DePauw University

Founded in 1837, DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, is a selective private liberal arts college with a 2002 enrollment of 2,339. The school has a Methodist heritage. The school was originally known as Indiana Asbury College, after Francis Asbury, the first American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It first admitted women in 1867. Indiana Asbury College changed its name to DePauw University in the 1870's, after Washington C. DePauw donated a very generous $600,000 to the University. The DePauw family took a further interest in the school by helping to establish the college's School of Music in 1884. It remains one of the oldest Schools of Music in the nation. DePauw University is also a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association.

Greek life

DePauw University has the largest Greek fraternity/sorority population per capita of any college in the United States, consisting of 12 national social fraternities (11 that have houses on campus) and 10 sororities (7 that have houses on campus). Both Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha Chi Omega were founded at DePauw. Formal recruitment for men and women is held early second semester.

Related Topics:
Fraternity - Sorority - United States - Kappa Alpha Theta - Alpha Chi Omega

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The following Fraternities and Sororities have houses on campus:

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Fraternities

• Alpha Tau Omega
• Beta Theta Pi
• Delta Chi
• Delta Tau Delta
• Delta Upsilon
• Phi Delta Theta
• Phi Gamma Delta
• Phi Kappa Psi
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Sigma Chi
• Sigma Nu

Sororities

• Alpha Chi Omega
• Alpha Phi
• Delta Gamma
• Delta Zeta
• Kappa Alpha Theta
• Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Pi Beta Phi