Council Leadership
FSL Office: MGSC 230
Office Phone: 202-885-6422
Mary Graydon Student Center, Room 324 on a map
Center for Student Involvement 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016-8118 United StatesThe mission of Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) is to enhance the quality of student life at American University by empowering members of the community through advising with a developmental approach, educating with a purpose, collaborating with stakeholders, promoting academic success, empowering civic engagement and social justice, advocating for healthy lifestyles, creating lifelong connections, and advancing values-based leadership.
FSL Office: MGSC 230
Office Phone: 202-885-6422
The IFC is an umbrella council overseeing 11 fraternities.
The IGC is an umbrella council overseeing 7 culturally-based fraternities and sororities.
American University Fraternity & Sorority Life (AU FSL) established a delayed membership process to better meet the needs of the AU community and FSL members. For students to be eligible, they must meet the following requirements:
For information on each council's process, please refer to their individual pages or the drop-downs below:
If you're interested in the Intercultural Greek Collective (IGC), please fill out this IGC Interest Form. You may also refer to the IGC Profile Page for more information.
Recruitment Information:
Fall 2024 IFC Recruitment will occur from September 6 - September 12
Things to know/prepare for:
Schedule:
You may also refer to the Interfraternity Council page for more information.
Spring 2026 Recruitment
Wednesday, January 7th - PNM Move-in & Orientation; PNMs can begin to move back into the residence hall in the morning and PNM Orientation will be held at 8pm that evening
Thursday, January 8th - Round 1
Friday, January 9th - Round 2
Saturday, January 10th - Preference Round
Sunday, January 11th - Bid Day
Registration Information:
You may also refer to the PHC Profile Page for more information.
An underground group is a formerly recognized student organization or group that has lost or been denied university registration or recognition as a consequence of violating the Student Conduct Code and/or other university policy. Providing assistance to or in any way perpetuating the misconduct of an Underground Group is a violation of the Student Conduct Code and may led to expulsion from the university.
If you are interested in joining the FSL community, please look at the recognized groups noted on this site.
Academic Excellence is one of the pillars of Fraternity & Sorority Life (FSL) and at an academically rigorous institution like American University, the commitment to high scholastic achievement is even stronger. Each semester, FSL compiles grade averages for each of our chapters, Councils, and community. FSL also produces annual reports to highlight our community. Below are links to the information for the FSL community:
Grade Reports | Annual Reports |
Spring 2023 | |
Fall 2022 | |
Spring 2022 | AY 2021-2022 |
Fall 2021 | |
Spring 2021 | |
Fall 2020 | AY 2019-2020 |
Spring 2020 | AY 2018-2019 |
Have questions? Contact us:
Office: Mary Graydon Student Center (MGSC), 324
Email: aufsl@american.edu
Phone: 202-885-3015
FSL Staff Profiles