Interesting Facts
Fraternities and Sororities provide a fun environment, where leadership and social skills are fostered and developed. These organizations produce graduates who are assets to the society in which we all live and belong. With that in mind, the following is some information to put things into perspective:
- The first general fraternity (Kappa Alpha Society) was organized in 1750.
- Of North Americas 50 largest corporations, 43 are headed by Fraternity men and Sorority women.
- 7 out of 10 people listed in Who's Who are Greek.
- 85% of Fortune 500 executives belong to a Fraternity or Sorority.
- 40 of 47 Supreme Court Justices since 1910 were Fraternity men.
- 76% of all Congressmen and Senators belong to a Fraternity or Sorority.
- Every US President and Vice-President, except two in each office, born since the first social Fraternity was founded in 1825, and 3 Canadian Prime Ministers, have been members of a Fraternity. Statistics show that Fraternity and Sorority members have a higher rate of graduation from college than do their non-member counterparts