All fraternities and sororities participate in a formal recruitment process, rush, which takes place during the first months of the school year. Rush is a formal and mutual selection process between prospective new members and chapter members. As part of this process, chapters invite certain participants and participants select which chapters they want to return to. At the end of the process, chapters distribute bids, invitations to join chapters, to participants they have chosen. The number of bids each chapter can extend is determined by statistics based on housing capacities and national organization guidelines.
All chapters hold weekly chapter meetings.
All chapters have grade-point average requirements. All chapters participate in a local and national philanthropy. National alumni advising support. Food service capabilities. To enhance scholarship through the use of study tables, goal sheets, quiet hours during finals, mentoring of younger students by older students of the same major, scholarship recognition banquets, tutoring, chapter GPA requirements, designated study rooms, opportunities to receive scholarships and awards from the national organization, and bulletin boards listing members' majors.