IFC Fraternity Recruitment

FIJI members pose for a photo at the 2025 FSL Meet & Greet. No matter what you are looking for, there is a fraternity at William & Mary for you! Joining an Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternity is fun, simple and easy. IFC fraternities hold a structured recruitment at the beginning of each semester. IFC fraternities may also extend membership bids at any time during each semester using our informal year-round or 365-recruitment model. All interested men should reach out to the IFC or individual chapters directly for more information.

Learn more about IFC chapters

The spring 2026 formal recruitment period runs from January 21 to February 4, with registration opening on January 7. Note that registering for IFC recruitment does not commit you to joining any IFC organization. You must be registered to receive an invitation to join a chapter.

More details will be shared via email, Instagram (@wm_ifc) and posted around campus. Registration for Formal IFC Recruitment will open soon!

Questions?

Contact the IFC Vice President of Recruitment by emailing [[ifc]].

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*Designates IFC administrative actions
**Designates responsibilities for chapters only

Recruitment Registration Opens
- January 7, 2026
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Formal Recruitment Begins
- January 21, 2026 (First Day of Classes)
- Chapters will hold their own recruitment events. See chapter social medias for details.
*Registration Closes
- January 29, 2026, 11:59pm
- Register via the online database to ensure you are eligible to receive a bid during the Formal Recruitment period!
**Chapter Bid Lists due
- February 1, 2026, 11:59pm
- Chapters must send in bid lists AND bid petitions by this time.
*Bid Distribution
- February 2, 2026
**Bid Petitions
- February 3, 2026
- Location: FSL Community Building
- Times assigned after receipt of notice of petition.
Bid Signing
- February 4, 2026
- Location: FSL Community Building
- Times assigned to chapters at a later date.
IFC Initiation Deadline
- April 8, 2026
- Per IFC Bylaws, the IFC sets a deadline for all chapters to complete initiation. According to all national organizations' bylaws, the new member education period should not exceed 8 weeks. If a chapter's new member education process lasts longer than 8 weeks, please notify the IFC President and/or Charlie Presar in FSL staff.

The Interfraternity Council has established minimum cumulative GPA requirements for membership in its member fraternities: a 2.5 GPA. If a student is in their first semester at William & Mary, it is assumed the student meets the minimum GPA requirement.

An IFC Fraternity may have minimum GPA requirements above the eligibility requirements established by the Interfraternity Council. Each potential new member should ask about individual chapter GPA requirements during recruitment. Chapters will be notified whether a potential new member meets IFC and/or chapter standards, but the individual's GPA will not be shared.

If a student does not meet the IFC-established GPA requirements, the student may petition the IFC Conduct Board for an exemption. Petitions must come from the sponsoring chapter and only one chapter can sponsor a petitioner. Petitions should be submitted to the IFC VP Community Values at [[ifc]] at the same time as submitting their Bid List.

Upon receipt, the IFC VP Community Values will notify both the petitioner and their sponsoring chapter of the time assigned to them. If you're unable to appear at that time, there may be some flexibility.

In 2018, the Interfraternity Council adopted conduct standards for students to receive a bid for membership from an IFC fraternity. The IFC Constitution and By-laws state:

“Undergraduate men are ineligible to pledge a fraternity if they are currently on disciplinary probation or deferred suspension status or if they have a case pending involving possible violation of the Sexual Misconduct Policy or another serious student conduct matter."

Additionally, any previously issued disciplinary suspension shall deem the student ineligible to join a fraternity. By submitting a recruitment registration, the potential member is consenting to a search of university records by Community Values & Restorative Practices and to their disclosure of any potential members who have a disqualifying record.

During the recruitment registration period, undergraduate men will be afforded the opportunity to self-disclose any conduct history while attending William & Mary or a previous institution in the case of a transfer student. In addition, students will be asked to consent to a review of their William & Mary Conduct Record in order to determine eligibility. The details of the record WILL NOT be released to anyone beyond Student Accountability & Restorative Practices.

The only information that will be communicated to chapters is whether the potential new member meets or does not meet the eligibility standard above.

Questions?

IFC Recruitment Info

Topics

Spring 2026 Recruitment Schedule

Academic Requirements

Conduct Requirement

Interfraternity Council Chapters