Prioritizing Mattering + Belonging

The fraternity/sorority experience should exist in a manner that prioritizes and reinforces a sense of mattering and belonging for its members.

Belonging Maters Because:

Feeling connected, accepted and included can impact our members in many positive ways and strengthen the bonds we hope to create through membership.

On the other hand

An experience where members feel excluded or ignored can cause negative emotions that can lead to increased feelings of anxiety, depression, and loneliness, all of which already impact college students in disproportionate ways.

Campuses need communities of students that support individual well-being and create equitable avenues for individuals to participate—let that avenue be a fraternity or sorority.