What Does it Mean to be Greek?
Greek individuals comprise only 2% of the population of the United States. However, this 2% is a very powerful group of individuals.
• Over 85% of the student leaders on some 730 campuses are involved in the Greek community.
• All but eight U.S. Presidents have been inducted into a fraternity since 1825 when the first social fraternity was founded.
• 76% of all U.S. Congressmen and Senators are Greek.
• Of the nation's 50 largest corporations, 43 are led by fraternity men and sorority women.
• Greeks raise over $7 million for charity every year.
• A U.S. Government study shows that over 70% of all those who join a fraternity/ sorority graduate, while under 50% of all non-fraternity/sorority persons graduate.
• Students who join Greek organizations are more likely to return to school the following year.
• 850,000 hours are annually volunteered by Greeks across the country.
• Approximately 85% of the top executives of Fortune 500 companies belong to a fraternity or sorority.
Lifelong Membership
Membership is a solemn commitment. Joining a fraternity or sorority is a lifelong dedication to the ideals and principals of Greek life. Greek men and women are successful in life because the values learned during the undergraduate years of affiliation continue to be put into action long after graduation.
