Shani Rosen, Campus Journalist
When students think about Greek life at UW-Whitewater, one word comes up again and again: community. For many, joining a fraternity or sorority means finding a home away from home, where support, friendship and opportunity are always close at hand.
“I think about community,” said Kaitlin Geisler, an elementary education major, president of Order of Omega, and member of Sigma Sigma Sigma. “It really doesn’t matter if we’re in the same organization—we all build friendships and relationships across chapters. It feels like home, and I’ll forever be grateful for the network of people I’ve built.”
For Cam Kerber, vice president of Lambda Chi Alpha, those connections go beyond friendship.
“Any time you see someone on campus wearing their letters, it’s an immediate starter to the conversation,” Kerber said. “Even if you don’t know them well, you know you share common experiences.”
For both Geisler and Kerber, joining Greek life was about finding their place at UW-Whitewater. “Coming to campus felt overwhelming at first,” Geisler admitted.
“I wanted to find a place where I belonged, and leadership opportunities were important to me,” Geisler said. “Greek life gave me both.”
Kerber’s decision was influenced by family.
“My dad and cousins were in Greek life and always had great stories,” Kerber said. “When I came to Whitewater, I wanted those deeper connections too—and I immediately found them.”
