BENEFITS OF BROTHERHOOD

Benefits

Fraternities exist as a proven support network for anyone on the college campus. Fraternities provide...

• A group of caring, supportive friends to help members make the adjustment to college and be friends for life
• Scholastic resources to help members achieve their academic goals
• Hands-on opportunities to practice leadership skills
• Encouragement to get involved in the campus and the community and exercise their fullest potential
• An emphasis on the importance of giving of oneself through active participation in community service projects
• Inter-collegiate contacts that expand a member’s horizon.
• Career opportunities through interaction with fraternity alumni

Statistics

• Greeks graduate colleges and universities at a rate of nearly 20% higher than non-Greeks
• Seventy-six percent (76%) of our nation’s senators, 71 percent of the men listed in Who’s Who in America, and 85 percent of the Fortune 500 executives hold fraternity membership
• Greek members overwhelmingly contribute a higher proportion of donations to their university alumni associations
• Fraternity membership is at an all-time high of over 400,000 collegiate men nationwide