The Benefits of Fraternity and Sorority Life
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Scholarship and Learning
Academic achievement is the first and foremost priority of all students. Scholarship excellence is a central part of each chapter’s goals. Fraternities and sororities implement atmospheres conducive to strengthening academic performances and challenging each member to live up to their highest academic potential.
Fraternities and sororities have their own unique programs to assist members in their academic goals. Programs range from tutoring, study tables in the chapter house, scheduling assistance, and academic awards. Furthermore, most of the individual chapter’s have financial scholarships available to award outstanding members. The Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Association, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council design special events to encourage each chapter to focus on their studies.
Educational values are an integral part of your experience here at the University of Cincinnati. That is why we as a Greek community pride each other on our academics. Look at some statistics. Over a third of our fraternity men have a 3.0 and above grade point average, over half of the sorority women have a 3.0 GPA. Statistics show that members of Greek organizations have a higher rate of graduation than their nonaffiliated peers.
Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Brotherhood and sisterhood are prime reasons for the existence of the Greek system. Without them, we would be no different from other student organizations or housing units. At its most basic level, brotherhood and sisterhood are the result of respect and support among members in a chapter. It feels like a combination of the camaraderie of an athletic team, the trust of a best friend, and the love of a family.
Brotherhood and sisterhood motivated the founding of the Greek system in 1776 and provides the mainstaple for the continuation over a couple hundred strong and dynamic years. This is not some dusty concept; it is alive and relevant to university life. When you leave home to attend college, you leave your family, friends, and a secure life to enter something largely unknown. The brotherhood and sisterhood of your chapter will provide the strength and support necessary to fill this void space and excel in this new environment.
Leadership
The fraternities and sororities offer endless opportunities for developing leadership skills. Inside fraternities and sororities, the individual has the potential opportunity to chair committees, program events, and even make executive decisions that will affect an entire chapter. Through leadership positions, individuals learn valuable skills, such as communication, networking and time management, all of which are translated in your professional career path. Fraternities and sororities offer the opportunity for you to practice your skills and become more experienced in dealing with problems that will arise in times beyond college life.
Philanthropy and Community Service
Fraternity men and sorority women contribute greatly to the welfare of both the local and national community. Locally, the fraternity/sorority system feels the natural responsibility to give back to our community. Therefore, philanthropy and community service, the dedication of time, service and money, is an important facet of fraternity and sorority life.
Every quarter many chapters complete a community service project. Projects include community cleanups, clothing drives, blood donation drives, and working with underprivileged children. Substantial contributions of time were given to organizations such as the St. Jude’s Children’s Cancer Research, Ronald McDonald House, Adopt-A-Block, Cincinnati Community Outreach, Adopt-A-School, Green up Day and Clean –Up Clifton.
Each fraternity and sorority also has a national philanthropy they are committed to supporting. Through a wide variety of events such as car washes, softball tournaments, spaghetti dinner, and 5K races, chapters raise money to help national organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association, The United Way, Children’s Miracle Network, American Career Society, March of Dimes, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and Habitat for Humanity, to name a few.
