Greek Life

Are you considering Greek life?

Many students choose to join sororities or fraternities instead of living in the residence halls, and most of them participate in the formal recruitment held yearly. To learn more about the Greek formal recruitment process, please visit the UW Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life.

Students who apply for housing with HFS and sign up for Greek recruitment will be handled differently based on their student type, application type, and HFS cancellation date.

Fraternity pledge

For newly admitted first year and transfer students who pledge with IFC fraternities on good standing by August 15th 2026: 

• HFS will cancel the housing application at no cost, and

• HFS will refund the student's prepayment

All other students:

• Must cancel their own housing application, and

• Are subject to cancellation charges.

Panhellenic primary recruitment

For newly admitted first year and transfer students who register for recruitment by August 15th 2026:

• HFS will cancel their 9-month housing application at no cost, and

• HFS will refund the student's deposit, and

• HFS will guarantee an open space if they apply for on-campus housing after having participated in recruitment, and 

• Students who accept a bid to a sorority that can't offer a space to live in the house will be able to live in on-campus housing

All other students:

• Must cancel their own housing application, and

• Are subject to cancellation charges.