Mission Statement:

To provide an out-of-class living/learning experience that will enhance the quality of life for the Greek student by providing a range of opportunities for meaningful individual involvement and growth.

Vision Statement:

West Virginia Wesleyan College has had a long, rich relationship with fraternities and sororities.  As an important component of the co-curricular programs for undergraduate students, Greek chapters have supported the central mission of the College by providing an out-of-class living/learning experience.  Fraternal organizations have existed on Wesleyan campus since, the 1920's and have been characterized by a tradition of involvement and leadership in campus life.

The College has been supportive of the ideals and goals of individual chapters as well as collectively the Greek community.  The organizational ideals and goals promote personal development and a strong sense of identity with the institution.  The ideals and goals include scholarship, leadership, community service, self-governance, and social skills development.

The relationship between the college and the Greek community is one that must be mutually beneficial.  Greek chapters can enhance the quality of life for students on campus by providing a range of opportunities for meaningful individual involvement and growth.  Life-long commitment to Greek organizations can in turn result in greater alumni involvement and service to the College.

Recent date has indicates that Greek students are represented in a variety of leadership organizations on campuses throughout the country.  They are richly involved with the local community through service, and Greek alumni contribute significantly greater amounts of money to their alma mater when compared to non-Greek alumni.  Such data identifies benefits of Greek life, while other aspects of the Greek culture are troublesome.  Hazing, alcohol abuse and interference with productive academic achievement are chronic and occasionally destructive problems that negatively affect the current Greek communities.  Two recent studies completed by researchers at Columbia (1994) and Harvard (1995) indicates that Greek students report higher levels of alcohol consumption than the general student population and have higher incidences of binge drinking.  These problems have taken their collective toll on the patience and support of parents, faculty, administrators, community leaders, and alumni.

Given the problems identified, the Greek community at West Virginia Wesleyan College was faced with its toughest challenge in its seventy-three year history.  Therefore, in the 2001-2002 school year, the college adopted an accreditation system that requires minimum standards to be obtained for renewing college recognition on a yearly basis.  The office of Greek affairs identified thirteen aspects of Greek life that have been targeted for enhancement and has become the foundation for producing a viable Greek system.  The thirteen identified standards are integrated into the Presidents Cup points system as a way to document and measure the successes of each chapter thought-out each year.  The College believes that the successful accomplishment of the thirteen initiatives, along with the accreditation program, will assist the entire Greek community in realizing the important missions, values, and goals upon which each national fraternity was founded and will bring the Greek community back in harmony with the central mission of the college.