We, as individuals of the Greek Community, have assumed the responsibility of brotherhood or sisterhood to our respective chapters by the act of initiation. By accepting the active role of membership, we have voluntarily taken upon ourselves the duty to honor the principles, obligations and rituals as outlined by the founders of our organizations. We also recognize that our sense of duty within each chapter creates a greater Washington University Greek Community. Through membership in this community, we are connected by a mutual responsibility for and a sense of accountability to our image as a whole. Therefore, we have composed a list of values, Arete, that unite us as Greeks in the goal of assuming a positive role within our own chapters, at Washington University, and greater St. Louis.

Arete

It is with the following values that we seek to follow the concept of Arete; the principle of striving for excellence and nobility in all dimensions of character. We determine these values to be those of:

• Integrity
• Loyalty
• Philanthropy
• Responsibility
• Friendship
• Intellectual curiosity