Parent's Club

  • Why Go Greek?

    Like you, we’ve seen the TV shows, watched the movies, read the books and exposés. So we know how sororities and sorority women are often portrayed and stereotyped. All of which begs the question: Why go Greek?

    In reality, the benefits are many and varied. That’s not to say Greek life is for everyone (it’s not; it’s a choice just as it’s a choice to join any kind of organization). It’s also not to say that your daughter can’t get the same results by going it alone or joining some other kind of organization (many can and do!) But sororities and fraternities have benefited many people, communities and causes for centuries. Here are some of the key benefits.

    It’s a great way to make friends and build a network of resources

    • There are many ways to make friends, and friendships provide a great support system during college and beyond. The Greek community has been especially successful at building friendships and networks. Among National Panhellenic Conference sororities alone, there’s a network of more than 3.5 million initiated women.

    Your daughter is likely to be among leaders

    • Two-thirds of the members of Congress and 80 percent of Supreme Court justices are members of fraternities or sororities.
    • Half of all S & P 500 officers and directors are Greek.
    • More than 85 percent of student leaders on some 730 campuses are involved in the Greek community.

    Your daughter is likely to succeed academically and graduate

    • A U.S. Government study shows that more than 70 percent of all those who join a Greek organization graduate, while under 50 percent of all non-fraternity/sorority students graduate.

    Your daughter is likely to have a public service commitment

    • Greek undergraduates raise about $7 million a year for local and national charities.

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    Alpha Chi Omega 101 for Parents

    At Alpha Chi Omega, we’re about finding and shaping real, strong women. That’s been our slogan since our rebranding in 2008. It’s been our reality since 1885.

     

    What does that mean to you and the young woman you care deeply about?

    •     It means she gets to be part of an organization where she can be herself, where she can learn how to make the most of her life, where she can realize her greatest potential in her way (not someone else’s).
    •     It means she gets the encouragement, inspiration, fun and friendship of 200,000 other real, strong women at her side.
    •     It means that she gets a four-year collegiate learning and leadership program that supplements and complements what she’ll get from her college or university.

     

    It means she’ll have opportunities for lifetime leadership and engagement with real, strong women who are making a difference for themselves, their fellow members, and the world around them.

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