It's Great To Be Greek! Greek life at the University of Rhode Island is alive and well. Since the mid 70's
slump membership
fraternities has been Greeks
steadily.
are
in
increasing
involved in all
aspects of campus life ranging from intramurals to student government to philanthropic projects. Mem in
bership provides
a
one
fraternity with the
or sorority opportunity
to learn to live and interact with peo
ple who have widely varied back grounds and interests. Greeks have a higher G.P.A. than the campus as a whole and a higher percentage of Greeks graduate than non-Greeks. non-Greeks see Many only the par ties and the social life when they look at the Greek system. While these are important there are so many other ways in which fraternity and sorority members make posi tive contributions to the University and the community as a whole. Phi
lanthropic projects
such
as
ZBT's
giant screw award, Theta Chi's Pad dy Murphy week, Sigma Chi's der by week and Alpha Chi Omega's Playboy contest raise thousands of dollars each year for organizations such
as
the American Cancer Socie
ty, Meeting Street School
Multiple
and the
Sclerosis Foundation.
Graduation does not mean the end of one's involvement with the Greek system and the university. Many of the houses have strong alumni orga nizations and host various events
which keep the alumni in touch with the University. The Greek experience offers good times, the opportunity to make life long friends, and a chance to make the most of one's college days. Emil
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