Our Guiding Principles and Recruitment Objectives
RO1: Student Safety and Wellbeing
IFC will incorporate best practices and requirements from the University and peer institutions to provide the safest environment possible for potential new members (PNMs), active members, the IFC leadership and staff.
We want to ensure that each student will be able to be safe and maintain their health both physically and mentally during the time of recruitment and beyond.
RO2: Chapter Growth, Sustainability and Development
IFC will educate and promote the membership experience to interests, PNMs and active members for organizations to recruit members who reflect their values.
We want to be able to provide our 20 chapters with the opportunity to sustain healthy growth that will best benefit each chapters unique plan and membership.
RO3: Equitable Experience for PNMs and Chapters
IFC will provide a relatively equitable experience for interests, PNMs and chapters by limiting the barrier to entry.
We want to provide an experience so that both parties can engage in situations that bring out the most genuine conversation. The goal here is to make sure that PNMs and chapters have the opportunity to meet each other as much as possible allowing both to make the most informed decision possible.
What does it mean to join a Fraternity?
Joining a fraternity means joining a lifelong brotherhood of men who will drop what they are doing to be there for you in your time of need. Fraternity and Sorority Life at the University of Kentucky will not only bring you into an organization of strong-willed men who will be lifelong brothers, but it also brings you into a strong community that you will be able to build relationships and foster friendships through. Therefore, our fraternity men work hard to make sure they maintain strong academics, a good image with the community and active campus involvement. They not only work to better themselves, but also strive to better those around them by being an ever present support system.
What is Recruitment?
IFC recruitment is meant to connect interested students with prospective chapters here at the University of Kentucky. This allows interested students and chapters to make quality connections to ensure they are both the right fit for each other. IFC Recruitment is open to all full-time undergraduate students that meet the IFC eligibility requirements.
There are two time periods for recruitment.
The first is IFC Primary Recruitment or Formal Recruitment, which occurs at the beginning of the fall and spring semester. IFC Primary Recruitment is multiple events hosted by IFC and chapters within the community for PNMs to learn more about chapters and their members. The Primary Recruitment time period culminates in IFC’s Formal Recruitment Week and ends with IFC Signing Day.
The second is IFC 365 Recruitment/Continuous Recruitment/Informal Recruitment, which occurs immediately after the end of the IFC’s Primary Recruitment. During this time, the individual chapters make the decision if they want to continue taking on new members based on their membership needs.
Recruitment Schedule
Fall 2023 IFC Recruitment Schedule
Kentucky IFC is excited and thankful that you are interested in learning more about how to join an IFC fraternity.
You may visit the chapter pages to learn about your choices of fraternities.