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While only making up 3% of the US population, Greeks represent….

Every U.S. President and Vice President, except two in each office, born since the first social fraternity was founded in 1825 have been members of a fraternity

63% of the U.S. President’s Cabinet members since 1900 have been Greek

76% of all Congressmen and Senators belong to a fraternity

Greeks in 112th US Congress: 42 Senators (42%), 101 Congressmen (23%)

Greeks in 113th US Congress: 39 Senators (39%), 106 Congressmen (24%)

The first Female Senator was Greek

40 of 47 U.S. Supreme Court Justices since 1910 were fraternity men

85% of the Fortune 500 executives belong to a fraternity

50% of the Top 10 Fortune 500 CEOs are fraternity men; 15% of Fortune 100 CEOs are Greek

Of the nation’s 50 largest corporations, 43 are headed by fraternity men.

All of the Apollo 11 Astronauts are Greek

The first Female Astronaut was Greek

71% of those listed in “Who’s Who in America” belong to a fraternity

A National Conference report shows a high percentage of the 4,000 NIC fraternity chapters are above the All-Men’s scholastic average on their respective campuses.

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.

All-Fraternity GPA: 2.912 versus All-Male GPA: 2.892^

Over 85% of the student leaders on some 730 campuses are involved in the Greek community.

There are over 9 million Greek members nationally

Less than 2% of an average college student’s expenses go toward fraternity dues*

The Greek system is the largest network of volunteers in the US, with members donating over 10 million hours of volunteer service each year

Men’s Community Service Hours: 3.8 million hours**

Men’s Philanthropic Dollars Raised: $20.3 million**

In the past five years, more than 100 colleges and universities have opened their  doors for the first time to fraternities.

There are 123 fraternities and sororities with 9 million members total

There are 750,000 undergraduate members in 12,000 chapters on more than 800 campuses in the USA and Canada

(*) (U.S. Office of Education)

(**) Compiled from Member Fraternities in the NIC Standards Compliance Report for the 2013-2014 Academic Year
(^) Compiled from campuses submitting the NIC Academic Report form for the 2012-2013 Academic Year

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Fraternity & Sorority Life
Memorial Student Center
LEAD Center (BW9)
1 John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Telephone: 304-696-6776
Facsimile: 304-696-4347
Email: fsl@marshall.edu

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