About Us

  • Alpha Gamma Rho National Fraternity

     


  • agr verticalThe world needs a few good men. The kind of men who lead by the example of their character and the value of their actions. For more than 100 years, Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity has successfully endeavored to make such men taking the best and making them better by helping to harness the power within each man to achieve his potential.

    Alpha Gamma Rho is actually two fraternities in one. We're a social fraternity offering a host of experiences that involve our members in the rich social fabric of college life, plus we're a professional fraternity bonding our members in a common cause to better themselves as they pursue careers in agriculture, food or fiber industries.

    For every man, the road to personal excellence offers both trial and triumph. The road is never easy. But in AGR, you'll find a group of men of brothers dedicated to helping each other find triumph on that road.


    Our Promise

    Alpha Gamma Rho is the fraternity sharing a common bond within a dynamic, global agriculture committed to fostering the highest values and providing each and every brother with superior lifelong personal development and professional success.

    Our Values
    ...what the fraternity values...what Brothers believe in...

    1. Consistently perform as a professional, integrity-driven, world class organization committed to the highest of standards and driven to recruit men of the highest potential.
    2. Always present a positive image of Alpha Gamma Rho in everything we say or do.
    3. Inspire a pursuit of academic excellence among all our members.
    4. Encourage lifelong involvement in the colleges and universities we call home.
    5. Foster lifelong personal development through innovative educational, leadership and social opportunities.
    6. Engage all brothers in professional development promoting lifelong career success.
    7. Attract members representing the breadth, sophistication, scope and relevance of agriculture.
    8. Reflect, value and advocate diversity in our membership and professional lives.
    9. Ensure sound financial management and responsibility individually and at all levels of the Fraternity.
    10. Enthusiastically recognize and reward accomplishments consistent with our Promise and Values.

  • AGR a Dual-Fraternity

    AGR is two fraternities in one.

    Alpha Gamma Rho isn't like other fraternities. In AGR you'll get the opportunity to experience both a social and a professional fraternity. AGR does what you expect a social fraternity to do: socialize with other students on campus and people in the community. AGR is also like other social fraternities in that it has a strong group of members and a house you can live in during your college years. But AGR is more than just one of those strictly social fraternities; it is also a professional fraternity. All members of AGR have related career interests. AGR is for young men pursuing any career related to the agriculture, food or fiber industries. One more difference: at AGR there's no pledging. You join as an equal member. AGR does a careful review of all potential members in advance, so there's no need for a "weeding out" process.

     

     

    We get you ready for the real world.

    Because AGR is a professional fraternity, we are concerned with promoting your career development during your college years and after graduation. We offer:

     

    1. Regional career seminars for undergraduates.
    2. Internships through alumni contacts.
    3. Job networking.
    4. Alumni associations with informative agricultural programming.

     

    It's a tough world out there, but thousands of AGR members worldwide are there to help you succeed. From Secretaries of Agriculture, to top management, to presidents of food companies, to thousands of farmers and ranchers, AGR Alumni are a "who's who" in worldwide agriculture.

     

    We know the real reason you're in college.

    AGR never loses sight of why you're in college in the first place...to graduate and get a job. And to graduate, you need to do well academically. This is where belonging to a fraternity that is both social and professional helps most. Because everyone in AGR is in the same career field, it's easy to have peer study groups or find someone who has taken the same classes. And with state of the art computers and libraries in most AGR houses, you'll find the good studying atmosphere you need to do your best.

     

    AGR isn't just for "farm boys."

    You don't have to study production agriculture to join AGR. AGR is for any young man preparing for any ag or food related career, including food science, biotechnology, agri-marketing, environmental science and many others. AGR has strong ties with 4-H and FFA, but even if you have never been a member of these groups, you can be a member of AGR.

     

    AGR men are leaders.

    Leadership is an important skill you'll learn or develop in Alpha Gamma Rho. Our members recognize the need to develop leadership skills and take an active part in fraternity and university activities. Fraternity officer positions give you real leadership experience; you will use these skills to get involved in campus clubs, organizations or student government.

     

    Lean on us.

    AGR members realize they are students of their university and non-university communities. AGR tries to be a good neighbor by doing community service work and completing philanthropic projects which help the community.

     

    AGR plays hard too.

    If all of this sounds like a lot of serious work, don't worry. AGR knows how to have a lot of fun, too. Intramurals are a great way to show our AGR competitiveness in a variety of both team and individual sports. From softball and water volleyball, to flag football and dart tournaments, intramurals are lots of fun, and they provide a chance for AGR's to have a great time together. Plus, AGR usually has a full calendar of social events each term, including responsible parties, tailgates and sorority functions. These social events let you balance the professional and social aspects of the AGR fraternity experience.

     

     

    Am I elegable to become a Brother?

     All men pursuing an undergraduate or post-graduate degree in agriculture, food, fiber, life sciences, natural resources, forestry, environmental or related agricultural fields, men i ntending to pursue a career in these fields, as well as men who have ageneral appriciation of  agriculture, are eligible for membership