the power of greek life and how case can get involve by michael wasserman
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The Power of Greek Life
And How Case Can Get InvolveBy Michael Wasserman
Table Of Contents
The Perception of Greek Life
The Real Greek Life
Current Partnerships with Greek Organizations
What Case can do in the future
What Is the Image We have Now?
Making a pledge wear an American flag shirt everyday. We call him the "pledge of allegiance." TFM.
The “No alcohol beyond this point” sign might as well say “I bet you can’t chug that whole drink” TFM
I am a pledge. For every “nice move” I get paddled. Thank you pledge master, Sir. TPM
The Truth
400,000 active Greek members
9 million total members
123 total Chapters
Located on almost every university campus
Legacy
70% of Greeks graduate college compared to 50% nonaffiliated college students
Greek men 76.6% All male 62.6% Greek women 79.1% All female 68.6%
(Based on Auburn University)
76% of congressman and senators are Greek
40 of 47 U.S. Supreme Court Justices since 1910 were fraternity men.
85% of the Fortune 500 executives belong to a fraternity.
Andrew JohnsonUlysses S. GrantRutherford B. HayesJames A. GarfieldChester Alan ArthurGrover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonWilliam McKinleyTheodore RooseveltWilliam Howard TaftWoodrow WilsonWarren G. HardingCalvin CoolidgeHerbert Hoover
Franklin D. RooseveltHarry S TrumanDwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. KennedyLyndon JohnsonRichard NixonGerald FordJimmy CarterRonald ReaganGeorge BushBill ClintonGeorge W. BushBarack Obama
2% Of The Population is Greek
Franklin D. RooseveltHarry S TrumanDwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. KennedyLyndon JohnsonRichard NixonGerald FordJimmy CarterRonald ReaganGeorge BushBill ClintonGeorge W. BushBarack Obama
Andrew JohnsonUlysses S. GrantRutherford B. HayesJames A. GarfieldChester Alan ArthurGrover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonWilliam McKinleyTheodore RooseveltWilliam Howard TaftWoodrow WilsonWarren G. HardingCalvin CoolidgeHerbert Hoover
15 Of The Last 27 Presidents Were
Philanthropy 10 million volunteer hours given per
year
Largest Network of Volunteers in the US
$7 million donated to charity each year
As Alumni Greeks donate 75% of total donations to Universities
95% of chapters say philanthropy is a main priority
Why Does This Matter to Case?
Current Partnerships
Sigma Chi and Children’s Miracle Network
Chi Omega and Make a Wish Foundation
Alpha Delta Pi and Ronald McDonald House
Pike and DC Firefighters’ Burn Foundation
Sigma Kappa and Alzheimer's Research
How Does It Work
What do they need
FocusEducati
on
What Case Can Do Now
Toolkits
Similar to Finding Fearless
Easy to make and distribute
Allows chapters to run smoother
More information on where they can give
Make Similar Partnerships
Give money to the same organizations
Creates commonality that sparks relationship
Organizations focusing on the same goal work well together
Speaking Tour
Chapters are always looking for speakers
Great way to teach and learn about philanthropy all over the country
Direct interaction with chapters
Social Citizens
Greeks could have their own blog Share ideas
Greeks love exclusivity
Link up philanthropy/Service chairs of all chapters
Recent alumni page to see where they can still get involved
“Greeks for Good”
Questions?