What is Phi Gamma Delta?
Are you Phi Gamma Delta or Fiji?
What does it take to become a Fiji?
Will I be alone on this journey?
Will my grades suffer during pledge-ship?
Are the rumors about hazing true?
What about my parents? They simply don’t understand.
Is it all about partying?
How much time and money should I put aside?
Is there financial help?
Ok. I think I have what it takes to become a FIJI. What next?

Founded in 1848, Phi Gamma Delta is a men's social fraternity that has undergraduate chapters throughout the United States and Canada. Phi Gamma Delta exists to promote lifelong friendships, to reaffirm high ethical standards and values, and to foster personal development in the pursuit of excellence. Phi Gamma Delta is committed to provide opportunities for each brother to develop responsibility, leadership, scholarship and social skills in order to become a fully contributing member of society.

Even though our official fraternity letters are Phi Gamma Delta, you may be more familar with our nickname, Fiji. We were given our nickname (Fiji) when we were trying to decide on a name for our international fraternity magazine. Also, we respect our official letters so much that we may only display them on certain items. Therefore, you will usually see us promoting our nickname instead of our letters.

The journey of becoming a brother of Phi Gamma Delta is one filled with excitement, challenges and personal growth. During the rush period the active brothers of the chapter will select a few distinguished individuals to be granted a bid to pledge the fraternity. This bid is only offered if 100% of the chapter votes for the bid to be extended to the particular individual. Throughout pledge-ship each pledge is evaluated by the chapter to ensure they are progressing towards their goal of becoming an initiated brother.

No man is an island. We at Phi Gamma Delta are more than just an organization or a club on campus. We are a brotherhood that believes in the life-long commitment that is expected out of each one of us. Once affiliated with Phi Gamma Delta you will have a “big bro” who will guide your through pledge-ship. This man’s responsibility is to make sure that you are well and always aware of what is going on. Furthermore, you will have a "graduate big bro", who is a distinguished individual is society and who will act as a lesion between the educational and professional worlds. Currently our graduate big brothers vary from lawyers, doctors and businessmen to teachers, researchers and well-to-do entrepreneurs.

Each person is an individual. There is no way to predict how each man will spend his time during this period. Because of all the independent time and fun that any college environment has to offer it is very easy to lose track of what we are all here to achieve -higher education. As a result, Phi Gamma Delta will not allow anyone with low grades to become an active. Mandatory study hours and peer-tutoring are an integral part of pledge-ship. In college, as well as in life, we, as brothers, would be truly useless to each other unless we achieve our full potentials as intellectuals and as gentlemen of a higher calling.

The brotherhood of Phi Gamma Delta does not haze. Pledge-ship is designed to unite individuals, not breed hate. While we will challenge your ability to be a leader of men and a free thinker, we will never instigate any physical or mental trauma to any of our brothers. Hazing simply has no place among our ranks. Neither do individuals who take pleasure in the suffering of others.

College, regardless if joining a fraternity or not, is a time for an individual to take the step from boyhood to manhood. Fiji strongly encourages you to bring your family along for the ride in taking that step. The best way to help your parents understand is to simply bring them to our chapter house to meet the brothers in person. Our "Parent’s Day” is designed exclusively for that purpose. Parents get a chance to meet all the Fijis, as well as each other, while enjoying a fun-packed day at the fraternity house.

While it is nice to loosen up from time to time, it is also nice to contribute to the general well-being of society, too. We feel that we are privileged individuals attending a privileged institution. As such, it is our duty to offer a helping hand to those less privileged than us. Community service, philanthropic work and volunteering are as important to us as keeping our social relations alive and vibrant.

Pledge-ship gives you the work-load of about a regular class at JMU. Nevertheless we encourage you to go above and beyond. Truly, you get out of Phi Gamma Delta, what you put into it. Remember, we strive for excellence. Our average dues are $425 per semester. This includes all social, volunteer, other fraternally associated events and insurance for the chapter. In reality, if an individual tried to do all the things that we achieve as a brotherhood, the cost would be much higher for him than it is for as a group. We also have much more fun being together, something that cannot be assigned a monetary value.

Yes and no. Yes, we are the only fraternity nation-wide to offer guaranteed scholarships for pledges with excelling GPAs, however, we expect each and every brother to first live up to his financial obligation.

Visit the rush page or, better yet, swing by the house and say hi! Our doors are always open for people with good hearts and an open mind!