{"id":1629,"date":"2018-08-31T20:29:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T20:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife-wds-prd.utk.edu\/gogreek\/?page_id=1629"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:58:43","slug":"policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/about-us\/policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life (OSFL) believes in the benefits of fraternities and sororities and advocates for the organizations and students in their pursuit of fraternal ideals. <\/p>\n<p>We strive to provide opportunities to create lifelong bonds through the principles encompassed in the shared values of scholarship, leadership, service, and fellowship. Our mission is to provide a quality undergraduate fraternal experience enhancing student development by developing meaningful partnerships with campus-based professionals and departments, students, headquarters staff and regional and state volunteers, alumni, and advisors. OSFL upholds the following philosophies specifically related to ensuring a safe experience for all members and guests.<\/p>\n<h2>Complete List of Policies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Office-Policies-for-2025-Final-Draft-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life Operational Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Specific or Individual Policies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/OSFL-Event-Registration-Procedure-with-BYOB-Pilot-Program-1.2.2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Registration Policy (with BYOB events)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Health-and-Safety-Education-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health and Safety Education Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/OSFL-Housing-Policies-FINAL-2.6.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Housing Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/UT-NME-Policy-Fall-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Member Education Policy (and acknowledgments)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/MIP-Policy-25-26.pdf\">Membership Intake Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Organization-Registration-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organization Registration Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Public-Accountability-Policy-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Accountability Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Social-Event-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Event Management Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/New-and-Returning-Organizations-Policy-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New and Returning Organizations Policy (Expansion and Extension)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/OSFL-Policy-Violations-Procedure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OSFL Policy Violations Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OSFL is dedicated to fostering the growth and long-term sustainability of our member organizations. Any group interested in expanding or reactivating on the UT campus should connect with a council advisor to explore potential opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We strive to provide opportunities to create lifelong bonds through the principles encompassed in the shared values of scholarship, leadership, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4721,"parent":1357,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1629","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Policies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"OSFL supports fraternities and sororities in fostering growth and lifelong bonds through shared values and safety policies.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/about-us\/policies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Policies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OSFL supports fraternities and sororities in fostering growth and lifelong bonds through shared values and safety policies.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/about-us\/policies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Office of Sorority &amp; Fraternity Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-18T13:58:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/292146_200402_Evening_Empty_Campus_003-e1729535814314.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"316\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/about-us\\\/policies\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/about-us\\\/policies\\\/\",\"name\":\"Policies\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/about-us\\\/policies\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/about-us\\\/policies\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/292146_200402_Evening_Empty_Campus_003-e1729535814314.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-31T20:29:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-18T13:58:43+00:00\",\"description\":\"OSFL supports fraternities and sororities in fostering growth and lifelong bonds through shared values and safety policies.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/about-us\\\/policies\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/about-us\\\/policies\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/about-us\\\/policies\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/292146_200402_Evening_Empty_Campus_003-e1729535814314.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/studentlife.utk.edu\\\/gogreek\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/292146_200402_Evening_Empty_Campus_003-e1729535814314.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":316,\"caption\":\"Spring flowers bloom around the Torchbearer in Circle Park on the evening of April 02, 2020. 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