Drinking and Drugging at College Criticized

National Statistics

Over 800 campuses in the United States and Canada participate in Greek Life

Approximately 15% of GW students are involved in Greek Life

There are over 9 million Greek members nationally

63 percent of the U.S. President's cabinet since 1900 have been Greek.

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

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

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

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

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

Every U.S. President and Vice President, except two in each office, born since the first social fraternity was founded in 1825 have been members of a fraternity.

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

A National Conference report shows a high percentage of the 4,000 NIC fraternity chapters are above the All-Men's scholastic average on their respective campuses.

A U.S. Government study shows that over 70% of all those who join a fraternity/sororitiy graduate, while under 50% of all non-fraternity/sorority persons graduate.

Less than 2% of an average college student's expenses go toward fraternity dues. (U.S. Office of Education)

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

1 st Female Senator was Greek

1 st Female Astronaut was Greek

All of the Apollo 11 Astronauts are Greek

Over $7 million is raised each year by Greeks nationally

850,000 hours are volunteered by greeks annually

The Greek system is the largest network of volunteers in the US, with members donating over 10 million hours of volunteer service each year

71% of those listed in "Who's Who in America" belong to a fraternity

There are 123 fraternities and sororities with 9 million members total

There are 750,000 undergraduate members in 12,000 chapters on more than 800 campuses in the USA and Canada

This graph looks like someone had a project due at 1 P.M. and just threw some numbers together in excel. I know because i've been there before...mostly because of my drinking, smoking and illicit drug use.

Do we really need a poll to tell us people drink in college? Money well spent...

Do we really need a poll to tell us people drink in college? Money well spent...

"anti-Greek"? No, you jest! Why should anybody be anti-Greek? Just look at the stats. They are beautiful angels.

"It is important to note, however, that although binge-drinking rates have remained relatively stable over the past decade across various demographic groups, including gender, race/ethnicity, age and most types of college residences (e.g., substance-free residence halls, off campus housing), the main exception has been among residents of sorority and fraternity houses where binge drinking has declined from 83.4 percent in 1993 to 75.4 percent in 2001."

Given that it was the only demographic that showed improvement (albeit from a ridiculous high), it seems unrepresentative to choose this graph. Perhaps a little anti-Greek at Gothamnist? Though I suppose we all can recognize that group mentality breeds bad behavior - whether it's sports teams, fraternities, political parties, etc

"It is important to note, however, that although binge-drinking rates have remained relatively stable over the past decade across various demographic groups, including gender, race/ethnicity, age and most types of college residences (e.g., substance-free residence halls, off campus housing), the main exception has been among residents of sorority and fraternity houses where binge drinking has declined from 83.4 percent in 1993 to 75.4 percent in 2001."

Given that it was the only demographic that showed improvement (albeit from a ridiculous high), it seems unrepresentative to choose this graph. Perhaps a little anti-Greek at Gothamnist? Though I suppose we all can recognize that group mentality breeds bad behavior - whether it's sports teams, fraternities, political parties, etc

My friends that graduated in the late 90s tell me that when their campuses went "dry" the drug use skyrocketed.

Once again, the statistics show us that the Greek system is full of drunken idiots!

Accordingly, there have been increases in unintentional deaths due to alcohol-abuse (6% increase between 1998 and 2001), injuries due to alcohol-abuse (38% increase between 1993 and 2005), and alcohol-related arrests (21% increase between 2001 and 2005). CASA's chairman, Joseph Califano blames the administration:

Funny, I blame the parents for not teaching their children how to act like responsible adults and pretending their darling angels would never touch evil drugs instead of talking about how to handle them.

and 26% more students are getting drunk at least three times a month.

I find that percentage bafflingly low... although I guess considering marijuana is easier to get if you're underage than beer, I shouldn't be.

once again, statistics don't lie: frat boys are the coolest!