3:35 p.m., March 4, 2008--Chapter Assessment Program (CAP) scores for fall 2007 are in, and most of UD's 35 fraternities and sororities have outdone themselves.

Sorority sisters' GPAs averaged 3.31 for the fall semester while their nonsorority counterparts earned an average of 3.10. Fraternity brothers earned an average 3.04 GPA for the fall semester compared to the nonfraternity male average of 2.86. The all-Greek GPA rose to an all-time high of 3.2.

The Greeks saw a 92 percent New Member Retention rate, showing that more people are completing the new member programming. Two new chapters, FIJI and Lambda Theta Alpha, colonized on campus and both received bronze-level recognition.

CAP is an evaluation system created by the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council, in coordination with the Student Centers and the Faculty Senate, to improve the management and the quality of sorority and fraternity chapters.

Scores are based on four standards--academics, chapter management, membership development and community involvement. This year's scores are on the CAP Web site at [www.udel.edu/student-centers/FandS/reports/cap_scores_fall2007.html].

This year saw a 50 percent increase in gold chapter status, with 28 gold-level chapters total, and all Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Panhellenic Council chapters received gold status.

Ranked at the gold level for fraternities are Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Delta Rho, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Lambda Theta Phi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Pi (colony), Tau Epsilon Phi and Theta Chi.

Ranked at the gold level for sororities are Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Chi Upsilon Sigma, Delta Gamma, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma Alpha and Sigma Kappa.

Ranked at the silver level for fraternities is Lambda Sigma Upsilon, and there are no silver sorority winners.

Ranked at the bronze level for fraternities are FIJI, Kappa Alpha Psi and Phi Beta Sigma.

Ranked at the bronze level for sororities is Lamba Theta Alpha.

In the 2007 calendar year, more than $135,000 was donated to charities and the Greeks completed more than 4,500 hours of community service for the 2007 fall semester.

Article by Adam Thomas