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Greek Facts

  • 48% of all U.S. Presidents are Greek. All but two of the U.S. Presidents since 1825, belong to a Greek organization.
  • 42% of U.S. Senators are Greek. 30% of U.S. Congressmen/women are Greek.
  • 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.
  • A U.S. Government study showed that 71% of Greek students graduate while just over 50% of non-Greek students graduate.
  • 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.
  • All Greek organizations oppose hazing and are committed to eliminating hazing from campuses.
  • 30% of Fortune 500 executives are Greek.
  • 10% of all listed in Who’s Who are Greek.
  • 9% of University of North Dakota students are Greek.
  • Greeks make up only 3% of the U.S. Population.
  • Greek chapters are the largest and most visible values based organizations on campus.
  • Greek organizations provide the most successful leadership development program for college students.
  • Greeks form the largest network of volunteers in the U.S. – Nationally, Greeks volunteer approximately 10 Million hours of community service per year.
  • 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.
  • 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.