Wichita State runs All‑Greek weekend

Wichita State University used an April 10-11 All-Greek Reunion to bring fraternity and sorority alumni back to campus for a weekend of tours, performances and fundraising. (foundation.wichita.edu) The schedule included a Friday pre-show social at the Aloft Hotel, a Hippodrome performance at the Metroplex, a Saturday brunch in the Rhatigan Student Center, a campus tour and a “Decades Party” in the Field House. Registration closed on Monday, April 6, according to the event page. (foundation.wichita.edu) The Wichita State University Foundation and Alumni Engagement office tied the reunion to a giving campaign called the Chapter Challenge. As of the campaign page snapshot, it had 382 donors and $16,099 raised against a 250-donor goal. (give.wichita.edu) The campaign promised a $5,000 gift from Dr. Sam N. Cohlmia to the top fraternity chapter and the top sorority chapter by donor count. The money was designated for the Dr. Sam N. Cohlmia Outstanding Greek Man & Woman Scholarship, which the university says is awarded annually to a fraternity member and a sorority member. (give.wichita.edu) That format fits how Wichita State says it now works with alumni: through events, regional and cultural networks, business directories and campus visits aimed at keeping more than 105,000 alumni, students and friends connected to “Shocker Nation.” (foundation.wichita.edu) The reunion also sits inside a broader university push to package campus traditions as alumni programming. Wichita State’s Foundation and Alumni Engagement office highlights events such as Shocktoberfest, which it says has run since 1991, and The Toast, a graduation celebration attended by the university president. (foundation.wichita.edu) Greek life remains a sizable part of that pitch. Wichita State said in a recent campus update that its Greek community included 25 organizations and more than 550 students after a spring 2025 expansion, with members averaging a 3.2 grade-point average, raising more than $100,000 for philanthropy in 2024 and logging more than 30,000 service hours. (wichita.edu) In Wichita, the reunion was less a one-off social than a campus-built alumni product: nostalgia on Friday and Saturday, donor outreach running alongside it, and Greek life positioned as one more way the university keeps former students in its orbit. (foundation.wichita.edu)