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1) 48% of all U.S. Presidents are Greek.
All but two of the U.S. Presidents since 1825, belong to
a Greek organization.
2) 42% of U.S. Senators are Greek. 30%
of U.S. Congressmen/women are Greek.
3) 40% of all U.S. Supreme Court Justices
have been Greek. 40 out of the 47 Supreme Court Justices
since 1910, belong to a Greek organization.
4) A U.S. Government study showed that
71% of Greek students graduate while just over 50% of non-Greek
students graduate.
5) In the same study, Greek alumni felt
better about the social aspects of their college experience
than non-Greek alumni. It also showed that Greek alumni
take part fully in their communities (civic groups, religious
groups, volunteer organizations) compared to non-Greek alumni.
6) All Greek organizations oppose hazing
and are committed to eliminating hazing from campuses.
7) 30% of Fortune 500 executives are Greek.
8) 10% of all listed in Who's Who are
Greek.
9) 9% of the UND student body are Greek.
10) Greeks make up only 3% of the U.S.
Population.
11) Greek chapters are the largest and
most visible values based organizations on campus.
12) Greek organizations provide the most
successful leadership development program for college students.
13) Greeks form the largest network of
volunteers in the U.S. - Nationally, Greeks volunteer approximately
10 Million hours of community service per year.
14) Greeks are the largest not-for-profit
student landlords. Greeks own and manage $3 Billion in student
housing while housing 250,000 students in 8,000 facilities.
15) Today's Greek community consists of
123 fraternities and sororities with 9 million members total.
There are 750,000 undergraduate members in 12,000 chapters
located on 800 campuses in the U.S. and Canada.
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