Leadership
As self-governing organizations, fraternities and sororities provide many opportunities to enhance your leadership skills. Whether you take on a formal role or just lead by example, Greek Life provides the opportunity to develop leadership skills that will last a lifetime. The Student Life Office also provides special training and leadership opportunities specifically for the Greek community. Greek students are leaders outside of their organizations as well. They are represented on SGA, UPC, as Orientation Leaders, Montevallo Masters, Montevallo Mavens, in College Night, intramural sports, theater and musical productions, and numerous other student organizations and campus activities.
Philanthropy
Did You Know? • Greeks make up 16% of the undergraduate population at the University of Montevallo.
• Studies reveal that sorority and fraternity alumni are much more likely than non-Greeks to participate in community service after graduation.
• Since 1825, all but two U.S. Presidents have been Greek. • 85% of Fortune-500 Companies are run by Greeks. • Both women elected to the U.S. Supreme Court are Greek. • As undergraduates, Greeks raise approximately $8 million a year for charities.
• As undergraduates, Greeks give approximately 900,000 million volunteer hours per year.
A mainstay of fraternity and sorority life is to actively serve our community. As the largest values based organizations on campus, Greek organizations dedicate their time and energy to numerous philanthropic projects.
• 76% of US Senators are Greek. • Of the nation’s top 50 companies, 43 are run by Greeks.
Philanthropy is a term used for a service project sponsored by a Greek organization from which time, money, or donations are given to charitable organizations. Each organization plans their own ways of raising money or giving of their time. Activities include talent shows, pageants, lip sync competitions, basketball tournaments, food drives, etc. Philanthropy is an integral part of the Greek experience.
Scholarship
The Greek community realizes that academics should be the top priority of every college student. This is why fraternities and sororities emphasize scholastic achievement. Greeks are often acknowledged for their academic achievement both as a Greek community and as individuals. The Greek community strives to achieve grades above the non-Greek women’s and men’s GPAs. Panhellenic GPA = 3.342 IFC GPA = 3.054 NPHC GPA = 3.294
all greek GPA = 3.272 non-greek women’s GPA = 3.166 non-greek men’s GPA = 2.908
Famous Greeks Vera Bradley, Drew Brees, Laura Bush, Kenny Chesney, Katie Couric, Sheryl Crow, Aretha Franklin, Nancy Grace, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ashton Kutcher, Oscar Mayer, Sandra Day O’Connor, J.C. Penney, Colin Powell, Orville Redenbacker, Ronald Regan, Condoleeza Rice, Eleanor Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, Dr. Seuss, John Singleton, Jada Pinkett Smith, Shirley Temple, Donald Trump, Carrie Underwood, Hines Ward, Tiger Woods, Mark Zuckerberg
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