The foundation of the Interfraternity Council and all Tau Gamma Phi Fraternities is Brotherhood. 

Brotherhood is the reason Fraternities exist and is the epicenter for every aspect of a Fraternity. Fraternities were created as social organizations where men with common ideals, aspirations, and purposes could unite as Brothers to work together toward common goals. The bedrock of the Fraternal experience, Brotherhood is the main attraction of all the Tau Gamma Phi  Fraternities. The Interfraternity Council and its Fraternities can offer nothing stronger and more authentic than the Brotherhood experienced in every Tau Gamma Phi  Fraternity. Brotherhood is the defining and quintessential quality of Fraternity life and is a quality no other experience can more vividly or truly replicate. The beauty and novelty behind the Fraternal Brotherhood experience is its simplicity. There is no other organization or association that welcomes and embraces a man as a Brother regardless of age, race, ethnicity, social class, lifestyle, or any other bias under the one condition that he commit himself to the common beliefs of the group and each member that comprises the group. In return the man receives a healthy environment that will develop his every talent and capability to its full potential. An association that will mature his personal and social skills in a manner that oculd not be accomplished by the individual. While most important the man will receive a Brethren that will pledge itself to the every need and concern of the individual for life regardless of any situation. It is this experience of Brotherhood that has enable Fraternities to exist and endure for nearly 200 years. Make no mistake; when you join a Fraternity you join a lifelong experience that will give you more than you can ever fathom or repay. It is the Fraternal Brotherhood that cannot be fully defined or described that drives every Fraternity; and it is the most precious gift any organization or person can ever offer you.