Saturday, July 04, 2009 Home | Member Login | Contact Us 
Weekly Meetings
Announcements
About
IFC By-Laws
Chapter Profiles
History
Officers
Current Members
Alumni Relations
Recruitment
Scholarship
Philanthropy
News
Greek Sports
Photo Galleries
Event Calendar
Links
Contact Us



 

Welcome

 

As we move towards the end of our spring 2009 semester the Inter Fraternity Council continues its mission of unity and order within the Greek community. A great thank you goes out to all chapters for their participation is what was the largest Greek Week to date. Congratulations to all chapters who received awards at the 2009 Greek Awards. Good luck to all members and affiliates of the Inter Fraternity Council, I hope you continue your academic endeavors and carry on the pride of an ODU Greek.
 
Daniel Gonzalez
 IFC President
2009
 
Did you know?? All but two U.S. Presidents since 1825 have been fraternity men.

Not only that, but three of the last five ODU Student Body Presidents have been Greek. Cool stuff, huh?

40 of the last 47 Supreme Court Justices have been Greek.

76% of all Congressmen and Senators belong to a fraternity.

63% of the U.S. President's Cabinet members since 1900 have been Greek.

All but two US Presidents and Vice Presidents since 1825 are affiliated with Greek organizations.

Of the past fifteen presidents, twelve of them are members of a college fraternity.

All of the Apollo 11 Astronauts are Greek.

85% of the Fortune 500 executives are members of fraternities or sororities.

71% of those listed in "Who's Who in America" are Greek.

Of the nation's 50 largest corporations, 43 are headed by fraternity men.

More than 7 million men and women in the U.S. and Canada are Greek.

Over 85% of the student leaders on some 730 campuses are involved in the Greek community.

A University of Missouri study found that Greeks throughout the U.S. and Canada are more involved on their campuses and rate their overall university experience better than their non-Greek counterparts.

A U.S. Government study showed that 71% of Greek students graduate, while just over 50% of their non-Greek counterparts do so.

In the past ten years, more than 100 colleges and universities have opened their doors for the first time to fraternities.

Nationally, Greek organizations are the largest and most visible value-based student organizations.

Over $7 million is raised every year by Greeks nationally.

Greeks form the largest network of volunteers in the U.S. Nationally, Greeks volunteer approximately 10 million hours of community service annually.

Less than 2% of an average college student's expenses go toward fraternity/sorority dues.

Greek Members have been found to be more successful financially as well as give more to their alma maters.

Students that are Greek are also more likely to participate in more extra curricular activities than those students who are not Greek.

(ALL STATISTICS ARE COURTESY OF THE NORTH-AMERICAN INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE)
 
Copyright © 2003 - 2009 Chapter Communications. All Rights Reserved.
Chapter Communications: fraternity, sorority, and council websites
Built on Envisionwise Technology