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Values
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The Greek community offers a home away from home and encourages individual development within a smaller group of friends in a larger University environment. Sororities are values-based organizations and are committed to the worthwhile endeavors of academic achievement, the development of leadership skills, sisterhood, community service and philanthropic activities.
Membership in a NPC affiliated sorority is a life-changing experience for those women who choose to join. Members develop a unique bond of sisterhood that is completely unique to sororities. These friendships will continue to be nurtured by alumni affiliations and world-wide networking opportunities long after graduation. |
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Is Sorority Life For You?
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One question is always being asked...Why join a sorority?
For over one hundred years sororities have played a major role on college campuses and have contributed to the social and intellectual growth of their members.
A sorority is an organization whose members have chosen to establish a close affiliation and sisterhood with one another.
Each sorority has a similar purpose: to offer an opportunity for close friendship and to teach its members leadership through the experiences of working with others on shared projects to reach common goals.
Every sorority encourages and expects above average scholarship. Each encourages participation in varied activities which in turn offer unlimited and valuable experiences. Service to the community is also emphasized with thousands of dollars being donated each year to local and national philanthropies.
Many college women feel alone even though they are surrounded by many other friends and students. Sorority membership provides a solution by joining together a group of individuals who share common goals and fostering close bonds.
The college experience is enriched by actively participating in campus activities. Many women find that sorority membership appeals to them. The opportunities that sorority membership provide in scholarship, extracurricular involvement, service to others and the continual maintaining of lifetime friendships can enhance the years spent in college. |
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Get the Facts About Greeks
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National Research Projects on the Value of Greek Life provide positive data of why incoming students should choose to join a Greek letter organization.
FACT: As adults, Greeks give significantly more to nonprofit charitable organizations than non-Greeks.*
Greeks also donate to their alma mater, religious groups, and other charitable organizations significantly more than non-Greeks
FACT: A companion study concluded that Greeks are more likely to return to college the next year (retention) than non-Greeks.*
Retention is an important concept in higher education. Many students who begin their college education never graduate with a degree
FACT: Greeks have higher incomes than non-Greeks.*
When parents' levels of education, years until graduation, and gender were accounted for, Greeks were reported to have significantly higher incomes than non-Greeks.
FACT: The more involved Greeks were in their Greek letter organization during college, the more they were later involved in their communities as adults.*
FACT: Greek affiliated students are more likely to be involved in college organizations than non-Greek students.*
FACT: Greek affiliated alumni are more satisfied with their social development during college than non-Greeks.*
FACT: Employers consider 18 key factors during job interviews.**
The Greek community provides opportunities to develop 12 of those key factors:
-Real-World Experience
-Leadership Qualities
-Personal Presentation
-Attitude
-Communication Skills
-Computer Skills
-Problem Solving
-Customer-Service Orientation
-Adaptability, Drive, Initiative
-Proven Track Record
-Ability to Learn
-Preparation for Interview
*As prepared in a two part 1997-98 national research project. The Impact of Greek Affiliation and Life, by the Center for Advanced Social Research, from the University of Missouri-Colombia.
**As reported in Recruiting Trends, 1997-98, of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute, from Michigan State University. |
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