Stockton University Interfraternity Council

Our Story

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) is the coordinating and governing board of 8 men’s social fraternities at Stockton University. IFC is made up of 6 executive officers in charge of various aspects of Greek Life, as well as a delegate from each fraternity. Our goal as an organization is to lead Stockton’s Greek Community in the right direction. As a whole, the purpose of the IFC is, in accordance with the objectives outline by the National Interfraternity Conference, to assist the fraternity system in the development of fraternity members through intellectual, social leadership, and humanitarian pursuits. Simply put, we work to continue the proud tradition of being Greek at Stockton University.

The college fraternity is an institution unique to the United States. In the 18th century, all colleges were small and religiously orientated. There were no such things as electives, and the faculty preferred a student's mind to be more concerned with academics and religious entities rather than current events. Student organizations were frowned upon and highly discouraged. It is understandable then, that students would seek to form fraternal groups to the needs not being met by their academic institutions. Hence, what we know as the fraternity or Greek letter organization, was formed. The first Greek letter society was formed when a student was denied admission into a William and Mary literary society. The rejected man, along with four friends, organized a society of their own, using Greek letters to name it Phi Beta Kappa. That first meeting was on December 5, 1776, and now, well over 200 years later, there more than 75 nationally recognized traditional social fraternities.

The Greek Community at Stockton University exemplifies what Greek Organizations should be. With just under 30 fraternities and sororities, boasting membership up to a 100 members, the Greek Community here has established itself as one of the most diverse, exciting, and well respected communities at Stockton.