Greek Life

Greek Organizations have many reputations on campuses around the nation.But usually they have negative reputations. They are said to haze, party, and do only negative things. A lot of people say that a lot of people who join these organizations are “paying for their friends” and just come to college for the social aspect. But in all reality Greek organizations are a lot more then what most people assume. They are places for people to grow intellectually, emotionally, and morally, meanwhile making Friends that are going to last a lifetime...

Community Service and Philanthropy
Greek organizations are very philanthropic and do a lot of community service each semester. Each organization has a philanthropy that they support and they spend a lot of their time planning for events that raise money for them to donate. There is also a a minimum amount of community service hours they have to do in order to stay in good standing with their fraternity or sorority. Greek organizations give a lot back to the community and help support many good causes nationwide.

Academic Interest
Academics are also an important aspect of any Greek organization. Every chapter has a minimum GPA requirement that their members must meet in order to be an active member. Chapters also have different ways that they acknowledge and praise their members who excel in school. Academics are extremely important within the Greek system. Students who get involved in on campus organizations are also said to graduate on time and with high GPA.

Standards and Traditions
Being apart of a Greek organization helps instill values and tradition into everyone who becomes a member. All sororities and fraternities have standards and values that they uphold in order to be the best person that they can be. They also celebrate their traditions and rituals who also try to instill life lessons and help them succeed in their lives. These rituals and traditions are what make members feels bonded and like a family

Friendship
By being apart of a Greek organization you meet many new people, and become instant friends with them. You have a bond within a brotherhood or sisterhood, that lasts a lifetime. You also make bonds with other fraternities or sororities on campus because you all have something in common, you are Greek. You always have someone to talk to, a shoulder to cry on, and someone to call your brother or sister.

Being a Greek has bad stereotypes but the benefits you receive from it are drastically greater, so why not join?