Virginia Tech just published a feel-good piece about their Greeks Giving Back event, and honestly, it's the kind of story that makes Panhellenic councils look great on paper. Chapters showing up, logging hours, doing visible community work. The university gets a win. The chapters get coverage. Everyone posts photos. And I'm sitting here thinking about how many of those same chapters are the ones I've watched skate through standards hearings on the strength of their philanthropy numbers alone.
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With so many undergraduates joining fraternities and sororities, one thing is for sure: that’s a lot of bodies. And, a lot of potential to do good. Hence, most chapters across campuses have their mission rooted in some kind of philanthropic effort. Each year, chapters devote time and attention to planning a fundraiser to raise money for their philanthropy....
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Each college is known for having a professor or class that “changes your life.” The professor who calls out student errors like no teacher ever, the course that is impossible to get anything better than a "C" in, the research assignment that has you tenting downtown to get primary data on your town’s homeless population.
But what about courses that are simply unique in their own right? ...
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Sadly, when a lot of people think of a sorority they often look past the images of sisterhood and philantrophy. They go straight to imagining a bunch of good looking girls. Sorority girls know that being in a sorority is so much more than just being nice to look at. These are motivated women who pride themselves on their education and philantropic efforts. Let's take a look at 7 sororities across this great nation that are so much more than just looks....
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On campuses across the country football season is in full swing. Along with touchdowns, students get to enjoy all the colors of the autumn season. From the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast and down to the East Coast, fall is in full bloom. Let’s take a look at 10 of the most beautiful fall campuses....
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We are highlighting one quintessential sorority chapter or each state in our nation. We’ve already selected the chapters for the first 25 states. Here are numbers 26-50. These sororities are being recognized for their philanthropy work both on and off campus. Each chapter is a proud representation of their respective states....
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Sorority life has not always been Lululemon and bid day YouTube videos. Take a trip back in time through this photo gallery that includes photos of sorority chapters from each decade since 1880. It's fascinating to see how not only how fashion changed throughout the decades, but also the changes of the poses and general mood of the photos. Apparently, the first time a sorority girl smiled in a photo was in ...
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While there are plenty of excellent colleges without much of a Greek Life, it’s important to acknowledge the positive influence that having a strong Greek Life presence on campus offers students. From the percentage of undergraduate students involved in Greek Life to the number of chapters on each campus, the following schools have risen above the rest. Checkout the following list of colleges across the country that offer the best Greek Life experiences by the numbers:...
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You have made one of the biggest decisions of your life to go to college. Congratulations! However, that’s not the only decision that you’ll have to make when it comes to college life. Another important decision that you’ll probably make is the decision to go Greek in college.
Greek life has lots of benefits to offer to its members – opportunities to build a network, social/community activities to participate in, a strong brotherhood bond to maintain, and many more! However, one of the biggest challenges college guys face at the beginning of their Greek life is choosing the right fraternity for themselves....
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