These organizations differ in size, mission and gender, and each has a unique set of secret rituals which defines each organization.
Members take oaths when they join.
They take oaths to uphold a standard of morality. They take oaths of commitment and they even take oaths of secrecy. Greeks have been on Loyola's campus since the Beggars fraternity was founded in 1923. Since then, the system has expanded to 12 organizations. According to Joseph Jones, economics junior, Interfraternity Council president and Sigma Phi Epsilon member, the Greeks on campus make up a significant percentage of the campus leaders.