Why Go Greek?

Academics

 
  * Greeks consistently achieve higher scholarship ratings than the all campus average.
  * A United States Department of Education document states that joining a fraternity is one of the best buys in a college education.

 

* Greeks have a 10% higher rate of graduation than do non-Greeks.

Leadership

 
  * 75% of the members of the U.S. Congress are Greek.
  * 85% of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices this century are/were Greek.

 

* All but 3 of the U.S. Presidents since 1825 have been Greek.
  * 85% of the upper-level executives in the "Fortune 500 Companies" are Greek.
  * 43 CEOs of the top 50 U.S. companies are Greek.
Philanthropy  
  * As Alumni, Greeks give approximately 75% of all money donated to universities.
  * As undergraduates, Greeks raise approximately $7 million per year for charities.
  * As undergraduates, Greeks give approximately 850,000 volunteer hours per year