Greek life has been the center of many news articles the past few weeks. The past weeks have been putting a very negative outlook on what we do in greek life, and what it does for people who go through the process. Here are 7 positive facts about greek life that you may not know.
1. The first Female Senator and Astronaut were Greek
2. All of the Apollo 11 Astronauts are Greek
3. 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.
4. The Greek system is the largest network of volunteers in the US, with members donating over 10 million hours of volunteer service each year
5. 76% of all Congressmen and Senators belong to a fraternity
6. 40 of 47 U.S. Supreme Court Justices since 1910 were fraternity men
7. 85% of the Fortune 500 executives belong to a fraternity.
