Introduction and Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a disruptive force in American higher education. According the National Association of State Legislatures, more than 1,300 college campuses in all 50 states have shifted to some version of hybrid or fully remote learning during the last year. Almost all of these campuses placed restrictions on in-person gatherings. These restrictions impacted the traditional on-campus experience in profound ways, but perhaps nowhere were these restrictions felt more acutely than within campus fraternities and sororities. Significant restrictions were placed on the activities of these groups, which fundamentally altered the nature of the fraternity/sorority experience.

While a review of headlines can help us understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fraternity/sorority experience, we have little data to help us understand how the changes brought on by the pandemic have impacted the attitudes and behaviors of fraternity/sorority members. The data presented in this report represents some of the first available findings to help us understand some of the deeper, cultural implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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