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ATHLETES
Wilt Chamberlain, John Elway, Lou Gehrig, Orel Hershiser, Jack Nicklaus,
Gayle Sayers, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Matt Suhey
ENTERTAINERS
Kirstie Alley, Candice Bergen, Jimmy Buffet, Dixie Carter, Bill
Cosby, Kevin Costner, James Dean, Bob Dylan, Harrison Ford, Kathie
Lee Gifford, Amy Grant, David Letterman, Paul Newman, Sarah Jessica
Parker, Brad Pitt, Elvis Presley, Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds,
John Wayne
POLITICIANS
George Bush, George W. Bush, Jesse Jackson, Nancy Kassebaum, Martin
Luther King, Jr., Maurine Neuberger, Ronald Reagan, Harry S. Truman
OTHERS
Barbara Bush, Robert Frost, Lee Iacocca, Linda Byrd Johnson, Joan
Lunden, Debora Norville, Georgia O'Keefe, George Patton, Jane Pauley,
Marilyn Quayle
...are all Greeks!
Studies indicate that fraternity and sorority members are more likely
to remain in college and receive a degree than non-affiliated students.
More than 7 million men and women in the U.S. and Canada are Greek.
80% of chief executives of the 500 largest corporations are Greek
members.
Greeks comprise more than three-fourths of Congress.
85% of Supreme court Justices since 1910 have been Greek.
Since 1900, two-thirds of members of Presidential Cabinets have
been Greek.
Of the fifteen presidents who had a chance to join a fraternity,
twelve took advantage of the opportunity.
The majority of men listed in "Who's Who in America" are
fraternity men.
Fraternities and sororities provide a viable option for leadership
development and extracurricular involvement.
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