Greek 101

What are the benefits of joining a Greek organization?

Memberships in Greek organizations offer many benefits.

Leadership- Membership in a Greek organization provides students with the opportunity to develop leadership skills through chapter leadership, event planning, leadership conferences, and nationally recognized leadership development programs. Greek membership also opens doors to leadership in other areas of campus life such as SGA, Orientation leaders, and honor societies just to name a few.

Scholarship- All TTU fraternities and sororities place strong emphasis on academic success. They have scholarship plans that reward members scholastic achievement and provide assistance for members who need help with courses. The Office of Greek Life assists with scholarship and provides support to Order of Omega, a Greek honor society for men and women of impressive scholastic performance. In addition, many fraternities and sororities offer local and national scholarships to help pay for education expenses.

Service- TTU Greek Life believes in giving back to the community.

• Greeks donated just over $30,000 to charitable organizations and approximately 3,000 hours of community service.
• Homecoming 2005, Greeks donated 17 tons of canned food to area churches and food banks.
• Greek organizations donated 3,042 pounds (over half a tractor trailer full) of clothing, shoes, and household items to Goodwill during Greek Week.
• The theme for Spring 2006 Greek Week was “Building a Better Community” with Habitat for Humanity. All profits from Greek Week activities and tee shirt sales were donated to Habitat for Humanity earmarked for TTU Greek Life. This is the beginning of a yearlong project where Greeks will fund and built a house by Spring 2007.