the power of greek life

The Power of Greek Life

And How Case Can Get InvolveBy Michael Wasserman

Table Of Contents

The Perception of Greek Life The Real Greek Life Current Partnerships with Greek

Organizations What Case can do in the future

What Is the Image We have Now?

Making a pledge wear an American flag shirt everyday. We call him the "pledge of allegiance." TFM.

The “No alcohol beyond this point” sign might as well say “I bet you can’t chug that whole drink” TFM

I am a pledge. For every “nice move” I get paddled. Thank you pledge master, Sir. TPM

The Truth

400,000 active Greek members

9 million total members

123 total Chapters

Located on almost every university campus

Legacy 70% of Greeks graduate college compared to 50% nonaffiliated

college students

Greek men 76.6% All male 62.6% Greek women 79.1% All female 68.6%

(Based on Auburn University)

76% of congressman and senators are Greek

40 of 47 U.S. Supreme Court Justices since 1910 were fraternity men.

85% of the Fortune 500 executives belong to a fraternity.

Andrew JohnsonUlysses S. GrantRutherford B. HayesJames A. GarfieldChester Alan ArthurGrover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonWilliam McKinleyTheodore RooseveltWilliam Howard TaftWoodrow WilsonWarren G. HardingCalvin CoolidgeHerbert Hoover

Franklin D. RooseveltHarry S TrumanDwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. KennedyLyndon JohnsonRichard NixonGerald FordJimmy CarterRonald ReaganGeorge BushBill ClintonGeorge W. BushBarack Obama

2% Of The Population is Greek

Franklin D. RooseveltHarry S TrumanDwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. KennedyLyndon JohnsonRichard NixonGerald FordJimmy CarterRonald ReaganGeorge BushBill ClintonGeorge W. BushBarack Obama

Andrew JohnsonUlysses S. GrantRutherford B. HayesJames A. GarfieldChester Alan ArthurGrover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonWilliam McKinleyTheodore RooseveltWilliam Howard TaftWoodrow WilsonWarren G. HardingCalvin CoolidgeHerbert Hoover

15 Of The Last 27 Presidents Were

Philanthropy 10 million volunteer hours given per

year

Largest Network of Volunteers in the US

$7 million donated to charity each year

As Alumni Greeks donate 75% of total donations to Universities

95% of chapters say philanthropy is a main priority

Why Does This Matter to Case?

Current Partnerships

Sigma Chi and Children’s Miracle Network Chi Omega and Make a Wish Foundation Alpha Delta Pi and Ronald McDonald House Pike and DC Firefighters’ Burn Foundation Sigma Kappa and Alzheimer's Research

How Does It Work

What do they need

Focus Education

What Case Can Do Now

Toolkits

Similar to Finding Fearless Easy to make and distribute Allows chapters to run smoother More information on where they can give

Make Similar Partnerships

Give money to the same organizations Creates commonality that sparks

relationship Organizations focusing on the same goal

work well together

Speaking Tour

Chapters are always looking for speakers Great way to teach and learn about

philanthropy all over the country Direct interaction with chapters

Social Citizens

Greeks could have their own blog Share ideas

Greeks love exclusivity Link up philanthropy/Service chairs of all

chapters Recent alumni page to see where they can

still get involved “Greeks for Good”

Questions?