A Lasting Impact

As fraternity and sorority life at Baylor continues to grow, the impact of the organizations ripples beyond students into the community. From shaping character to advancing scholarship and inspiring servant leadership, students gain more than they may realize through involvement. 

Sarah Davis, a senior with double majors in church music and French, is involved in Kappa Chi Alpha and serves as the group’s chaplain. 

“Serving as KXA’s chaplain has taught me so much more than I ever could have expected,” Davis said. “One can study leadership in theory, but it is so much more formative to manage a budget, coordinate guest speakers, book venues and discern the wants and needs of a group.” 

About 28% of the undergraduate population at Baylor is involved in fraternity and sorority life. Some of the outcomes students experience include building meaningful relationships, contributing to Baylor’s mission, building individual leadership philosophies, embracing diverse perspectives and developing long-lasting leadership skills. 

Additionally, the groups contribute to the community; collectively, they’ve raised $1.4 million for philanthropies and completed more than 71,000 service hours in the last year alone. 

“Our philanthropy with Mission Waco has taught me so much about how we can serve a community,” Davis said. “I never would have been aware of many of Waco’s needs, but Mission Waco addresses a multitude of problems — from homelessness to food insecurity to simply being relational with other people.” 

While peer institutions nationally are navigating declines in recruitment, Baylor’s fraternity and sorority community demonstrates continued growth — a testament to the capacity of Greek life’s expression of caring community and missional impact at the University.