a spirit of loving sisterhood.
Delta Zeta was founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. William Jewell’s chapter was established in 1961. Today, with over 180,000 alumnae and college members and 160 chapters in the United States and Canada, Delta Zeta is a testament to lifetime sisterhood and cherished ideals and will continue to grow and touch the lives of many through their spirit, service and sisterhood.
Founded on October 15, 1898, at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University) in Farmville, Virginia. Zeta Tau Alpha is the second largest group in the National Panhellenic Conference with more than 245,000 initiated members.
National Panhellenic Council is an umbrella organization for 26 (inter)national women’s sororities, including the four chapters at William Jewell College. Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumnae. The Panhellenic Council promotes and executes formal recruitment when students return after Winter Break. They also meet weekly to discuss concerns, share events and support the Greek system with upkeep of bylaws, recruitment rules and code of ethics.
