The generosity of students, alumni, parents, and friends is essential to the development of quality programming and community-wide leadership activities. Many of these initiatives are supported solely by the undergraduate members of the system. If you are interested in supporting a particular program, please indicate this information with your correspondence.
- Associate Dean’s Fraternity and Sorority Leadership Fund (fund number 538610)
This fund supports the overall Greek System and the Interfraternity, Panhellenic, and Multicultural Greek Letter Councils. - Robert G. Engel Memorial Endowment (fund number 908318)
This fund supports Greek Life programming and student leadership training. - Robert G. Engel Associate Dean and Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs (fund number 655112)
The Engel “Associate Dean” endowment supports the staffing and programming of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. - Creating Chapters of Excellence Program (fund number 479829)
Established in 2003 as a pilot program to enhance mentoring opportunities and programmatic activities in the Greek community. The program is expanding to include the entire Greek community and serves as the “Greek version” of the Campus Residential Initiative. - Jarett F. ’80 and Younghee Kim Wait Fund for Greek Excellence (fund number 0001390)
An endowment fund to support the professional and leadership opportunities for fraternity and sorority members, promote faculty involvement with Greek organizations through intellectual and cultural activities, develop collaborative and multicultural programs within the Greek community to foster a greater awareness and respect for diversity, and to co-sponsor student-initiated programs to encourage civic responsibility both on and off campus. - Robert W. Selander ’72 Emerging Leaders Fund (fund number 0000479)
This program endowment fund was established in December 2003 through a gift from Robert W. Selander ‘72 (Sigma Chi) to support leadership development initiatives. This program includes an annual Emerging Leaders’ Retreat. - Multicultural Greek Letter Council Gift Fund (fund number 333521)
Established in 2001 to allow alumni to provide financial programming assistance to the Multicultural Greek Letter Council. - Order of Omega Gift Fund (fund number 0001704)
The Order of Omega is Cornell’s only Greek Honor Society and seeks to honor Greek leaders while creating and implementing programs that promote the overall development of members from the entire Greek community. The society has over 100 active members and continues to execute meaningful and effective educational programs and presentations.
If you would like to contribute to one of these funds, please send donations to Gifts and Correspondence, Cornell University, Box 223623, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15251-2623.
If you have questions about any of these funds, please contact Lisa Brown, Associate Director, External Relations, Student & Academic Services, Cornell University, 531 Willard Straight Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, email lmb57@cornell.edu or (607) 255-7175.
