The Green Chapter Program encourages fraternity and sorority members to adopt habits that conserve water, save energy, minimize waste and save resources. Because Greek Life accounts for 17% of the student population, your habits can make a big difference! Your participation in this program strengthens the University of Maryland’s position as a national leader in sustainability.
The Green Chapter program, a partnership between the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life and the Office of Sustainability, seeks to motivate sustainable practices by providing guidelines, ongoing motivation, and recognition for best practices.
The Green Chapter program has been developed to support and integrate the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s guiding philosophy / 6 pillars:
Values congruence
Individual responsibility
Peer accountability
Interconnectedness
You have a choice
Have fun
Green Chapter supports and encourages sustainable actions in the Greek community.
Recognize and reward leadership in sustainability
Educate members about how and why to take action
Encourage and support behavior change to conserve water, save energy, minimize waste and save money
Promote campus policies that support sustainability
Engage the Greek community in activities that will strengthen the University of Maryland’s position as a national leader in sustainability
Support the University’s Climate Action Plan and Strategic Plan
Further integrate sustainability into campus culture
Greek students
Office of Sustainability
Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life
House Managers
Executive Committees
Greek Life Sustainability Committee
Dining Services
Recycling and Solid Waste Office
Student leaders
For more information, please contact greenchapter@umd.edu.