By Rebecca Sirull and Cayman MacDonald, News Correspondents 

A new fraternity and sorority are joining the Northeastern community this semester and will be recruiting members in the next several weeks.

Representatives from the sorority, Sigma Kappa, and the fraternity, Delta Tau Delta, are already working on campus.

Andrew Sullivan, a graduate of Kettering College in Ohio and Delta Tau Delta alumnus, said one goal of the fraternity is to help more Northeastern students benefit from membership in Greek life groups. According to the College Board, about eight percent of students are involved in Greek life at Northeastern.

“I think that at a co-op school, so many students are ambitious and career-driven, it’s a culture that really appeals to a fraternity,” he said.

Sullivan said the Delta Tau Delta fraternity will usually hire consultants like himself to lead the recruitment process and establish the group on campus.

“The more time I spent in the fraternity, the better I became at handling myself in a professional sense, in a working environment,” Sullivan said. The main goal of Delta Tau Delta is to help members prepare for a career by providing a setting that mimics a business or other professional environment, as well as the opportunity to hold leadership positions, he said.

Sigma Kappa is a sorority that intends to “provide women lifelong opportunities and support for social, intellectual and spiritual development by bringing women together to positively impact our communities,” according to its website. The group’s values are personal growth, friendship, service and loyalty.

Two Sigma Kappa leadership consultants are on campus promoting the sorority through tables in the Curry Student Center, by hosting information nights and by giving away Sigma Kappa items. The next information night is Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in 109 Robinson Hall.

Consultants like Sullivan will first go to Northeastern officials and administrators, asking for recommendations of qualified and outstanding students who would benefit from Greek life, but are not already involved, he said.

On Jan. 28, Sullivan said, he and a couple other people will begin advertising Delta Tau Delta in the Curry Student Center, offering information and searching for potential members. An interview process will then determine the final selection of brothers, as well as leadership roles, like president and vice president. While the consultants choose who fills these positions now, in the future the fraternity will hold elections.

“The ones that sign up now, they’ll have an excellent experience because they’ll be able to build the organization from the ground up and really get to understand the complexities of starting, leading and being involved in an organization,” Sullivan said.

Delta Tau Delta hopes to add to the existing Greek life on campus by appealing to students who are looking for something a little different from the typical fraternity experience, Sullivan said. They plan to reach out and contribute to the community, as well as maintain a high academic standard and provide a network of alumni relations for the members.