Each recognized fraternity and sorority works closely with the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life to maintain the chapter in good standing. Through the standards and expectations process, chapters are evaluated annually with regard to a comprehensive set of standards that resonate with Rider University’s values, its Strategic Plan and recommendations from the Presidential Task Force on Alcohol, Personal Responsibility and Student Life. Expectations fall into six major categories: academic achievement, leadership development, programming, chapter operations, risk management, and housing.
Chapters that fall below 75% in any specific category meet with the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life staff to set goals in those areas for the upcoming year. Chapters that fall below a 75% overall score develop an action plan with the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life to improve future performance.
To learn more about each chapter, their achievements and recognition status, please click on the organization's name below.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc was originally founded at Rider University in 1980 and reactivated during the Fall 2017 semester.
Alpha Xi Delta
March 4, 1967 – received full chapter recognition as Epsilon Lambda Chapter
Formerly recognized as the local organization “Sigma Iota Chi"
Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc.
Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. officially introduced their first reactivation line during the Spring 2017 Semester.
Delta Phi Epsilon
May 13, 1962 – received full chapter recognition as Delta Sigma Chapter
Formerly recognized as the local organization “Iota Sigma”
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
December 8, 2002 – received full chapter recognition as Tau Kappa Chapter
Formerly recognized as the Trenton / Princeton city-wide chapter
Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.
November 3, 1991 – received full chapter recognition as the Iota Chapter
Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc.
February 24, 1991 – received full chapter recognition as the Iota Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc was founded at Rider University in 1979 as a metro chapter shared with The College of New Jersey.
The Gamma Nu Gamma chapter of Phi beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc was re-charted solely at Rider University on November 29, 2016.
Phi Sigma Sigma
April 24, 1994 – received full chapter recognition as the Theta Eta Chapter
Sigma Phi Epsilon
February 22, 2002 – received full chapter recognition as the New Jersey-Zeta Chapter
Theta Chi
Theta Chi was originally chartered in 1929 as Kappa Phi and Alpha Gamma Upsilon, but was renamed Theta Chi in 1962.
The chapter was reinstalled on March 24, 2018.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Spring 2007 – received full chapter recognition as Chi Alpha Chapter
Formerly recognized as the Trenton / Princeton city-wide chapter
Zeta Tau Alpha
April 22, 1967 – received full chapter recognition as the Zeta Lambda Chapter
Formerly recognized as the local organization “Eta Upsilon Gamma"