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Celebrity Sorority Members

LIKELY JOINERS

In a 1998 UCLA study of 200,000 freshmen across the nation, women who were most likely to join a sorority had significant differences from college women who were uninterested. The likely joiners had more club and volunteer work, sports and exercise, and religious involvement. They had stronger beliefs that they would be happy in college, make at least a B average, earn a degree, and graduate with honors. Their values were significantly higher in areas such as being an authority in their field, influencing social values, raising a family, being well off financially, and being a community leader.

AND THEY ARE RIGHT!

A recent 2-year study by the University of Missouri regarding the long-term benefits of sorority and fraternity membership showed:

• Students who belong to a sorority are more likely to complete college. Greek membership increased retention by 28%. College graduates who belonged to a sorority tend to be more financially successful than other female college graduates. Colleges receive more gifts - and in greater amounts - from sorority and fraternity alumni. Sorority members participate more fully in campus activities during college and in charity and community work after college.
• Sorority members rated their college social experience higher than non-members did.

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