Why Greek life?

YOU BECOME PART OF A FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE AND AN EVER-GROWING NETWORK.

• Friends will be a big part of your support system throughout your lifetime, especially during college. Countless individuals have bonded with fellow Greek members, and built amazing friendships and networks. There are more than 4.4 million initiated women alone among National Panhellenic Conference sororities.

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YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE MORE INVOLVED ON CAMPUS.

• ​Greek life will certainly encourage you to attend more events on campus!  Being engaged through greek life can help extend your knowledge about greek and non-greek organizations goals and purposes.  

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YOU’RE LIKELY TO BE AMONG LEADERS.

• Two-thirds of the members of Congress and 80 percent of Supreme Court justices are members of fraternities or sororities.

• Half of all S&P 500 officers and directors are Greek.

• More than 85 percent of student leaders on some 730 campuses are involved in the Greek community.

 

YOU’RE LIKELY TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY AND GRADUATE.

• A U.S. Government study shows that more than 70 percent of all those who join a Greek organization graduate, while less than 50 percent of all non-Greek students graduate.

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YOU’RE LIKELY TO HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITMENT.

• Greek undergraduates raise about $7 million a year for local and national charities.